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The Trial: Russell Brand
The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.
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Episodes
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Tragic Life Of Preston Davey: A “Sinister Tragedy”
In this episode Caroline and Liz have the start of a brand new trial and a new series. The tragic death of a baby boy called Preston Davey is at the centre of…
The Trial: Russell BrandNEW TRIAL: The Tragic Life of Preston Davey
Caroline and Liz are back with a new trial and a new series of the podcast about the tragic life - and death - of a baby boy. Preston Davey died aged 13 months…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Southport Dance School: They Were Failed
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Chief Constable vs the MP
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandEXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Nottingham Inquiry - “I am not going to stop till we get justice”
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - Who to Believe
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - Back in the Box
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - “She was desperate for help.”
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - “No Comment”
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandEXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Lucy Letby - The Letby Effect
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - Bully or Betrayed
In this episode Caroline and Nick have more of the evidence from Chris Trybus, the man on trial. During his third day in the witness box he said he never…
The Trial: Russell BrandMeta and Google DID cause harm
In this emergency episode Caroline and Liz have the landmark verdict in Los Angeles that social media companies knew their platforms were addictive. The jury…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - The Husband
In this episode Chris Trybus tells his story. Giving evidence in his own defence for the first time he denied ever hurting his wife. In fact he he loved Tarryn…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - The Best Friend
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the words of Tarryn’s best friend. Carina Silva told the jury in Winchester Tarryn became a “hollow shell” after…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - The Diary
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the words Tarryn Baird wrote in her diaries in the months before she died. We also have the evidence from a psychiatric…
The Trial: Russell BrandEXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Nottingham Inquiry - “I believe they were murdered"
In June 2023, a series of unthinkable attacks in Nottingham killed three people and left three others seriously injured. Students Barnaby Webber and Grace…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - “Reliving a Nightmare”
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the emotional evidence from Tarryn Baird’s mum who said she’d been living a nightmare ever since her daughter died…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - The Bruises
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the evidence from two senior medical experts who say the injuries on Tarryn Baird’s body were unlikely to be self…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - Tarryn's Final Hours
In this episode we hear the devastating final words of Tarryn Baird in the hours and minutes before she took her own life. In a series of recordings played to…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - The “Disconnects”
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the evidence which the jury were told casts doubt on some of abuse Tarryn Baird says she was suffering at the hands of…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven to Death? - Do No Harm
In this episode Caroline and Nick have the medical evidence from Tarryn Baird’s GP who she saw or spoke to over 100 times in two years. The notes showed she…
The Trial: Russell BrandTrial Update: Driven To Death? - The Defence Case - “false allegations”
In this special update episode Caroline and Nick have an insight into what Christopher Trybus will say in his defence in this trial. He claims his wife made up…
The Trial: Russell BrandDriven To Death? - I Am Now Free
Was a woman driven to kill herself after being allegedly abused by her husband? That is the question at the centre of a landmark trial which Caroline and Nick…
The Trial: Russell BrandEXCLUSIVE TRAILER: Lucy Letby - Debunking Her Expert Panel
In February last year Lucy Letby’s new defence team told a press conference there was no medical evidence of air embolism in the babies she murdered and…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Trial of Social Media
In this episode Caroline and Liz get an insight from a lawyer with a ringside seat of the moment this week when Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg walked into a US…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Nursery Paedophile
Depraved, perverted and wicked - the words used to describe Vincent Chan as he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for abusing the children he was caring for…
The Trial: Russell BrandCold Case Killer - A Police Blunder To Beggar Belief
In this episode Caroline and Jack reveal the catalogue of police blunders which may have left the serial killer Steve Wright free to murder five women in…
The Trial: Russell BrandCold Case Killer - How Many More?
In this episode Caroline and Jack have an exclusive interview with Criminologist Professor David Wilson. In 2008 he predicted that serial killer Steve Wright…
The Trial: Russell BrandCold Case Killer - 20 Years On, A Sixth Victim Confirmed
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the dramatic first day of the trial of serial killer Steve Wright, also known as the Suffolk Strangler, for a cold…
The Trial: Russell BrandLucy Letby - More Legal Questions
In this episode Caroline and Liz interview senior barrister Tim Owen KC about the news that Lucy Letby will not be facing more charges. We also have an insight…
The Trial: Russell BrandLucy Letby - Project Countess
In this episode Caroline and Liz sit down with Dr Susan Gilby in her first interview since she was awarded £1.4 million from the NHS. Dr Gilby was appointed…
The Trial: Russell BrandLucy Letby - No More Charges
In this emergency episode Caroline and Liz have the news that Lucy Letby will not be charged with more offences. While detectives felt there was enough…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Liverpool Parade - Rampage at the parade
In this episode Caroline and Liz bring you the sentence of Paul Doyle and play for the first time some of the shocking dashcam footage that sealed his fate…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Liverpool Parade - Two Minutes of Carnage
In this episode Caroline and Liz reveal the reason Paul Doyle changed his pleas to guilty - his own dashcam footage. The footage was played in court today and…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Liverpool Parade - Why did he do it?
