Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 3

Barrister Alex McBride gets a case at Southwark Crown Court - prosecuting. Excitement, however, soon gives way to dread, and the fear of mucking it up. In this amusing and revealing series, he takes us behind the scenes of Britain's criminal justice system, introducing us to its outlandish personalities, arcane eccentricities and stories of triumph and defeat. The producer is David Roper, and this is a Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.