Based on the true story of the Post Office Horizon scandal, ITV’s latest drama, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office has brought the case back into the spotlight. The four-part series highlights one of the biggest legal cases in the UK – a case which saw hundreds of Post Office workers accused of theft and fraud due to a faulty IT system (named Horizon).

Told through the eyes of real life postmaster Alan Bates (played by Toby Jones), as well as several other workers, the series is the most watched programme of 2024 and has led to the former CEO of the Post Office handing back her CBE following pressure from the public.

On top of this, the UK government is looking into the possibility of exonerating all workers involved in the case.

But it isn’t just the ITV drama that you can watch to find out more about the incident. There’s also a BBC podcast that delves into the trial and what’s been seen as one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in this country’s history.

The Great Post Office Trial is a BBC Radio 4 podcast that launched its first episode in May 2020 and has since released regular episodes outlining the case and sharing updates. Each episode is around 15 minutes long (some are longer) and covers everything from how the faulty Horizon system was discovered to the Post Office bringing prosecutions against its postmasters.

So if you’re keen to delve deeper, or just prefer listening to watching, get stuck in:

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