Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcast

Episode 53: From Salman Rushdie’s bodyguard to criminal barrister - Interview with Steve Donnelly

This week was a very weird (but enjoyable) episode, because I interviewed Steve Donnelly, my brother. Steve did 15 years in the Met police doing a lot of difficult and dangerous jobs before retraining in law and becoming a successful criminal barrister.

Episode 52: A very unorthodox Superintendent turned Computer Forensics lecturer - Interview with Bob Bird

This week I chat with a genuine one-off character that is Bob Bird, who reinvented himself as a Computer Forensics lecturer at Coventry University after a long career in policing.

Episode 51: The Top 10 things needed to get British policing back on track.

In this episode I flesh out the points I made in a LinkedIn post yesterday that generated tens of thousands of views and scores of comments. 

 

Here is the post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6961584077950836736/

 

Also mentioned in this episode is a video of recent serious disorder in Wolverhampton

 

Here is the video;

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2992046524427118&extid=WA-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C-GK2T&ref=sharing

 

Episode 50: A crisis of leadership in policing - Interview with David Howell

This week I chat with David Howell, who spent over 30 years in policing, much of it in police aviation. After a bruising encounter with terrible leadership, David is now pursuing his passion of understanding what makes a great leader and a great team in policing and other complex organisations.

 

You can find David here: https://ableandrush.com

Episode 49:Hannah Bailey - From burnout in policing to Bluelight therapist

This week I talk to Hannah Bailey, who found herself completely burnt out from a career in policing and also facing a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. She left the police and turned her life around to become a successful therapist treating people in similar situations in the emergency services, health service and the military. This was such an uplifting conversation.

You can find Hannah at https://www.bluelightwellbeing.uk

Episode 48: Investigating murder - Conversation with ex-DI Steve Keogh, author of Murder Investigation Team

This week is all about investigating murder, the most serious of all crimes. Steve was a brilliant guest who has investigated literally hundreds of murders and I really enjoyed our chat.

You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Investigation-Team-Steven-Keogh/dp/1789466423/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2KAEBFZ7468Z6&keywords=steve+keogh+murder+investigation+team&qid=1658059570&sprefix=Steve+Keogh%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-2

 

Episode 47: Jaiye Warwick-Saunders - the first openly gay black officer in the Met.

Jaiye was the first openly gay black officer in the Met. What could possibly go wrong? Jaiye describes his career in this episode.

Episode 46: Tribute to the Royal Ulster Constabulary - Interview with Stephen White, ex-RUC ACC and Chair of the RUC George Cross Foundation

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, in June 1922. In 1999 Her Majesty the Queen collectively awarded the George Cross to the men, women and families of RUC officers. Between 1969 and 1998, over 300 officers were murdered by terrorists and many thousands more carry the physical and mental scars of that brutal period of British history. 

In this episode, I have a fascinating conversation with Stephen White, formerly an Assistant Chief Constable in the RUC and now the Chair of the RUC George Cross Foundation.

Episode 45: From tackling serious and organised crime to a major life rethink - Interview with Martin Brennan.

This week I have a great chat with an ex-colleague Martin Brennan, who retired from policing as a Det Supt, having spent most of his career investigating serious and organised crime. Martin tells a fascinating story of how he was forced to rethink his entire life after a medical emergency brought on by working excessively long hours and dealing with too many stressful incidents over many years.

You can find Martin at https://www.martinbrennan.co.uk

Episode 44: The world of Close Protection officers - Interview with Duncan Johnston Part 2

This is the second episode with Duncan Johnston, ex-protection officer to UK politicians and royalty.