7 episodes
Shiny Bob: The Devil’s Advocate BBC Scotland
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 191 Ratings
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A conspiracy theory that a cabal of gay judges threaten the justice system has gripped Scotland. A shiny lawyer with a dark secret claims to have a list that possesses the truth.
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Introducing Shiny Bob: The Devil’s Advocate
A conspiracy theory that a cabal of gay judges threaten the justice system has gripped Scotland. A shiny lawyer with a dark secret claims to have a list that possesses the truth.
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1. A Scandal Is Born
A rumour that secretly gay lawyers and judges are perverting the course of justice sparks a conspiracy theory that puts the press on a hunt.
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2. The List
A senior lawyer claims to have a list of secretly gay legal figures and is threatening to expose its contents. As cases collapse, the press start to dig deeper.
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3. Operation Planet
A police investigation into alleged abuse of young gay men becomes part of the Magic Circle scandal. For the first time, we hear from those involved in the controversial case.
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4. Fettesgate
A police station has been robbed. Hundreds of documents have been stolen. Could one of them be a damning police report on the Magic Circle scandal?
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5. The Inquiry
As the damning contents of a leaked secret police report spark outrage, a high profile lawyer is tasked with finding the truth of the Magic Circle conspiracy theory.
Customer Reviews
Full of surprises. Disturbing.
I didn’t expect such a twisted and revelatory story. Astonishing and deeply disturbing. Heart goes out to all of those who were affected by such a callous disregard to vulnerable young people. An absolute must to listen to.
Astonishing and gripping
Finally the victims of this horrific story of corruption have a voice. So well researched and gripping. I’m Edinburgh born and bred and I’m ashamed this scandal has never really had the media traction it so deserves. Well done myles and team and so heartbreaking to hear directly from victims in last episode- I’m around the same age.
Too dark for me
You did get a warning at the start that it contained various things, but I tuned into this series to pass the time on a long car ride and the end was so harrowing I just wish I hadn’t. It was recommended to me by the podcast app. The one star is not because it was a bad series, and I do apologise to the team that made it, but I want Apple to not recommend this type of thing to me so I don’t know how else to flag… “not this please”.