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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley46. Minnie Pheby - Lady BurglarLucy Worsley meets Minnie Pheby, a strong and agile young woman who defies all the gender stereotypes of Victorian society – not a homemaker, but a homebreaker. She’s the devil compared with the idealised ‘angel in the house’, sneaking into middle class homes in the dead of night. In West London as the Victorian era draws to a close, Minnie sleeps on a pillow of stolen dresses in a squat furnished with life’s little luxuries, all the proceeds of crime.Lucy is joined by former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton, famously the inspiration for Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane T...2025-06-2428 min
All Things ConflictFrom Detective to True Crime Presenter: Jackie Malton's Journey Through Workplace Conflict and Personal TransformationMaria Arpa MBE welcomes retired detective and true crime presenter Jackie Malton to discuss her extensive career in the Metropolitan Police and the inner conflicts faced by women in the workplace. Jackie shares her experiences of navigating a male-dominated environment, the challenges of sexual discrimination, and the personal toll it took on her mental health. She reflects on her journey of self-discovery, recovery from alcoholism, and the importance of finding one's authentic self amidst societal pressures. The conversation delves into the dynamics of workplace culture, the bystander effect, and the need for critical loyalty in addressing wrongdoing. Jackie also...2025-04-0937 min
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Podcast#56 Jackie MaltonSend us a textThis week on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly podcast, Tony Murrell sits down with Jackie Malton, the former detective who inspired the iconic TV series Prime Suspect. Jackie opens up about becoming a police officer at just 19, navigating life as a gay woman in the 60s, and the moral dilemmas she faced in law enforcement. She shares gripping stories from her time as a detective, the reality of corruption in the force, and her personal struggles with addiction. Don’t miss this powerful and eye-opening episode.📖 Grab a copy of Ja...2025-02-231h 46
Crime AnalystHidden Quadruple Homicide? Ghost Story Unraveled, Part 7Join Laura, Tristan Redman and Jackie Malton for the concluding episode in the series and find out whether it was possible for Dr John Dancy to fake the hesitation marks on Maurice Tribe’s neck, Dr John Dancy’s first love before Naomi, who also ended up dead, and several violent assaults committed by Dr John Dancy – contrary to what Mark Dancy said about his grandfather not being a violent man. The totality of the circumstances cannot and must not be ignored.This series is dedicated to Dr Naomi Dancy, Maurice Tribe and Mary Garsti...2024-12-3051 min
Crime AnalystHidden Quadruple Homicide? Ghost Story Unraveled, Part 6Laura interviews Tristan Redman from Ghost Story podcast and former Metropolitan Police DCI Jackie Malton regarding Dr Naomi Dancy’s murder, and Maurice Tribe and pregnant second wife Mary Garstin’s untimely and unexpected deaths.When we know that homicide is the leading cause of death in pregnant women and more specifically the husband/ex - we must ask more questions.Join Laura as she asks the critical questions about the case and the podcast including why the séance as the ending? Why hand the case over to a gho...2024-12-241h 17
H-HourH-Hour #246 Jackie Malton – author of The Real Prime SuspectCheck out a secret "icebreaker" interview with Jackie at patreon.com/hkpodcasts.
In this conversation, Jackie Malton shares her experiences working in prisons and her insights into the psychology of criminals, particularly focusing on masculinity, addiction, and the impact of childhood trauma. She discusses her interviews with a serial killer and the complexities of rehabilitation, self-discovery, and the importance of storytelling in understanding human behaviour. Malton emphasizes the need for self-reflection and the role of mentorship in personal growth, while also addressing the challenges faced by individuals in the prison system.
Jackie and Hugh also discuss various aspects of policing...2024-12-052h 28
H-HourH-Hour #246 Jackie Malton – author of The Real Prime SuspectCheck out a secret "icebreaker" interview with Jackie at patreon.com/hkpodcasts.
In this conversation, Jackie Malton shares her experiences working in prisons and her insights into the psychology of criminals, particularly focusing on masculinity, addiction, and the impact of childhood trauma. She discusses her interviews with a serial killer and the complexities of rehabilitation, self-discovery, and the importance of storytelling in understanding human behaviour. Malton emphasizes the need for self-reflection and the role of mentorship in personal growth, while also addressing the challenges faced by individuals in the prison system.
