True crime · Documentary podcast
Crime Next Door
- True crime
- Documentary podcast
- Murder investigations
- Miscarriages of justice
- Serious
- Investigative
A BBC true-crime documentary collection examining crimes and their effects on UK communities, including unsolved murders, miscarriages of justice, investigations and their social aftermath.
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The Playground Murder: 3. The Trial of Barbara Glover
In July 1991, a 15-year-old is tried for murder.
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- An Assassin Comes to Town: 1. Glen Lyon Road14 min
Kaye Adams returns to Glen Lyon Road in Kirkcaldy, the location of her first major news story.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 1. The Murder30 min
In 1986, Diane Sindall leaves work to drive home but never arrives.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 2. Woman in Yellow44 min
The hunt for Diane Sindall’s killer uncovers another victim who was dressed in yellow and attacked near the…
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 3. Because She Was A Woman40 min
Diane Sindall’s murder ignites a movement with women across Birkenhead.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 4. The Wrong Fella25 min
Years after Peter Sullivan’s conviction, community whispers claim the police convicted the wrong man.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 5. Unknown Male One28 min
Recorded on the day of Peter Sullivan’s appeal as judges consider DNA evidence unavailable in 1987.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 6. Back In Birkenhead26 min
Returning to Birkenhead in the wake of Peter Sullivan’s release, we focus on Diane Sindall and the community…
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 7. The Profiler28 min
A Geographical Profiler looks at the two locations connected to Diane Sindall’s murder.
- The Beast of Birkenhead: 8. Whispers24 min
As police put out a renewed appeal, we question whether long ignored patterns of sexual violence raise the…
- The Beast of Birkenhead: Trailer3 min
The murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead, Merseyside led to Britain’s longest miscarriage of justice when…
- The Confession: 1. The 12 Apostles12 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: 2. The Affair14 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: 3. The Innocent13 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: 4. The Secret14 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: 5. The Trial14 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: 6. The Ring13 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Confession: Trailer2 min
The story of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan.
- The Playground Murder: 1. Bad Blood26 min
On the 10th of April 1991, Diane Watson and Barbara Glover stand in the middle of a school playground…
- The Playground Murder: 2. This is the Day24 min
Diane Watson’s best friend Pauline Love helps carry her home, just yards away from the playground.
- The Playground Murder: 3. The Trial of Barbara Glover28 min
In July 1991, a 15-year-old is tried for murder.
- The Playground Murder: Trailer4 min
In 1991 – a teenage girl takes a knife to school and commits murder in the middle of a playground full of…
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