Why did Paul Doyle lose control and smash his car into dozens of people as they celebrated Liverpool FC’s league cup win? In this episode, ahead of his…
The Trial: Russell BrandShould Jury Trials Be Scrapped? - "Not in My Name"
In this third special episode about Government plans to scrap thousands of jury trials Caroline and Liz chat to a survivor of child sexual abuse. Vicki…
The Trial: Russell BrandShould Jury Trials Be Scrapped? - The Verdict on Jury Reform
After David Lammy yesterday unveiled his proposals to scrap thousands of jury trials Caroline and Liz have the verdict from one of the country’s top…
The Trial: Russell BrandShould Jury Trials Be Scrapped?
Should juries be scrapped? In this special bonus episode Caroline and Liz investigate leaked plans from the justice secretary to abolish jury trials for the…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe Liverpool Parade - Road Rage
In this episode Caroline and Liz have the reason football fans were knocked down “like skittles” by a former marine. It was road rage. Paul Doyle was driving…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - “Why?”
Guilty of harassment but Not Guilty of stalking. That’s the jury’s verdict today on Julia Wandelt’s “relentless” pursuit of the parents of Madeleine McCann. It…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - “Crack Pots” and “Nutters”
Today Caroline and Claire have the moment the police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was accused of being in a state of “almost…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - The end of the “charade”
In this episode Julia Wandelt accuses Gerry McCann of being involved in the abduction of his daughter Madeleine. She also says he has silenced his wife Kate…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - The ‘Stalker’s’ Story
In this episode Caroline and Claire have the words of Julia Wandelt as she gave evidence for the first time in her defence. She told the jury she wouldn’t have…
The Trial: Russell BrandA hello and update from Caroline & Liz
It's been a while since Caroline & Liz had time to catch up and say hello to you all, and with the launch of our exciting new Crime Desk newsletter, thought…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann Stalkers - “I’m not a nasty person”
In this episode we have the words of the two women on trial. Julia Wandelt told police she was the victim and Karen Spragg accused the McCanns of organising…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - Harvey’s Killer Named and Jailed
The killer of schoolboy Harvey Willgoose has been named and jailed. Umar Khan was 15 when he stabbed Harvey during the school lunch break in February this…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann Stalkers - The Chats with Chat GPT
Today Caroline and Claire have the evidence that Julia Wandelt had to be convinced she was not two other missing children before she decided she was Madeleine…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - The DNA Evidence
Join Caroline and Claire today for the evidence which the jury have been told is the “conclusive proof” Julia Wandelt is not Madeleine McCann - her DNA. We…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - “I’m not a Liar”
Join Caroline and Claire as the jury in Leicester are told for the first time that Julia Wandelt’s DNA was tested and proved she is not Madeleine McCann. In…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - The “relentless” stalking of Kate McCann
Join Caroline and Claire as they bring you the latest from the trial of the McCann “stalkers”. In this episode we’ve got the evidence of Kate and Gerry McCann…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - “Emotional Blackmail of the Highest Order”
In this episode Caroline and Claire have the moment the court in Leicester were told two women accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s family accosted them at…
The Trial: Russell BrandThe McCann 'Stalkers' - “She is not Madeleine”
In this episode Caroline and Claire have the opening day of trial of two women accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann. Julie Wandelt is accused of…
The Trial: Russell BrandLucy Letby: Conviction
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…
The Trial: Russell BrandLucy Letby’s Expert Witness
Dr Mike Hall was Lucy’s Letby’s key expert witness. But he was never called to give evidence at either of her trials. Caroline and Liz now ask him why. Search…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - The Intermediary
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you an exclusive interview with the woman who acted as the intermediary for the boy convicted of murdering Harvey…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - Guilty
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the verdict from Sheffield Crown Court - guilty. The 15-year-old defendant was convicted following 14 hours 34…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - Over to the Jury
The jury in the trial of the killer of Harvey Willgoose are now considering their verdict. They’ve heard all of the evidence and the decision on whether the 15…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - ‘There was a name’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the closing arguments from the defence and prosecution before the jury retire to consider their verdicts…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - ‘You got worked up in rage’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the cross-examination of the boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose. He is questioned about the witness…
The Trial: Russell BrandHigh School Stabbing - Anatomy of a Stabbing
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the moment the boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose describes the fatal stabbing. He claims he only pulled…