Jackie and Hugh also discuss various aspects of policing...2024-12-052h 28
CrimeConversationsCrimeCon London 2024: Straight from the Horses MouthLive from CrimeCon London 2024, during this episode, Join Dawn Dines, CEO of Stamp Out Spiking and host of their 'Straight from the Horse's Mouth' podcast and the legendary former Detective Chief Inspector, Jackie Malton who featured in Channel 4’s ‘The Real Serpent: Investigating a Serial Killer’. This riveting conversation delves into the case, shedding light on the chilling true story behind one of the most notorious serial fraudsters and killers who’s M.O included the spiking techniques that Dawn’s organisation is fighting to stamp out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-0433 min
The History PodcastThe Lucan Obsession: 1. The Double MysteryOne winter's night, 50 years ago, a crime took place that obsessed the nation. Lord Lucan is said to have killed the family nanny, attacked his wife and vanished. Newspapers ran wild with lurid detail and it became a story hardwired into British culture. Why did this case capture the British imagination, and spark one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th Century?Historian Alex von Tunzelmann unpacks the story of our obsession, taking us into a dizzying world of high stakes gambling and exclusive London clubs, powerboat racing and pet...2024-10-2813 min
Behind the Crimes with Robert MurphyJackie Malton: The Real Prime Suspect. Ep 2SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE: ROBERTMURPHY.SUBSTACK.COMBy the late 1980s, Jackie Malton seemed to have it all. She was one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. She had worked on major inquiries and was a noted leader.But she had also stood up against the force’s grey male authority, against corruption, misogyny and freemasonry. Bruising encounters which left her unliked by some, stymied in her career and battling with alcohol.Then she received the phone call which changed her life.After retiring, Jackie has continued to...2024-07-1635 min
Behind the Crimes with Robert MurphyJackie Malton: The Real Prime Suspect. Ep1#Subscribe for FREE: robertmurphy.substack.com #Jackie Malton was a policing pioneer, joining a British provincial force in 1970, then transferring to the Metropolitan Police where she served in the Fraud Squad, Flying Squad and murder squads. She was often the only woman serving in each team.In this episode, she describes how she overcame homophobia and misogyny, clashed with corrupt officers and worked on one of London’s most controversial inquiries: The New Cross Fire investigation. Jackie’s book is The Real Prime Suspect. You can grab a copy here.Please rate...2024-07-0953 min
Behind the Crimes with Robert MurphyLynda La Plante: Prime Suspect, DCI Jane Tennison and the importance of true crimeIt was the early 1990s and Lynda La Plante was desperate. She had a few TV drama successes under her belt, but everything she was pitching was greeted with a ‘no’ from commissioners.Then, in a pitch meeting, she dreamt up Prime Suspect when the TV boss said she wanted a ‘cop show with a female detective and a murder.'But to create Det Ch Insp Jane Tennison, Lynda needed to research true crime. Enter Met detective Jackie Malton - and months of research.This interview coincides with the release of Lynda’s final...2024-07-0240 min
Paul Maleary's Ex-Job Downloaded PodcastJackie Malton - Fighting Crime Since 1969!Jackie is a former DCI with the metropolitan Police. She started her career in Leicestershire she now works within the true crime world. Whilst in the Police she advised some of the most iconic police dramas on the television. Jackie was the inspiration for Lynda La Plantes character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.Jackie joined the police as a cadet and on the 7th July 1970 she was sworn in as a constable. At that time she was part of the Police Women’s Department she worked in Highfields in Leicester City. Jackie wa...2024-06-021h 42
Paul Maleary's Ex-Job Downloaded PodcastTrailer - Jackie Malton - Vishal MehrotraJackie Malton fights tirelessly to bring the killer of Vishal Mehrotra to justice.Vishal Mehrotra (27 September 1972 – on or after 29 July 1981) was an eight-year-old boy who was abducted from Putney, London, England, on 29 July 1981.[The child's partial remains were discovered on 25 February 1982 on an isolated farm in Sussex. The killers were never identified and no one has ever been charged with the murder.In May 2023, Sussex Police announced they would be re-examining the case. The progress is slow and there has been no communication. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...2024-05-3102 min
