Law in Action

Last Edited: 21-Jul-2018 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
22-Jan-08 1 Hospitals Behaving Badly Clive Coleman, Hugh Levinson 27:49, 26087, S
29-Jan-08 2 Migration and Asylum Clive Coleman, Hugh Levinson 27:52, 26126, S
5-Feb-08 3

missed
12-Feb-08 4 Scalia in uncompromising form Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:44, 26008, S
19-Feb-08 5 Lord Falconer warns news media Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:42, 25973, S
26-Feb-08 6 Reforming the Coroners' Courts Clive Coleman, Hugh Levinson 27:47, 26057, S
4-Mar-08 7 The future of blasphemy Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:42, 25983, S
11-Mar-08 8 The rise and rise of judicial review Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:53, 26145, S
18-Mar-08 9 Rape and Sexual Offences Clive Coleman, Linda Pressly 28:01, 26274, S
25-Mar-08 10 Justice Belfast style Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:49, 26085, S
27-May-08 1 Focus on Forensics Clive Coleman, Linda Pressly 27:58, 26227, S
3-Jun-08 2 Students who sue Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:51, 26125, S
10-Jun-08 3 The Wall of Silence Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:39, 25930, S
17-Jun-08 4 Can you trust your memory Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:35, 25860, S
24-Jun-08 5 The Anonymity Crisis Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:57, 26206, S
1-Jul-08 6 Children at Risk Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:55, 26185, S
8-Jul-08 7 Time for a judicial makeover Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:54, 26165, S
15-Jul-08 8 Lord Bingham speaks out Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:54, 26164, S
22-Jul-08 9 County courts Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:50, 26095, S
29-Jul-08 10 Good order and discipline Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:40, 25939, S
23-Sep-2008 1 Sharia and England: a common law? Mukul Devichand , Clive Coleman, Inez Bowen 27:48, 26071, S
30-Sep-2008 2 Bogus marriages Clive Coleman, Richard Vardon 27:38, 25916, S
07-Oct-2008 3 Fuel Poverty Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:29, 25779, S
14-Oct-2008 4 Leisure cyclists or law breakers? Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:51, 26114, S
21-Oct-2008 5 Who's the Daddy? Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:54, 26160, S
28-Oct-2008 6 A spy in your bin? Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:56, 26203, S
04-Nov-2008 7 Crime and the Crunch Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:52, 26142, S
11-Nov-2008 8 Just Parking Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:46, 26046, S
18-Nov-2008 9 Cuts and the Courts Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:58, 26225, S

2009
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
20-Jan-2009 1 The Limits to Rights Clive Coleman, Jim Frank 27:34, 25851, S
27-Jan-2009 2 A world without lawyers? Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 27:50, 26106, S
03-Feb-2009 3 Jailhouse revolution Lucy Ash, Clive Coleman, 28:01, 26278, S
10-Feb-2009 4 Conflicting Rights Clive Coleman, Wesley Stevenson 27:53, 26155, S
17-Feb-2009 5 Mosley Vs the UK Clive Coleman, Linda Pressly 27:47, 26061, S
24-Feb-2009 6 Fear of Fraud Clive Coleman, Anna Raphael 27:58, 26235, S
03-Mar-2009 7 Guarding children's interests? Clive Coleman, Linda Pressly 28:01, 26281, S
10-Mar-2009 8 Beyond reasonable doubt Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:54, 26162, S
17-Mar-2009 9 Trusting the young Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:53, 26147, S
24-Mar-2009 10 Rights for cohabitants Clive Coleman, Hugh Levenson 27:40, 25949, S
31-Mar-2009 11 Starmer speaks Clive Coleman, Simon Coates 27:57, 26214, S
16-Jun-2009 1 the age of criminal responsibility Clive Coleman, Linda Pressly 27:57, 26207, S
23-Jun-2009 2 Who decides who owns your body? Clive Coleman, Rob Cave 27:47, 26051, S
30-Jun-2009 3 Joint enterprise Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 27:45, 26028, S
07-Jul-2009 4 child abuse by religious institutions in Ireland Clive Coleman, Helen Grady 28:07, 26372, S
20-Oct-2009 1 the Freedom of Information Act Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 27:41, 25960, S
27-Oct-2009 2 the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Igor Judge Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 27:54, 26166, S
03-Nov-2009 3 Ken MacDonald, the former Director of Public Prosecutions Clive Coleman, Wesley Stevenson 27:57, 26213, S
10-Nov-2009 4 Failing mental health Clive Coleman, Wesley Stevenson 27:54, 26163, S

