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Expert Witness

Series 1

Cerium and CCTV

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

A wrongful conviction is overturned by re-examining microscopic particles on a van seat and an attempted murder outside a nightclub is solved by a facial comparison expert. Show more

Expert Witness

Series 1

DNA, Fibres and Bones

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

After 32 years, expert fibre analysis helps bring the killer of two Brighton schoolgirls to justice, and the analysis of bones found on a Yorkshire moor helps find two killers. Show more

Expert Witness

Series 1

Aging Insects and Fake Fairies

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Insect evidence helps crack the case of missing Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed, and a series of convincing John Anster Fitzgerald forgeries are uncovered by an art expert. Show more

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Expert Witness

Series 1

Pollen, Bones and DNA

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Pollen and bone experts help identify the remains of a murder victim found in a sports bag. And advances in DNA help find the killer of a Bradford pensioner after 22 years. Show more

Expert Witness

Series 1

Text Messages and DNA

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Analysis of text messages reveal a husband’s plot to cover up his wife’s murder, and traces of DNA on decades-old evidence help bring justice to the family of a murdered woman.

Expert Witness

Series 1

Pollen, Chalk and DNA

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

How expert analysis of nettles and soil helped catch the killer of the Soham schoolgirls, and how advances in DNA techniques solved the murder known as the Beauty in the Bath. Show more

Expert Witness

Series 1

Insects and Bones

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Insects establish an accurate time of death, helping to prove a husband killed his wife, and analysis of burnt remains in Leeds uncovers another husband’s cold murder of his wife.

Expert Witness

Series 1

Paint Materials and Blood Patterns

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Forensics analysis by an art expert proves paintings by a well-known Cornish artist are fake, and spattered blood in a hotel bedroom helps catch the killer of a father of three.

Expert Witness

Series 1

60s DNA and Fibres around the World

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

A 50-year-old cold case murder is solved by DNA and the tenacity of an expert witness, and a murder investigation is solved by tracking unusual blue fibres around the world.