Episodes

  • The Southport Dance School: They Were Failed
    Apr 17 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Liz discuss the detailed findings from an inquiry into the horrific attack on a dance school in Southport in 2024. They dissect Sir Adrian Fulford’s 700 page report in which he outlines the failures which allowed Axel Rudakubana to murder 3 littie girls and attack many more. From the agencies who didn’t comprehend the danger he posed, the staff who failed to have professional curiosity, the police who failed to arrest him two years earlier and his parents who knew he hoarded weapons - but failed to report him. In short the deaths of Alice, Elsie and Bebe were entirely preventable.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    43 mins
  • The Chief Constable vs the MP
    Apr 14 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Liz have the unprecedented intervention of Cheshire Police Chief Constable Mark Roberts in the ongoing debate about Lucy Letby. In a letter he has accused the MP David Davis of misleading parliament and spreading misinformation about the force's investigation into Lucy Letby. It comes after Mr Davis spoke in the House of Commons two weeks ago claiming Cheshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service had not followed proper procedures in their investigation. But the MP has now been told to correct the record and accused of failing to fact check.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    32 mins
  • EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Nottingham Inquiry - “I am not going to stop till we get justice”
    Apr 13 2026

    This is a preview of the latest Trial+ episode; The Nottingham Inquiry - “I am not going to stop till we get justice”. The full episode is available exclusively to Crime Desk subscribers. To find out more, visit https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/


    In June 2023, a series of unthinkable attacks in Nottingham killed three people and left three others seriously injured.


    Students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber were fatally stabbed as they walked home from a night out. The attacker then went on to kill school caretaker Ian Coates and steal his van, which was later used to drive into pedestrians in the city centre.


    The man responsible, Valdo Calocane, had previously been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He was later given an indefinite hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.


    Before the public inquiry into the Nottingham Attacks is due to restart, Caroline and Ryan are joined by Grace’s father, Sanjoy Kumar. With his experience as a GP and a forensic medical examiner, he describes a series of missed opportunities across multiple agencies, including police and mental health services, arguing that warning signs were repeatedly overlooked.


    He says that the Nottingham Attacks were totally avoidable- and is determined to get justice for his daughter.


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    Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Ryan Hooper

    Producer: Sam Morris

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


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    24 mins
  • Driven to Death? - Who to Believe
    Apr 10 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Nick have the FINAL episode of the podcast before the jury start to consider their verdict. And it was a dramatic spectacle of two legal titans battling it out in court. The prosecution say Chris Trybus was a wife-beater who lied that he knew nothing about his wife’s injuries, and his violence was the “dark cloud” Tarryn referred to in her suicide note. While the defence say this entire prosecution should serve as a warning to all men that they are at risk from false allegations, and this trial is agenda-driven and relies on a fallacy that women who say they are victims of domestic violence are always telling the truth.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Nick Fagge

    Actors: Lucy Ryan and Rhys Hanson

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    28 mins
  • Driven to Death? - Back in the Box
    Apr 7 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Nick have the surprising moment Chris Trybus was called back into the witness box. Plus we have a special update and an extraordinary interview on The Trial of Social Media which recently ended in LA.


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    Actors: Lucy Ryan and Rhys Hanson

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    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    27 mins
  • Driven to Death? - “She was desperate for help.”
    Apr 3 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Nick have the evidence from a Psychiatrist who said Tarryn Baird was “desperate for help” but she felt rejected by mental health services. Dr Philip Joseph said Tarryn was so ill she should have been sectioned. We also hear from colleagues of Chris Trybus who confirm he was abroad with work when his wife said he attacked her.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Nick Fagge

    Actors: Andrew Blott

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    28 mins
  • Driven to Death? - “No Comment”
    Mar 31 2026

    In this episode Caroline and Nick have the dramatic and at times combative exchanges in court as Chris Trybus defended himself against charges of manslaughter, rape and coercive control. He was taken to task by Tom Little KC who said his wife had accused him of being a wife beater and a rapist. And he was asked if he’d removed messages on his phone because they were incriminating. Chris Trybus said he was shocked by his wife’s accusations and he couldn’t reconcile them with his memories.


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    Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Nick Fagge

    Actors: Lucy Ryan and Rhys Hanson

    Producer: Chelsey Ranore

    Editor: Chelsey Ranore

    Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    23 mins
  • EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Lucy Letby - The Letby Effect
    Mar 30 2026

    This is a preview of the latest Trial+ episode; Lucy Letby -The Letby Effect. The full episode is available exclusively to Crime Desk subscribers. To find out more, visit https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/


    In this episode, Caroline and Liz speak with neonatologist Dr Sandie Bohin, an expert witness in the Lucy Letby trial.


    Since giving evidence, she has faced online harassment and a “campaign of misinformation” that upended her life— but she continues to stand by her testimony.


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    22 mins