Paul Maleary's Ex-Job Downloaded PodcastSharon McCrossan - How the IRA nearly killed meThis interview contains graphic description of road traffic casualties. Sharon was born into a Scottish family. Travel was second nature as a child due her fathers work and lived in Hong Kong and Malaya as a child. Having concluded her education Sharon was working as a nanny to a family who were serving Police officers. After 4 years she decided, aged 22, that she would join the metropolitan police.After a couple of years she moved to the TSG and to progress her career she went on to join the DPG and latterly Traffic. During...2024-04-151h 15
Stop the KillingS4E39 THE REAL PRIME SUSPECTTHE REAL PRIME SUSPECT Breaking Ceilings and Leading the Trail: An Interview with Jackie MaltonIn this episode, female law enforcement trailblazer, Jackie Malton - the real-life inspiration behind DCI Jane Tennison from the Prime Suspect series - joins the hosts of 'Stop the Killing'. Jackie recounts her journey as an openly gay woman detective in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in the male-dominated UK police service. She shares how she shattered glass ceilings, serving in the formidable flying squad, murder squad, and fraud squad, while simultaneously combating stigma and sexism. Jackie also played a p...2024-02-0837 minStop the KillingS4E39 THE REAL PRIME SUSPECTTHE REAL PRIME SUSPECT Breaking Ceilings and Leading the Trail: An Interview with Jackie MaltonIn this episode, female law enforcement trailblazer, Jackie Malton - the real-life inspiration behind DCI Jane Tennison from the Prime Suspect series - joins the hosts of 'Stop the Killing'. Jackie recounts her journey as an openly gay woman detective in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in the male-dominated UK police service. She shares how she shattered glass ceilings, serving in the formidable flying squad, murder squad, and fraud squad, while simultaneously combating stigma and sexism. Jackie also played a p...2024-02-0837 min
Crime AnalystAnalyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 3Laura continues her interview with retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Laura and Jackie share and discuss the facts, evidence, and red flags they identified when analyzing the case file that the hit podcast Ghost Story left out.Domestic homicides of women by the men who claim to love them are sadly all too common. Remarkably Ghost Story, much like the 1937 male police officers and the Dancy family, are willing to accept a much more fantastical explanation of the untimely deaths of Dr...2024-01-301h 08
Crime AnalystEp 169: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 2Laura continues her interview with retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Laura and Jackie share and discuss the facts, evidence, and red flags they saw when analyzing the case file.In this episode you will also hear Laura and Jackie’s forensic deconstruction of the phone call Dr John Dancy made to leading crime writer Dorothy L Sayers just weeks after his wife, Dr Naomi, was murdered and Jackie gets something important off her chest.Laura and Jackie we...2024-01-231h 13
Crime AnalystEp 167: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 1Laura interviews retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Dr Naomi Dancy was murdered on 23rd November 1937 as she slept in her Richmond home. Her murder was the subject of Wondery’s hit podcast Ghost Story.If you listened to the podcast, you would know both Laura and Jackie were interviewed to provide their expert analysis. In this series you will hear all the details that Ghost Story left out. Join the conversation and let us know your thoughts....2024-01-161h 00
True Crime South AfricaBonus Episode CBS Justice Interview OmnibusIn the next in your series of festive bonus episodes, I've collated all of the interviews I've had the honour of conducting with some of the stars of CBS Justice's Originals and other series into an omnibus. Listen to crime fighting stars Dr Richard Shepherd, Prof Paul Britton, Louise Shorter, Donal Macintyre and Jackie Malton share memories and insights from their amazing careers in crime fighting and reporting. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn2023-12-262h 18
True Crime South AfricaBonus Episode CBS Justice Interview OmnibusIn the next in your series of festive bonus episodes, I've collated all of the interviews I've had the honour of conducting with some of the stars of CBS Justice's Originals and other series into an omnibus. Listen to crime fighting stars Dr Richard Shepherd, Prof Paul Britton, Louise Shorter, Donal Macintyre and Jackie Malton share memories and insights from their amazing careers in crime fighting and reporting. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn2023-12-262h 18
