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Welcome to Criminal Record - a new, weekly podcast brought to you by the team at the Daily Record. Mad, bad and dangerous to know ... tales from the Scottish criminal underworld. Every week, we bring you a comprehensive look at unfolding crime events nationwide and globally. Expect updates on current gang conflicts, significant court proceedings, and pressing community matters shaping today's news landscape.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Norman Sylvester makes Scottish crime reporting legible by connecting individual cases to the policing and justice procedures around them.
Criminal Record turns recent Scottish crime reporting into direct, practical conversation. Daily Record crime reporter Norman Sylvester moves between interviews and news discussions, pressing guests on how investigations, policing decisions and criminal justice procedures work…
A knocked-off wing mirror becomes a police staffing problem; you can hear the whole chain.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A sober case for more officers, better support, and enough time to do the job.
Criminal Record keeps its focus on policing capacity, and Ryan MacDonald carries most of the weight. He draws on 30 years as an operational officer, plus undercover work, counter-terrorism, murder investigations, serious and organised crime, and Blue Lights, Dark Mind.
Crime photography, social history, and Glasgow memory in a grounded conversation.
Brian Anderson's path runs from mid-90s national press work to late-90s newspaper photography, with the Ice Cream Wars and the serialisation of Paul Ferris's book showing where the work starts to move deeper into crime history.
A grounded weekly crime roundup built on figures, cases, and bigger questions.
Criminal Record stays focused on a narrow set of policing concerns: armed deployments, attacks on paramedics, and the pressure around pursuit training.
A sober discussion of murder, policing, and the psychology of lethal violence.
This episode is at its best when Norman Sylvester and Professor David Wilson move from the new book into broader questions about murder and what modern policing can realistically detect.
Crime stories built from motive and consequence.
Mob history with case-file grit.
Hard lives, told without distance.
A crime reporter discusses coordinated police raids in Scotland and Spain targeting organized crime groups.
Criminal Record spends this episode on the realities of police staffing.
Criminal Record examines Police Scotland’s reported 11% increase in force use during April–September 2025, including physical restraints rising from 7,930 to 9,729 instances.
Crime reporter Norman Sylvester interviews crime writer Richard Elias about the historic links between organized crime in Liverpool and Scotland, focusing on a double murder suspect.
Crime reporter Norman Sylvester interviews author Jane Hamilton about her new book on serial killer Peter Tobin.
Norman Sylvester talks with Brian Anderson about a career spent photographing Britain's criminal underworld.
A weekly crime podcast covering Scottish criminal cases, including a rise in police suspensions for sexual offences.
Billy Gaddy opens the weekly crime show with Norman Sylvester.
Norman Sylvester opens the programme and introduces Professor David Wilson as the guest.
An interview with the curator of the Glasgow Police Museum about the history of policing in Glasgow, including the city's pioneering police force.