EPISODE · Jun 1, 2021 · 15 MIN
10. What the Hell Had Happened?
from The Great Post Office Trial · host BBC Radio 4
After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s, the Post Office began using its data to accuse sub-postmasters of falsifying accounts and stealing money. Many were fired and financially ruined; others were prosecuted and even put behind bars.In this ten-part series, journalist Nick Wallis, gets right to the heart of the story, as he talks to those whose lives were shattered and follows the twists and turns of a David and Goliath battle as the sub-postmasters tried to fight back.In the series finale, the sub-postmasters’ litigation comes to an end - but not everyone is happy. Nick asks what should happen next for the Post Office, and there’s a breathtaking revelation from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.Presenter: Nick Wallis Producer: Robert Nicholson Executive Producer: David Prest With Sound Design from Emma Barnaby and Story Editing from Alexis Hood. A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
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After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s, the Post Office began using its data to accuse sub-postmasters of falsifying accounts and stealing money. Many were fired and financially ruined; others were prosecuted and even put behind bars.In this ten-part series, journalist Nick Wallis, gets right to the heart of the story, as he talks to those whose lives were shattered and follows the twists and turns of a David and Goliath battle as the sub-postmasters tried to fight back.In the series finale, the sub-postmasters’ litigation comes to an end - but not everyone is happy. Nick asks what should happen next for the Post Office, and there’s a breathtaking revelation from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.Presenter: Nick Wallis Producer: Robert Nicholson Executive Producer: David Prest With Sound Design from Emma Barnaby and Story Editing from Alexis Hood. A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
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