True Crime South AfricaEpisode 136 The Serial Crimes of Thokozani Jiyane (Bonus Interview with Jackie Malton)We all know that social media often masks some heavy truths, but for the victims of a serial predator who began to strike through the platform in October 2019, the mask was so well-curated that they had no idea how at-risk they were, until it was too late. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn2023-12-0255 minTrue Crime South AfricaEpisode 136 The Serial Crimes of Thokozani Jiyane (Bonus Interview with Jackie Malton)We all know that social media often masks some heavy truths, but for the victims of a serial predator who began to strike through the platform in October 2019, the mask was so well-curated that they had no idea how at-risk they were, until it was too late. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn2023-12-0255 min
Protect and ServeWhere to for The Met Part 2In Part 2 of my conversations about the challenges facing The Met. I sit down in this episode with Ret’d Flying Squad Detective, Jackie Malton, and former Metropolitan police officer and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Rory Geoghegan to get their views on the challenges facing Sir Mark Rowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-151h 11
VishalEpisode 9: The Man in the TowerFollowing Colin’s visit the police get involved – and the team receive shocking news. And, as the investigation draws to a close, a tantalising distant memory brings one more suspect into the frame...If you have been affected by child sexual abuse, help and support is available at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePresented by Colin Campbell and Suchin Mehrotra
Series written and produced by Satiyesh Manoharajah
Episode 9 producer: Jolyon Jenkins
Series audio production, sound design and original music: Steve Urquhart
Episode sound design and mix: Arlie Adlington
Executive producer: Alistair Jackson
Archive Producer: Helen Carr
Prod...2023-06-1244 min
Sweeney TalksEXCLUSIVE Sweeney Keeps Talking: Jackie MaltonFind out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Jackie Malton, a former senior police officer known for being the real-life inspiration for the character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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If you're already on Global Player, search 'Sweeney Keeps Talking'.2023-01-2300 min
Sweeney TalksJackie Malton: The Real Prime SuspectKnown for being the real-life inspiration for the character DCI Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect TV drama series, Jackie Malton always wanted to be a detective. She joined the police force in the 1970s, when male police recruits were given a truncheon and female recruits were given a handbag. Jackie rose through the ranks to become one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. But then she made a complaint about another officer, accusing them of corruption. Her reward? To be treated as if she was a traitor.2023-01-2336 min
Sweeney Keeps TalkingBONUS: John Sweeney on Jackie MaltonFind out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Jackie Malton, a former senior police officer known for being the real-life inspiration for the character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. This episode is available exclusively on Global Player. Listen and subscribe to Sweeney Talks on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. 2023-01-2311 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman's Hour: Rachael Watts, Dr Rosemary Coogan, Part-time Work, Failing the 11 PlusRachael Watts was seven years old when Russell Bishop abducted, attacked and sexually assaulted her in 1990. It is a crime that should never have happened, as back in 1987, Russell Bishop had been charged with the murders of two nine-year-olds, Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway. But police were unable to secure a conviction when a series of prosecution blunders meant evidence and testimonies failed to stand up in court. Bishop was able to walk free and three years later he abducted and attacked Rachael. Miraculously she survived and it was her testimony which finally meant Bishop was convicted and put...2022-12-0356 minWoman's HourDr Rosemary Coogan, Contraceptive Pill, Failing the 11+Dr Rosemary Coogan has been selected as a career astronaut by the European Space Agency (ESA), becoming the first British woman to join their astronaut corps. She joins Emma in her first in-depth BBC interview to discuss the tough selection process, upcoming training and hopes for her first mission.On Monday’s Woman’s Hour, we heard from the American TV show host Ricki Lake who has produced a new documentary The Business of Birth Control. The programme looks at the side effects of the hormonal contraceptive pill and it’s relationship with women’s liberty. Today Emma Bar...2022-11-3057 min
