First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Criminal barrister Alex McBride describes life in a lawyers' chambers in London's Inner Temple - the tradition, the affluence and the success. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Alex has his first experience of a client accused of murder in the cells at the Old Bailey, and explains the grind of his year as a pupil barrister. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
We learn some of the criminal barrister's tricks of the trade, chief among these being dressing the client. Clothes always make an impression on jury members. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Criminal barrister Alex McBride has come to the end of his trainee year, his 'pupillage'. Only one of the six trainees in Alex's chambers will be offered a job. Show more