2010
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
23-Feb-2010 1 super-injunctions Clive Coleman, Wesley Stevenson 27:49, 26083, S
02-Mar-2010 2 Justice policies Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 27:33, 25836, S
09-Mar-2010 3 Bribery reforms Clive Coleman, Wesley Stevenson 27:52, 26134, S
16-Mar-2010 4 the International Criminal Court and the Dangerous
Dogs Act
Clive Coleman, Ben Crichton 28:04, 26317, S
08-Jun-2010 1 Owning your image Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:36, 25876, S
15-Jun-2010 2 if spending cuts will mean that sentencing policy
is set to change
Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:53, 26143, S
22-Jun-2010 3 Football and domestic violence Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:52, 16140, S
29-Jun-2010 4 Too many criminal lawyers? Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:55, 26180, S
19-Oct-2010 1 What next for the family courts? Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:51, 26117, S
26-Oct-2010 2 Interview with Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:46, 26033, S
02-Nov-2010 3 Military justice Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:59, 26236, S
09-Nov-2010 4 evidence obtained by electronic surveillance
against suspected terrorists, no-win, no-fee
arrangements for lawyers, disputes
over housing benefit payments
Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:44, 26006, S

2011
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
22-Feb-2011 1 Julian Assange Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:56, 26196, S
01-Mar-2011 2 trial by jury Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:50, 26099, S
08-Mar-2011 3 the referendum in Wales on law making powers Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:47, 26054, S
15-Mar-2011 4 contempt of court and prisoner voting Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:50, 26101, S
07-Jun-2011 1 Super injunctions Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:45, 26030, S
14-Jun-2011 2 The coalition's sentencing reform plans Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:43, 25996, S
21-Jun-2011 3 The new business of law Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:59, 26236, S
28-Jun-2011 4 the Scottish legal system and that of the rest
of the UK
Joshua Rozenberg, Lucy Ash 27:55, 26184, S
18-Oct-2011 1 the August riots Joshua Rozenberg, Mike Wendling 27:46, 25985, S
25-Oct-2011 2 Inquiries: Advice to Lord Justice Leveson Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:47, 25997, S
01-Nov-2011 3 Boosting detection rates and Scottish
sectarianism
Joshua Rozenberg, Mike Wendling 27:40, 25895, S
08-Nov-2011 4 Britain and human rights law Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:41, 25911, S

2012
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
21-Feb-2012 1 Legal aid changes: long overdue reform or
denial of justice?
Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:47, 26004, S
28-Feb-2012 2 Privacy and copyright Joshua Rozenberg, Jane Ashley 27:45, 25971, S
06-Mar-2012 3 Sport and the Law Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:45, 25969, S
13-Mar-2012 4 Drug and Alcohol Misusing Families Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:43, 25941, S
05-Jun-2012 1 Secret courts, drones and international law Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:50, 26046, S
12-Jun-2012 2 Clashes between politicians and judges Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:43, 25943, S
19-Jun-2012 3 The quality of advocacy Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:37, 25850, S
26-Jun-2012 4 White-Collar Crime Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:40, 25898, S
16-Oct-2012 1 Where next for the Hillsborough families? Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:38, 25866, S
23-Oct-2012 2 Compensation for Savile's victims Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:44, 25956, S
30-Oct-2012 3 DIY Law Joshua Rozenberg, Wesley Stevenson 27:49, 26042, S
06-Nov-2012 4 Sorting out extradition and prisoner voting Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Coates 27:40, 25892, S

