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Crime Scene – with Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips

Crime Scene – with Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips

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 Cop shows and true crime dominate pop culture – but do we really understand what goes on inside major criminal investigations? In CRIME SCENE, ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE and former Mirror editor ALISON PHILLIPS take a deep dive into real cases, from gang hits to manhunts to fraud, extortion and drug trafficking, and explain what really goes on. How do police commence an investigation? What happens when they face a wall of silence from frightened witnesses? How do covert intelligence, profiling and forensics come together to bring culprits to justice? And when it all reaches court, does the media hit the right spot between information, sensationalism and fear-mongering? Find out in CRIME SCENE: the truth behind true crime.© Podmasters 2025 Politics & Government Social Sciences True Crime
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  • Petty crime, major problem – Have the police given up on phone theft, burglary and shoplifting?

    Petty crime, major problem – Have the police given up on phone theft, burglary and shoplifting?
    Jun 19 2025
    Small-time crime is out of control and to public anger, the police often don’t seem interested. A third of people have had their mobile phones stolen, shoplifting is at record levels and burglars seem to operate with impunity – but often all the police offer is a crime number and victim support. Former Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips ask: Do the police need to get back to basics on the crimes that really matter to ordinary people? • Follow Crime Scene on BlueSky and Twitter. Presented by Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Music by Simon Williams. Produced by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis and Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Executive Producer: Martin Bojtos. Thanks to Helen Purvis at Knight Ayton Management. CRIME SCENE is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • The Madeleine McCann Search – What went wrong and will it ever end?

    The Madeleine McCann Search – What went wrong and will it ever end?
    Jun 12 2025
    The disappearance of 3-year old Madeleine McCann in Portugal became a shared nightmare for parents, a press obsession and a seemingly endless search for police across Europe. How did the inquiries go wrong? Could new evidence lead to a conviction? With new police investigations under way and a suspect about to be released from prison after serving time for other offences, Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips take a deep dive into one of the most infamous cases of the century so far. If Madeleine McCann really was abducted, will the perpetrator ever be found? • Follow Crime Scene on BlueSky. Presented by Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Music by Simon Williams. Produced by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis and Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Executive Producer: Martin Bojtos. Thanks to Helen Purvis at Knight Ayton Management. CRIME SCENE is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Should cannabis be decriminalised?

    Should cannabis be decriminalised?
    Jun 5 2025
    British law on cannabis is bitterly controversial. Many say it puts young people and ethnic minorities into needless conflict with the law. London Mayor Sadiq Khan originally asked Bernard Hogan-Howe to lead the drugs commission that has just recommended decriminalising “natural” cannabis for personal use. Is Khan right to demand a change the law? Bernard and former Mirror editor Alison Phillips go inside the evolution of Britain’s illegal cannabis trade, ask whether legalising weed would boost organised crime, and look at what urgent steps Government should take on what is many Briton’s favourite guilty pleasure. • Follow Crime Scene on BlueSky. Presented by Bernard Hogan-Howe and Alison Phillips. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Music by Simon Williams. Produced by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis and Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Executive Producer: Martin Bojtos. Thanks to Helen Purvis at Knight Ayton Management. CRIME SCENE is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
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