Archives :
May 2020
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Episode 5 today: Follow the Money
Here comes the weekender Hello secret emailers It’s been quite a week, and deeply gratifying that so many people appear to be tuning in to the Radio 4 series. Thank you very much if you have taken the time to do so, it really means a lot. Episode 5 of the Great Post Office Trial…
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Panorama back on, Ep 4 of the Great Post Office Trial out today and Nick says sorry!
Avengers Assemble Hello again Panorama is back on, I have a new blog post to tell you about and, of course, today you can listen to part 4 of The Great Post Office Trial – Navigating the Matrix on BBC Radio 4. This episode is about how MPs, the Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance and independent…
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Episode 3 today: I Love My Post Office
Sarah’s harrowing story Morning all I hope you don’t mind me sending you daily secret emails whilst the Radio 4 series is on air. Today’s features Sarah Burgess Boyde, a former Subpostmaster from Newcastle. As you will know if you have been listening to the first two episodes, former Subpostmaster Jo Hamilton has told us…
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The Bloodiest Mind in Wales
Enter Alan Morning secret emailers It appears I am now in the habit of rising early, something I developed whilst putting the Great Post Office Trial series together in order just to get the work done. This morning I am prepping to go on BBC London to give an update to listeners about the wider…
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900 prosecutions since 1999 – nine hundred!!!!
A scandal you can see from space As you will have heard if you were listening to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning, the Post Office is now looking at 900 prosecutions it has made since 1999 involving Horizon data. Unbelievable. I’ve done the number-crunching and full story for you here. Thanks…
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Hitting the GPOT – press previews in the Times and Guardian
Press preview Morning all – not an epic email today – just a link to a couple of press previews from Saturday’s papers which have been sent my way. You can read what Saturday’s Guardian and Times think of the Great Post Office Trial series here. If you spot any other previews in today’s or…
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The Great Post Office Trial begins on Monday
The Great Post Office Trial Hello there On Monday at 1.45pm a ten part series called The Great Post Office Trial begins on Radio 4. I have heard the first three episodes, which have now been delivered to the BBC. The first features Jo Hamilton, the second is about Alan Bates and the third highlights…
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The Great Post Office Trial on BBC Radio 4 starts a week today
The countdown begins Hello secret email contingent Work has been continuing apace to finish the ten-part documentary I am making with Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4. It is a landmark series (Whistledown only do landmark series) and I hope it has some effect. If you’re not already an avid Radio 4 listener, now is…
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A mixed bag of goodies
Hello secret email friends I hope you are all keeping well. There is a lot to tell you. First – the Radio 4 series I have been going on about for a while has got a listing on the BBC website. Yes I know the magic disappearing Panorama got a listing on the BBC website…
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Settlements, solicitors and schemes
Hello! I hope you are keeping well. I had a frankly horrible week last week working 12 – 14 hour days trying to do several complicated things. As you may know from reading my tweets, the inspirational teacher of my son’s primary school was defenestrated by his employers last year on the back of what…