2013
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
19-Feb-2013 1 Whistleblowing, forgotten children and the
legal future of Wales
Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:35, 25823, S
26-Feb-2013 2 Drones, street art and more immigration law Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:40, 25895, S
05-Mar-2013 3 Inside the Supreme Court Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:46, 25981, S
12-Mar-2013 4 Duress and deprivation of citizenship Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:47, 26025, S
04-Jun-2013
1
Human rights law on trial? Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:47, 26035, S
11-Jun-2013
2
Lawyers in Revolt Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:35, 25868, S
18-Jun-2013
3
The Neuberger Experiment Joshua Rozenberg, Mukul Devichand 27:37, 25888, S
25-Jun-2013
4
The Right to Be Forgotten Joshua Rozenberg, Charlotte Pritchard 27:46, 26031, S
15-Oct-2013
1
Interview with the Attorney General
Joshua Rozenberg, Mike Wendling 27:38, 25855, S
22-Oct-2013
2
Chemical Weapons and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg, Mike Wendling 27:45, 25974, S
29-Oct-2013
3
Too Many Law Students, Not Enough Jobs?
Joshua Rozenberg, Charlotte Pritchard 27:45, 25977, S
05-Nov-2013
4
Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Joshua Rozenberg, Hannah Barnes and
Charlotte Pritchard
27:49, 26035, S

2014
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
04-Mar-2014
1
Bringing bankers to book
Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Mabin
27:52, 26079, S
11-Mar-2014
2
Jurors in the dock
Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Mabin 27:49, 26028, S
18-Mar-2014
3
Cameras in Court
Joshua Rozenberg, Ben Crichton 27:52, 26079, S
25-Mar-2014
4
The Policing Debate
Joshua Rozenberg, Simon Mabin
27:46, 26993, S
03-Jun-2014
1
podcast
Failing to Make Crime Pay
Joshua Rozenberg, Richard Fenton Smith
27:47, 26058, S
10-Jun-2014
2
podcast
Cross-Examination in the Pistorius Trial
Joshua Rozenberg, Richard Fenton Smith 27:47, 26048, S
17-Jun-2014
3
podcast
Open Prisons
Joshua Rozenberg, Richard Fenton Smith 27:25, 25709, S
24-Jun-2014
4
podcast
Policing Social Media
Joshua Rozenberg, Richard Fenton Smith 27:41, 25956, S
14-Oct-2014
1
podcast
Law in Action at 30
Joshua Rozenberg, Keith Moore
27:39, 26008, S
21-Oct-2014
2
podcast
Can the PM Go to War?
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Keith Moore and Tim Mansel
27:39, 25920, S
28-Oct-2014
3
podcast
The Spywatcher
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Keith Moore and Tim Mansel
27:51, 26108, S
04-Nov-2014
4
podcast
Government on Trial
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Keith Moore and Tim Mansel
27:57, 26211, S

2015
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
03-Feb-2015
1
podcast
Magna Carta 800 Years On
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel
27:50, 26093, S
10-Feb-2015
2
podcast
Protecting the Innocent
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel
27:52, 26123, S
17-Feb-2015
3
podcast
The Strange Case of the Salted Snack
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel and Chloe Hadjimatheou
27:51, 26116, S
24-Feb-2015
4
podcast
A Day in the Life of a Magistrate
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel
27:48, 26069, S
02-Jun-2015
1
podcast
Migrants and Maritime Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel
27:41, 25956, S
09-Jun-2015
2
podcast
Bringing Assad to Justice
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Hannah Barnes
27:50, 26083, S
16-Jun-2015
3
podcast
Spies, Fifa, Fare Dodging
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Joe Kent
27:46, 32533, S
23-Jun-2015
4
podcast
Courts on Trial
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Hannah Barnes
27:54, 26145, S
03-Nov-2015
1
podcast
Legal Aid Cuts: The Solicitors' Verdict
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel and Keith Moore
27:40, 25924, S
10-Nov-2015
2
podcast
A Threat to Justice?
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel and Keith Moore
27:39, 25902, S
17-Nov-2015
3
podcast
Should doping in sport be criminalised?
Joshua Rozenberg 27:35, 25842, S
24-Nov-2015
4
podcast
Mums Behind Bars
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Tim Mansel and Keith Moore
27:52, 26103, S

