The Secret Life of Prisons Podcast
1) Live at Clinks Conference 2026 | Lord James Timpson and Anne Fox
As the Sentencing Act 2026 receives royal assent, Phil and Paula take to the stage at Conway Hall in London as part of the Clinks annual conference 2026.Lord James Timpson was Chief Executive of Timps...Show More
2) Waiting For The Out | Andy West and Ric Renton
Andy West teaches philosophy in prisons. His father and brother spent time behind bars and he wrote a memoir, The Life Inside, about his career in prisons which we featured in an episode back in May 2...Show More
3) Christmas Special: Louis Theroux Live at the Radio Festival
Every year the radio industry gathers for the Radio Festival in London. The event, run by a wonderful organisation called the Radio Academy, brings together radio professionals from across the country...Show More
4) Phil's mic drop
In 2006, Phil Maguire OBE left his job at the BBC to work in prisons. He joined a small group of committed, inspirational people to found a charity, the Prison Radio Association, which went on to tran...Show More
5) How the press reports crime | Beatrice Auty and Charlie Moloney
Beatrice Auty was released from prison last year and has since become a Longford Scholar, pursuing her academic interest in criminology. Before prison, Beatrice visited death row in the US and dreamt ...Show More
6) A gold award-winning episode of The Secret Life of Prisons
The Audio Production Awards take place every year to honour the very best in radio and podcast production in the UK. They're run by Audio UK, which represents audio producers, and are competed for by ...Show More
7) *The Big Give 2025* | Faye Dunn and Toni Garrigos
If you would like to support the Prison Radio Association, visit prison.radio/biggive and your donation will be doubled!Faye Dunn and Toni Garrigos first met each other while serving sentences in HMP ...Show More
8) Inside a Drug Recovery Wing | Wayne Hickman and Ash
Drug Recovery Wings are specialist units in prisons that work to help people dealing with addictions as part of their prison sentences.Ash is no stranger to imprisonment and has lived with addiction s...Show More
9) The Longford Lecture 2025 | Dame Rachel De Souza, Angus Stobie, Jeremy Howe
The Longford Lecture is a centrepiece event of the criminal justice sector's year. Run by the Longford Trust, a charity that provides opportunities for study and mentoring for people in prison and det...Show More
The Longford Lecture 2025 | Dame Rachel De Souza, Angus Stobie, Jeremy Howe
56:19 | Nov 17th, 2025
10) The Prison Photographer | Andy Aitchison
Andy Aitchison has been photographing prisons for more than 20 years. He selects five of his favourite photographs of prisons and talks to us about what we can learn from prisons by keeping our eyes o...Show More