TV tonight: inside the juicy cases taken on by top defence barristers

A new documentary series about the front line of criminal justice. Plus: Alison Hammond presents a canine-centric moodbuster. Here’s what to watch this evening10pm, Channel 4 A juicy new fly-on-the-wall series inside the complicated cases taken on by the UK’s leading defence barristers. What does it take to defend a cab driver accused of transporting a whopping £1m worth of cocaine as part of an international drugs conspiracy? Barrister Matthew Radstone is about to show us. Meanwhile, was a case of alleged carjacking at knifepoint staged for an insurance scam? The two accused have different answers. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

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