2016
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
08-Mar-2016
1
Drones and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:50, 26042, S
15-Mar-2016
2
The End of Legal Highs?
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Ben Crighton
27:33, 25785, S
22-Mar-2016
3
Mental-Health Offenders
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:34, 25799, S
29-Mar-2016
4
Gay Cake
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Ben Crighton
27:57, 26158, S
31-May-2016
1
Crimes Against Humanity
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Ben Crighton
27:42, 25930, S
07-Jun-2016
2
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Richard Fenton-Smith & Ben Crighton
27:47, 26001, S
14-Jun-2016
3
coercive and controlling behaviour
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Richard Fenton-Smith & Ben Crighton
27:22, 25605, S
21-Jun-2016
4
Sexual Risk Orders
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Richard Fenton-Smith & Ben Crighton
27:35, 25816, S
28-Jun-2016
5
Brexit: The Legal Minefield
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Simon Coates
27:55, 26126, S
25-Oct-2016
1
Interview with Alison Saunders, Director of
Public Prosecutions
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Richard Fenton-Smith
27:28, 25708, S
01-Nov-2016
2
Terrorism, Extremism and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Richard Fenton-Smith & Matt Bardo
46:43, 43753, S
08-Nov-2016
3
Brexit in the High Court
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Matt Bardo
27:54, 26104, S
15-Nov-2016
4
Joint Enterprise and Homicide Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Matt Bardo
27:52, 26076, S

2017
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
07-Mar-2017
1
Elizabeth Truss interview
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:44, 25957, S
14-Mar-2017
2
The shortage of Judges
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:37, 25849, S
21-Mar-2017
3
Fake News, Executive Orders, Deferred Prosecution
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:40, 25883, S
28-Mar-2017
4
Joshua Goes to Prison
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
34:06, 31901, S
06-Jun-2017
1
Trump, the FBI and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Jim Frank
27:37, 25904, S
13-Jun-2017
2
The Law After the Election
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Simon Coates
27:51, 26005, S
20-Jun-2017
3
Grenfell Tower: Inquest or Public Inquiry?
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Simon Coates
27:34, 25796, S
27-Jun-2017
4
Interview with the Lord Chancellor David Lidington
Joshua Rozenberg 27:35, 25811, S
31-Oct-2017
1
GCHQ
Joshua Rozenberg 27:34, 25796, S
07-Nov-2017
2
Acid Attacks and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg 27:29, 25713, S
14-Nov-2017
3
Investigating the Dead
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Smita Patel
27:39, 25876, S
21-Nov-2017
4
Interview with The Lord Chief Justice of England
and Wales
Joshua Rozenberg
27:34, 25804, S
27-Feb-2018
1
Failings in Evidence Disclosure
Joshua Rozenberg
27:32, 25826, S
06-Mar-2018
2
Sex Discrimination Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer: Richard Fenton-Smith
28:01, 26283, S
13-Mar-2018
3
Driverless Cars and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer Diane Richardson
27:21, 25666, S
20-Mar-2018
4
Interview with Lord Chancellor David Gauke
Joshua Rozenberg
Producers Richard Fenton-Smith
and Diane Richardson

27:47, 26075, S
05-Jun-2018
1
No-fault Divorce
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer Neil Koenig
28:00, 26200, S
12-Jun-2018
2
Should justice move online?
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer Neil Koenig
27:41, 25905, S
19-Jun-2018
3
Social media in the dock
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer Neil Koenig

34:03, 31864, S
26-Jun-2018
4
Facial Recognition Technology
Joshua Rozenberg
Producer Neil Koenig

27:46, 26048, S