Law in Action

Law in Action

Sharp, insightful and witty reporting on the week's legal news in language everyone can understand. From crime to divorce at home, to international law and war crimes abroad, barrister Clive Coleman gets behind the headlines to find out what legal developments really mean. This half-hour programme is broadcast at 4 pm on Tuesday afternoons on Radio 4 for 26 weeks a year. Podcasts are available for a week after transmission while the programme is on air. Law in Action is currently off-air - it will return on 20 October.

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  • Sir Ken Macdonald QC 03 Nov 09

    Tue, 3 Nov 09

    Duration:
    29 mins

    Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald QC talks to Clive Coleman about his time in the post - five extraordinary years that spanned some of the biggest terrorism prosecutions ever seen in the UK.

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