Unreliable Evidence Described as "Radio 4's flagship law programme", Unreliable Evidence appears, as does Law in Action, in blocks, or series, of programmes. Presenter Clive Anderson's subject this week is the Attorney General. The current Attorney General, Peter Goldsmith, is interviewed as well as Dominic Grieve, shadow Attorney General, law professor Jeffrey Jowell and Lord Lester of Herne Hill, Q.C. The discussion is centered on the difficult role of the Attorney General as a politician and a legal advisor to the Crown, and especially on the advice given by Lord Goldsmith prior to the British involvment in Iraq. Next week's (6 June) subject is "Appointing the Judges". No transcript, recording (45 min.) available for one week only.

The BBC programme, Law in Action, has begun a new series today. Presenter Clive Coleman examines the new Ministry of Justice, the victim surcharge in Magistrates' Court, and the case of the peace campaigners who broke into a Royal Air Force base intent on sabotaging B52 bombers. No transcript. The recording will be on the Law in Action web page until it is replaced next Tuesday afternoon by the new programme. The Australian radio programme, The Law Report, on 22 May had an interesting programme about interpreters in the courtroom. Transcript available, .mp3 recording will be available for another few weeks.

Recent topics covered by Amy Gajda on her weekly radio program Legal Issues in the News - include the tension between the First Amendment and violent art, and a comment about the U.S. Supreme Court's first time ever use of a video recording as part of a recent opinion - Scott v. Harris. This historic video can be obtained on the Supreme Court site , and Amy Gajda's commentary about the event is here.

Legal Lad's Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life These recordings are usually 6 or 7 minutes long. Topics include the law concerning libel and slander, handguns, store security, file sharing, the minimum wage and wills. You can listen to the audio files and find transcripts on the web site. You can also subscribe to the podcast here. The "legal lad" is a lawyer but starts each recording with a warning (disclaimer) to ensure that he can't be sued.