To access episodes from previous series of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk.Members also get exclusive bonus episodes every week, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com.Lucy Letby is a child killer. Last year she was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, in the NW of England and was sentenced to spend her life in...
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Conviction

Sep 26th, 2025 5:00 AM

In this episode Liz and Caroline speak to Danny Bogado, the director of a new Channel 4 documentary called Conviction: The Lucy Letby Case. They discuss why he wanted to make a film on the case, how he recruited contributors and why he feels it is important that audiences make up their own minds about her guilt or innocence.Follow us at @thetrialpodEmail us at info@thecrimedesk.comLeave a comment on Spotify or send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')A Daily Mail Production.Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Game of Law”

Sep 19th, 2025 5:00 AM

In this episode Caroline and Liz sit down with the man at the centre of the chatter about the safety of Lucy Letby’s convictions - the man who was never called to give evidence in her trial. In this interview Dr Mike Hall questions the justice system, if jury trials are always the best way to try complex cases and his concerns about the tactics of Lucy Letby’s new barrister Mark MacDonald. Follow us at @thetrialpodEmail us at info@thecrimedesk.comLeave a comment on Spotify or send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')A Daily Mail Production.Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30: The Inquiry: Over to the CCRC

Apr 3rd, 2025 5:06 PM

In this episode Caroline and Liz have the latest on Lucy Letby’s defence case after her barrister Mark McDonald hand delivered the evidence which he says proves her convictions are unsafe, to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. So we sent Liz to have a chat with him.  Also we’d love to know a bit more about you, and the kind of content you like - so we can bring you more of it. It’s a super-short survey but it would be so valuable to us if you could find 2 minutes to fill it in. Here’s the link: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFollow us at @thetrialpodEmail us at info@thecrimedesk.comLeave a comment on Spotify or send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')A Daily Mail Production.Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29: The Inquiry: Trial Update: Final Day

Mar 19th, 2025 5:39 PM

In this update Caroline and Liz have the final day of the inquiry. Lady Justice Thirlwall rejected the application made yesterday to pause the inquiry and said she hoped her final report would be ready by November. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpodEmail us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’) Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz HullCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria Cecchini A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.This episode contains some details that listeners could find distressing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFollow us at @thetrialpodEmail us at info@thecrimedesk.comLeave a comment on Spotify or send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')A Daily Mail Production.Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing... The Crime Desk

Mar 19th, 2025 6:59 AM

We are delighted to announce the launch of The Crime Desk, a brand-new podcast network which will feature some incredible new crime series we think you'll absolutely love.To kick it off, we're going back to where it all started - with The Trial+.Every week members of The Crime Desk will get exclusive access to brand new bonus episodes of The Trial. We will cover more cases, answer your questions, and publish mini-series about some really fascinating events.To launch we've got a brand new mini series looking at a previously unseen report on the Countess of Chester Hospital, which employed Lucy Letby. We'll then follow it with an eye-opening series on what happens when celebrities find themselves in the dock.It couldn't be easier to become a member, and there is a free 7 day trial available to listeners of The Trial of Lucy Letby.To find out more, simply go to www.thecrimedesk.com - alternatively, if you're reading this in Spotify or Apple, scroll to to top of the page and hit the subscribe button.We love bringing you this podcast, we hope you enjoy it too - if you do, your support would mean the world to us.Caroline & Liz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFollow us at @thetrialpodEmail us at info@thecrimedesk.comLeave a comment on Spotify or send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')A Daily Mail Production.Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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