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Banged Up
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 Cla...
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27 EpisodenThe Christmas Party
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...
25. The Prison Lawyer - Claire’s Story
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 challe...
24. The Gangster - Michael’s Story
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...
23. The Special Adviser - Peter’s Story
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 Just...
22. The Traveller - Barry’s Story
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 communit...
21. The Victim - Eric’s Story
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 fascinat...
20. The Young Offender - Drew’s Story
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. Hosted on...
19. The Teenager - Ed’s Story
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 return...
18. The prison officer - Andy's story
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...
17. The International Madam - Nives' Story
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 i...
16. 15 years in maximum security - Chris's story
Chris was sentenced for 34 years for a crime he maintains he didn't commit. What is life like in a maximum security prison? Hosted on Acast. See acast...
15. Women's prison: Laura's story
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 kill...
14. Bonus Pod: Back in the dock!
Mike, Rob and Claire reunite on a Zoom call for this bonus episode to answer listeners’ questions.
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13. Reflections
Mike and Rob look back on their experiences and discuss what they have learned. And Claire asks: have they been rehabilitated?
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12. Rob's Story
Rob reveals the full details of his conviction and the circumstances that led to his arrest.
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11. Boats's Story
Mike reveals the full details of his convictions and the circumstances that led to his arrests.
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10. “Freedom, or is it?”: Life After Prison
What is life like once you pass back through the prison gates into the real world?
Rob, Claire and Mike discuss the practicalities of leaving pr...
9. “I think I actually ran to the gate”: Release
Mike and Rob discuss what goes through your mind when your release date approaches. Claire asks what happens on the day itself and how it feels to wal...
8. 'Prison is so **ing boring' - Killing time
How do you kill time when in prison? Reading, exercise, drugs - or worse? The team discuss how to stay mentally strong when inside, and how to cope wi...
7. 'Your cell mate is like your brother' - Relationships inside the prison walls
Claire, Mike and Rob discuss what makes a good cell mate, who they hung out with on the wing and what it’s like to make friends with a murderer.
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6. 'Of course I’m not alright': Relationships with those outside the prison walls.
Mike and Rob discuss the strains being in prison puts on your friends and family. Claire asks how those relationships survive when separated by prison...
5. 'Someone got stabbed on my second day there so I was happy to ship out': Prison transfers
Mike and Rob discuss why they got moved around the prison estate, and ended up in a prison they had never heard of, the other side of the country to t...
4. 'We got pretty good at short tennis': Prison perks
How do prisoners get rewarded for good behaviour? The boys run us through what passes as a treat inside - from access to the weights room to a chocola...
3. ‘I still don’t know what spice is’: Drugs and violence
How dangerous and violent is a British prison - and how much do drugs form a part of daily life inside? And what exactly is spice?
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2. ‘What happens now?’: Regime vs routine
You’ve gone through processing, met your cell-mate, and may even have managed a few hours sleep. So what happens now?
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1. ‘Where the fuck am I?!’: First night
The boys recount their experiences of going to prison for the first time. From the courtroom to the strip-search and the bunk beds, what emotions do y...
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Banged Up.
Serving time At Her Majesty’s Pleasure.
What’s it like to be banged up?
How do you avoid the daily grind of violence, dr...