The Great Post Office Trial

By BBC Radio 4

What's The Great Post Office Trial about?

An investigation of the largest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history. It's the story of how the Post Office systematically persecuted honest people, and how a small band of victims fought back in the face of impossible odds.

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The Great Post Office Trial episodes:

11.17.2023
17. Facing the Music
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been called the widest miscarriage of justice in modern British history, with the number of former Sub Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned now over 60. Those who suffered prosecution or financial ruin due...
11.16.2023
16. Closed Ranks
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been called the widest miscarriage of justice in modern British history, with the number of former Sub Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned now over 60. Those who suffered prosecution or financial ruin due...
11.15.2023
15. Breaking Lee Castleton
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been called the widest miscarriage of justice in modern British history, with the number of former Sub Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned now over 60. Those who suffered prosecution or financial ruin due...
11.14.2023
14. The Prosecution Spree
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been called the widest miscarriage of justice in modern British history, with the number of former Sub Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned now over 60. Those who suffered prosecution or financial ruin due...
11.13.2023
13. Inside the Machine
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been called the widest miscarriage of justice in modern British history, with the number of former Sub Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned now over 60. Those who suffered prosecution or financial ruin due...
07.14.2023
Bonus Episode: The Full Nick Read Interview
In this bonus episode of The Great Post Office Trial, hear Nick Wallis' full interview with Post Office CEO Nick Read - the first Post Office CEO to ever give an interview about the scandal.
06.27.2023
12. Nowhere Near Over
Nick Wallis has been investigating the Post Office Horizon scandal for more than a decade, revealing the true story of the Post Office's persecution of its own Sub Postmasters. A long campaign for justice has forced the launching of...
06.01.2021
11. The Reckoning
In a follow up to the ten-part series The Great Post Office Trial, Nick Wallis explores how campaigners for justice around the Post Office scandal have been continuing the fight, and reveals startling new details on the story which have...
06.01.2021
10. What the Hell Had Happened?
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...
06.01.2021
9. Extremely Aggressive Litigation
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...
06.01.2021
8. The Big Green Button
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...
06.01.2021
7. A Call for Help
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...
06.01.2021
6. War of Attrition
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...
06.01.2021
5. Follow the Money
The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by their own sub-postmasters. Some call it the widest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history. After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s,...
06.01.2021
4. Navigating the Matrix
The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by their own sub-postmasters. Some call it the widest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history. After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s,...
06.01.2021
3. I Love My Post Office
The extraordinary story of what some say is the widest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history as sub-postmasters take on the Post Office. After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s, the Post Office...
06.01.2021
2. The Bloodiest Mind in Wales
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...
06.01.2021
1. The Imaginary Heist
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...
05.27.2021
Introducing The Great Post Office Trial
The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by their own Sub Postmasters. Some call it the widest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.

What's The Great Post Office Trial about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Great Post Office Trial episodes:

17. Facing the Music

16. Closed Ranks

15. Breaking Lee Castleton

14. The Prosecution Spree

13. Inside the Machine

Bonus Episode: The Full Nick Read Interview

12. Nowhere Near Over

11. The Reckoning

10. What the Hell Had Happened?

9. Extremely Aggressive Litigation

8. The Big Green Button

7. A Call for Help

6. War of Attrition

5. Follow the Money

4. Navigating the Matrix

3. I Love My Post Office

2. The Bloodiest Mind in Wales

1. The Imaginary Heist

Introducing The Great Post Office Trial