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★★★★☆

4.3

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Serving time At Her Majesty’s Pleasure What’s it like to be banged up? How do you avoid the daily grind of violence, drugs and boredom inside Britain’s decaying prisons? And what’s the food really like? In this brilliant new series, ex-inmates Rob and Mike, in conversation with prison lawyer Claire, take us back inside to reveal their experiences of serving time At Her Majesty’s Pleasure. A Left Peg production for Goalhanger Films See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Check latest episodes from Banged Up podcast

The Christmas Party

2021/12/21

The guys are back together for a special festive episode. They are joined by former prisoner and Rob’s co-defendant Alex. They discuss playing tennis in Rochester, how he managed to get preferential treatment wherever he went and lots of other tales from his journey through the justice system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

25. The Prison Lawyer - Claire’s Story

2021/05/31

This week's special guest is our very own Claire. She explains to us how she became a prison lawyer - exactly what that entails and details the challenges of working in the British justice system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

24. The Gangster - Michael’s Story

2021/05/25

This week's guest is Michael Emmett - who for more than 3 decades lived a life of crime with all the trappings. Listen to his winding tale and how he has converted to a whiter life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

23. The Special Adviser - Peter’s Story

2021/05/17

The guys get a different perspective on the criminal justice system this week. Peter Cardwell was a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland and gives us the government’s viewpoint. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

22. The Traveller - Barry’s Story

2021/05/10

This weeks guest is another good friend of the lads from their time inside. Barry tells us what prison is like for someone from the traveller community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

21. The Victim - Eric’s Story

2021/05/03

This week the guys chat to someone from the other side of crime. Eric was the victim of a serious crime two years ago and talks us through in fascinating detail what happened and how it has affected him since. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

20. The Young Offender - Drew’s Story

2021/04/26

This week's guest is Drew who tells us what it’s like to spend time in a young offenders institution and how that compares to adult prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

19. The Teenager - Ed’s Story

2021/04/19

This week the team chat to Ed who first went to prison aged 18. He explains how he ended up in High Down with Boats and discusses the issues of returning to real life with a violent conviction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

18. The prison officer - Andy's story

2021/04/12

Over 20 years in prison...but not as an inmate. Andy has worked as a prison officer in both maximum security and B-Cat prisons and he tells us what it’s really like to work with some of the most dangerous prison service as well as how the system has changed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

17. The International Madam - Nives' Story

2021/04/05

Self-styled international madam Nives Gadoni who take us through how she found herself running a high-end prostitution ring in New York and her time in the infamous Rikers Island prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

16. 15 years in maximum security - Chris's story

2021/03/29

Chris was sentenced for 34 years for a crime he maintains he didn't commit. What is life like in a maximum security prison? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

15. Women's prison: Laura's story

2021/03/22

Rob's friend and co-defendant Laura is the first guest of the new series. She talks about life in a female prison, being neighbours with a serial killer and “gay for the stay”. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

★★★★★

choot0707 2021/04/17

Easy listening

Podcast is great. Claire sounds hot!! Much love from America

★☆☆☆☆

kayferguson13 2021/04/25

What?

What did I just listen to? I fail to see how everyone laughing about dudes going to jail, remembering their jail number or if they walked around in fl...

Brocass 2021/03/23

Transparent in a humble way

I listen to way too many podcasts, many of them being true crime, and I can’t think of many that have anything close to this type of lens to see the i...

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