CrimeConversationsCrimeCon UK 2022 LIVE in Glasgow: David Swindle & Jackie MaltonIn this episode, recorded live at CrimeCon in Glasgow, David Swindle talks to the inspiration behind one of the UK's most famous TV cops, Jackie Malton, about her new book 'The Real Prime Suspect' and what it was like as a female police officer in the 1970s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-1929 min
British Murders with Stuart BluesInterview #15 | Jackie Malton (Former Met Police DCI)I welcome Jackie Malton to the show in this interview episode.Jackie is a former senior police officer who worked in the Leicestershire and Metropolitan Police forces.She became one of only three female Detective Chief Inspectors in the Met.Since retiring, Jackie has been a script consultant on UK TV crime shows, including The Bill, Life on Mars, Cracker and Prime Suspect.Prime Suspect's DCI Jane Tennison, played by Dame Helen Mirren, was inspired by Jackie's career.Her first published book 'The Real...2022-10-1057 min
Swindle’s Search for The TruthThe Real Prime SuspectIn today's episode, David Swindle speaks with Jackie Malton about their experiences of joining the police in the 1970s. Having worked with the writers of Prime Suspect, Jackie discusses what the police was like for women when she joined. Grab a copy of Jackie's book on Amazon.Follow Jackie Malton on Twitter.Social mediaDavid Swindle Twitter.Kay Page Twitter.Victim’s abroad Twitter.Kirsty Maxwell campaign Twitter.Craig Mallon campaign Twitter.Other important linksWh...2022-09-3030 min
PolicingTVThe Thin Blue Mind: The Real Prime SuspectIn a break from the usual discussions Dave Thomas speaks to Jackie Malton, a no-nonsense girl from Leicestershire who joined the police force in the 1970s when women were kept apart from the men. She became the model for Lynda La Plant’s character DI Jane Tennison. Feisty and determined, Jackie worked in CID and the famous flying squad before rising to become one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. In The Real Prime Suspect, Malton describes the struggles she faced as a gay woman in the Metropolitan Police, where sexism and homophobia were ri...2022-09-2637 min
Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcastEpisode 54: The real DCI Jane Tennison - Interview with ex-DCI Jackie MaltonThis week I had the pleasure and privilege of chatting to Jackie Malton, the real police officer upon whom Linda La Plante based her phenomenally successfully fictional detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.
Jackie is an incredible character, full of fun and fascinating stories from a very successful police career. Her new book was published yesterday and can be found here;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Prime-Suspect-screen-detective/dp/19130689782022-08-261h 41
DCT Audio Podcast Channel.Jackie Malton with Sue ClarkeJackie Malton was a no-nonsense girl from Leicestershire who joined the police force in the 1970s when women were kept apart from the men. Feisty and determined, Jackie worked in CID and the famous flying squad before rising to become one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. In The Real Prime Suspect, Malton describes the struggles she faced as a gay woman in the Metropolitan Police, where sexism and homophobia were rife.
She is joined by former Detective Chief Superintendent Sue Clarke. Both women, cut from the same cloth but from different generations...2022-08-2636 min
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley6. Amelia DyerLucy Worsley investigates the ordinary lives and extraordinary crimes of Victorian women accompanied by a team of female detectives.
This time, Lucy is on the case of a baby farmer who’s thought to have killed between 200 and 400 children, by strangling them and throwing the bodies in the River Thames.Baby farming was almost an acceptable practice in the 19th century, seen as a necessary solution to deal with the 50,000 babies that were born illegitimately each year. The shame and economic burden of caring for a child forced many unmarried mothers to enlist the services, for a fe...2022-07-2528 min
More Than My PastJackie MaltonJason's interviewee on this episode was the inspiration for Helen Mirren's character in the ITV crime drama series 'Prime Suspect'. Jackie Malton joined the police force in 1970 and climbed up the ranks despite being a gay woman in a heavily male-dominated environment. She tackled robberies with the famous 'Flying Squad' branch of the Met, and acted as a whistleblower on police corruption in the eighties. Partly as a result of the culture she'd been working in, Jackie slipped into alcoholism, and has been in recovery since 1992. She now puts all that experience to use, working as a story consultant f...2021-03-0426 min
Talk Filmy to MeTFTM Interviews Jackie Malton, Review: Angel has fallen and CrawlHello Filmy People!
