Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty
Criminal barrister Alex McBride's behind-the-scenes account of Britain's criminal justice system
Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 1
Alex has his first experience of a client accused of murder in the cells at the Old Bailey, and explains the grind of his year as a pupil barrister.
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Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 2
Criminal barrister Alex McBride describes life in a lawyers' chambers in London's Inner Temple - the tradition, the affluence and the success.
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Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 3
Criminal barrister Alex McBride's behind-the-scenes account of Britain's criminal justice system.
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Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 4
We learn some of the criminal barrister's tricks of the trade, chief among these being dressing the client. Clothes always make an impression on jury members.
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Book of the Week - Defending the Guilty - Episode 5
Criminal barrister Alex McBride has come to the end of his trainee year, his 'pupillage'. Only one of the six trainees in Alex's chambers will be offered a job.
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