Episodes

  • S2 TBLR Monthly Roll Call - December
    Dec 5 2024

    Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call.

    Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call.

    More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.

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    23 mins
  • THROUGH THE DECADES: PC Robert Pritchard
    Nov 19 2024

    November’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    When you go all the way back to 1924, Anglesey was a very remote place with a very small contingent of Police Officers covering the area.

    PC Robert PRITCHARD was asked to come and help when a landlord had gone to see one of his tenants about overdue rent.

    This simple task, spiralled out of control very quickly, with tragic consequences.

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    16 mins
  • SPOTLIGHT: PC George Taylor
    Nov 12 2024

    November’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    In 1976 Police Scotland was a very different place.

    In a remote small town called Carstairs, just South East of Glasgow, was an institute that held some of Scotland’s most violent and dangerous criminals.

    PC George TAYLOR found himself assisting with two prisoners in the middle of an escape from a local psychiatric ward. But what happened?

    Tune in to find out.

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    20 mins
  • S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: Constable Victor Arbuckle
    Oct 20 2024

    October’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    The Shankill area of Belfast becomes the scene of another brutal murder, as we cover another tragedy from 'The Troubles', that directly affected The Royal Ulster Constabulary.

    Back in 1969, Victor Arbuckle laced up his boots, not expecting it to be the last time. Already injured from previous altercations, he kissed his family goodbye, never to return home.

    Join JP & Dave, as they cover the tragic story of Constable Victor Arbuckle.

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    19 mins
  • S2 SPOTLIGHT: PC Keith Blakelock
    Oct 12 2024

    August’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    Back in 1985, the UK was scene to large, unpredictable rioting. One such riot was in Tottenham; at Broadwater Farm, after a standard house search saw the death of the occupant.

    PC Blakelock was tasked with his serial to protect a group of firefighters helping at the riots who came under attack.

    How did this story end up in the death of someone who was just trying to protect others?

    Tune in to find out.

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    37 mins
  • S2 TBLR Monthly Roll Call - October
    Oct 5 2024

    Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call.

    Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call.

    More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.

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    30 mins
  • S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC Thomas Bishop
    Sep 29 2024

    August’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    On the evening of September 20th back in 1877, Police Officer Thomas Bishop was on a normal duty in the quiet village of Bere Regis. The town was hosting a local and popular event, which was synonymous with consuming alcohol and bouts of disorder breaking out.

    As such, a few officers were placed around the town at the local hotspots, with PC Thomas Bishop and a colleague manning a popular local public house called the Drax Arms.

    What happened next? Tune in to find out.

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    9 mins
  • S2 SPOTLIGHT: Insp Raymond Codling
    Sep 24 2024

    August’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity.

    Septembers Spotlight Edition takes us into the Greater Manchester Police force area, near to Heywood.

    Police Inspector Raymond CODLING was near Birch Services when he, and his colleague, came across a suspicious looking male on a motorcycle.

    The situation took a very quick and sharp turn for the worse, as this story explores the very real risk of day-to-day Policing, when a standard interaction with a motorist turns into a tragic and horrific execution.

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    15 mins