{"product_id":"book-hkwl","title":"Denise Mina’s Case Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Mina examines the most famous - and infamous - cases in Scottish legal history, and participates in a mock trial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDenise Mina is well known for her bestselling 'Tartan Noir' novels. She has twice won the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award, and her 'Paddy Meehan' series has been adapted for BBC TV. Before becoming a novelist, she studied law, and she has a particular interest in true crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these six episodes, she uncovers some of Scotland's most dramatic trials that continue to fascinate us years later. Also included is a bonus documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Street Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paisley Snail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1928. When May Donoghue pours ginger beer into her ice-cream float and a decomposed snail slithers out of the bottle, it sparks a case that will make legal history...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOscar Slater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e Rich spinster Marion Gilchrist is brutally murdered in her Glasgow home in 1908. The hunt for her killer leads to Scotland's most dramatic miscarriage of justice: the Oscar Slater trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Douglas Cause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e In this notorious 18th Century cause célèbre, two leading aristocratic families go head-to-head in a scandalous inheritance battle involving a secret elopement and stolen babies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moorov Doctrine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Glasgow, 1930, and a #MeToo-style case of sexual harassment in the workplace establishes one of the most important legal principles in Scottish law today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadeleine Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e In 1857, socialite Madeleine Smith is on trial for murder, accused of poisoning her French lover Emile L'Angelier. But did she do it, or not?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurke and Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Denise Mina looks at the notorious 19th Century murderers, talking to fellow authors Marisa Haetzman and Ian Rankin about the legalities of body snatching and the legacy of Burke and Hare's grim deeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Street Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mina joins street lawyer Emmanuel De Abreu and sixth-formers from Glasgow's Lochend Community High School as they take on the roles of defence and prosecution to simulate a famous US murder case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCredits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenise Mina's Case Histories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Denise Mina\u003cbr\u003eLegal consultant: Andrew Tickell\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Liza Greig\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Heather Kane\u003cbr\u003eSenior Producer: Lynsey Moyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Katie Barclay, Alice Bowman, John Cairns, Clare Connelly, Owen Dudley Edwards, Lindsay Farmer, Pamela Ferguson, Michael Fry, Eleanor Gordon, Marisa Haetzman, Martin Hannan, David Hay, Andy Hughes, Helena Kennedy, Bruno Longmore, Hamish MacPherson, Nadine Martin, Mandy McIntosh, Allan Nicol, Janet Philip, Ian Rankin, Alison Rosie and Susanne Tanner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 1 May - 27 December 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Street Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Denise Mina\u003cbr\u003eWith Emmanuel De Abreu and pupils from Lochend Community High School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 2 April 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354751344944,"sku":"BDhkwl","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/409958-hkwl-Square.jpg?v=1734370898","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hkwl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}