Apologies for the slight delay in this week's pod, but all will become clear! We had the privilege of chatting with Jackie Malton about her new TV show “The Real Prime Suspect” Former DCI Jackie Malton, accesses 10 case files, revisiting the investigations with the police, detectives and other professionals who experienced them first hand. This is the first in a line of interviews we have been recording with amazing people both in front and behind the camera on upcoming films and TV shows. It has been a joy to edit and put these together and...2019-09-011h 07
DCT Audio Podcast Channel.DAVE THOMAS: My own adverse childhood experience.Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day. After doing a series of podcasts with ex offenders I promised that I would share my own childhood experiences.
Fairly boring but no less impactful on me and that is the point. You don’t have to be the victim of a traumatic event to traumatised.
The podcast does not come from a point of expertise but one of experience. In hindsight, dealing with victims of crime and the bereaved was part of my journey to make sense of my own life through the experiences of others.
Fi...2018-10-1011 minDCT Audio Podcast Channel.JACKIE MALTON: On unpicking adverse childhood experiences.In this what will be the first podcast in a series of four I will be looking at adverse childhood experiences, how they can lead to addiction and for some a pathway to prison. Jackie Malton is a retired police officer and detective and her own pathway to recovery from alcohol is well documented.
We examine the inner self and how Jackie, as an unpaid volunteer counsellor, helps people through recovery, many serving long prison sentences. Thus setting the way for a further three podcasts where I speak with ex offenders on their own path to recovery. It’s...2018-06-1432 min
DCT Audio Podcast Channel.Ex Flying squad officer who beat alcohol and stigma.Jackie Malton was openly gay from an early age. As a result her character was put to the test when she joined Leicestershire Police and subsequently the Metropolitan Police. She rose through the ranks and became a member of the renowned “Flying Squad.”
Passionate about her job and dealing with all the pressures that entailed she increasingly felt ashamed and she turned to alcohol to cope. It was a chance encounter with a street drinker that would change her life forever.
As a thief taker she came to understand the villains she arrested and ultimately beca...2017-12-1145 min
MidweekDavid Rodigan; Loudon Wainwright III; Jackie Malton; Hisham MatarSinger and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III; reggae DJ David Rodigan; former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purves.David 'RamJam' Rodigan MBE is a DJ, famed for his selections of reggae and dancehall music. He has played on stations from Capital 95.8 and Kiss to BBC 1Xtra and Radio 2 and is a regular on the club and festival circuit. A 65-year-old white man from Oxford who speaks in RP, he seems the very antithesis of the music that he loves and represents. In 2012 he won the highest reggae sound system honour by winning the World...2017-03-0840 min
WhistledownWomen in BlueFormer senior police detective Jackie Malton - the inspiration for Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison in the TV series Prime Suspect – talks to retired and serving officers to explore whether the laddish canteen-culture and sexist attitudes among male police officers has really changed since the 70s and 80s, and whether the force has genuinely created a safe and equal environment for men and women to work in.
(An extract from 'Women in Blue', originally broadcast 20/04/15. This extract contains strong language.)2015-05-1508 min
Saturday LiveStephen Mangan, David Gower's secret life, ex DCI Jackie Malton and Felicity Kendal's Inheritance TracksSian Williams and Richard Coles with actor and comic Stephen Mangan; Jackie Malton, the retired Detective Chief Inspector who was the inspiration for Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison; ex-cricketer David Gower reveals his secret life, a love of bats; John McCarthy discovers the deserted beaches and overlooked attractions of Gran Canaria; Beryl Ritchie, one of the few female record cutters of the 1970s, remembers creating the first 12'' single in the UK; Tyeisha Litambola, whose brother was killed in a street attack, talks about being part of the campaign CitySafe; and Inheritance Tracks from actress Felicity Kendal. Producer...2012-06-091h 25