Sir Richard Henriques - From Crime to Crime

Sir Richard Henriques QC defended and prosecuted 106 murder trials in equal measure before becoming a Judge, both in the High Court and Court of Appeal. In this extraordinary episode of BestSellers, he tells Phil and Natalie about prosecuting the ten year old boys who callously murdered James Bulger; prosecuting Britain's most prolific serial killer, Dr Harold Shipman; hearing the trial of the Met Police for shooting dead the innocent Jean Charles de Menezes and was invited to investigate the botched Operation Midland in which Police accused several high profile public figures of being part of a Westminster paedophile ring that never existed.

He talks about this incredible legal career and his concerns now for the British judicial system which has a record backlog of cases, and fewer sitting courts. This is a must listen. It's not a memoir, but a catalogue of some of the biggest criminal cases in British history.

WARNING: Contains detail about some trials that some people may find upsetting.