I listened to this yesterday. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Part of is was the great performance of the narrator David Silbey but it is primarily because of the fantastic writing of Sophie Elmhirst. I feel like this story would make a great small-scale film.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/jul/29/chortle-chortle-scribble-scribble-inside-the-old-bailey-with-britains-last-court-reporters-podcast

Here is the written version:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jul/11/old-bailey-dying-art-court-reporter-justice

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