Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tardis | 20070923 | Certain files held in the National Archive are preposterously large, why?
Julian Putkowski distills certain files down, discovering how civil servants make the policies that govern our lives.
At the same time Sherlock Holmes used a gang of boys to gather and disseminate information the Metropolitan Police began working on the high tech version. But what was the real purpose behind the humble Police Box?
Producer: Matt Thompson
Deciding the design of the police telephone box proved to be a dauntingly complex process. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst | |
| 01 | Tardis | 20070923 | 20080126 (R4) | Certain files held in the National Archive are preposterously large, why?
Julian Putkowski distills certain files down, discovering how civil servants make the policies that govern our lives.
At the same time Sherlock Holmes used a gang of boys to gather and disseminate information the Metropolitan Police began working on the high tech version. But what was the real purpose behind the humble Police Box?
Producer: Matt Thompson
Deciding the design of the police telephone box proved to be a dauntingly complex process. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 01 | Tardis | 20070923 | 20100913 (R4) | Certain files held in the National Archive are preposterously large, why?
Julian Putkowski distills certain files down, discovering how civil servants make the policies that govern our lives.
At the same time Sherlock Holmes used a gang of boys to gather and disseminate information the Metropolitan Police began working on the high tech version. But what was the real purpose behind the humble Police Box?
Producer: Matt Thompson
Deciding the design of the police telephone box proved to be a dauntingly complex process. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 02 | Death By Beer | 20070930 | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Question- How many pints of beer a day does it take to kill a woman living in Manchester in 1900? Answer- 1.5.
Professor Hugh Pennington is shocked by the scale of death caused by accidental contamination. There are many similarities between how the authorities dealt with the disaster then and his own experience in modern poisonings.
Producer: Matt Thompson
In 1900, a mysterious epidemic affected thousands of beer drinkers in the North of England Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst | |
| 02 | Death By Beer | 20070930 | 20080202 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Question- How many pints of beer a day does it take to kill a woman living in Manchester in 1900? Answer- 1.5.
Professor Hugh Pennington is shocked by the scale of death caused by accidental contamination. There are many similarities between how the authorities dealt with the disaster then and his own experience in modern poisonings.
Producer: Matt Thompson
In 1900, a mysterious epidemic affected thousands of beer drinkers in the North of England Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 02 | Death By Beer | 20070930 | 20100914 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Question- How many pints of beer a day does it take to kill a woman living in Manchester in 1900? Answer- 1.5.
Professor Hugh Pennington is shocked by the scale of death caused by accidental contamination. There are many similarities between how the authorities dealt with the disaster then and his own experience in modern poisonings.
Producer: Matt Thompson
In 1900, a mysterious epidemic affected thousands of beer drinkers in the North of England Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 03 | The Falmouth Dolphin | 20071007 | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
When HM Customs and Excise want to transfer Falmouth's steam launch to a more important port the locals raise a stink. Canny civil servants think they have fobbed them off with an inferior boat until the sailors play the ultimate trump card.
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When Custom officials move Falmouth's steam launch to a bigger port sailors take action. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst | |
| 03 | The Falmouth Dolphin | 20071007 | 20080209 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
When HM Customs and Excise want to transfer Falmouth's steam launch to a more important port the locals raise a stink. Canny civil servants think they have fobbed them off with an inferior boat until the sailors play the ultimate trump card.
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When Custom officials move Falmouth's steam launch to a bigger port sailors take action. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 03 | The Falmouth Dolphin | 20071007 | 20100915 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
When HM Customs and Excise want to transfer Falmouth's steam launch to a more important port the locals raise a stink. Canny civil servants think they have fobbed them off with an inferior boat until the sailors play the ultimate trump card.
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When Custom officials move Falmouth's steam launch to a bigger port sailors take action. Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 04 | Asylum Seeker or Scrounger? | 20071014 | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Klimowicz was just another Polish stowaway seeking political asylum in London in 1954. The Home Office got ready to boot him out. Then the Prime Minister, Churchill, got involved. His solution? Send in the destroyers. With Shami Chakrabarti
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When an asylum seeker is found on a ship Churchill sends in destroyers - to bring him back Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst | |
| 04 | Asylum Seeker or Scrounger? | 20071014 | 20080216 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Klimowicz was just another Polish stowaway seeking political asylum in London in 1954. The Home Office got ready to boot him out. Then the Prime Minister, Churchill, got involved. His solution? Send in the destroyers. With Shami Chakrabarti
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When an asylum seeker is found on a ship Churchill sends in destroyers - to bring him back Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 04 | Asylum Seeker or Scrounger? | 20071014 | 20100916 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Klimowicz was just another Polish stowaway seeking political asylum in London in 1954. The Home Office got ready to boot him out. Then the Prime Minister, Churchill, got involved. His solution? Send in the destroyers. With Shami Chakrabarti
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
When an asylum seeker is found on a ship Churchill sends in destroyers - to bring him back Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 05 | The Wrong Button? | 20071021 | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts: grand, petty and tragic. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
It's not a good idea to retract the undercarriage of a bomber when it is standing still on the runway fully loaded with 6 X 1000lb bombs. What, if anything, was Flying Officer Kenyon thinking?
Readers: Crawford Logan and George Gillespie
Producer: Matt Thompson
A pilot retracts the undercarriage of a stationary fully loaded bomber. Why? Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst | |
| 05 | The Wrong Button? | 20071021 | 20080223 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts: grand, petty and tragic. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
It's not a good idea to retract the undercarriage of a bomber when it is standing still on the runway fully loaded with 6 X 1000lb bombs. What, if anything, was Flying Officer Kenyon thinking?
Readers: Crawford Logan and George Gillespie
Producer: Matt Thompson
A pilot retracts the undercarriage of a stationary fully loaded bomber. Why? Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |
| 05 | The Wrong Button? | 20071021 | 20100917 (R4) | Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts: grand, petty and tragic. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
It's not a good idea to retract the undercarriage of a bomber when it is standing still on the runway fully loaded with 6 X 1000lb bombs. What, if anything, was Flying Officer Kenyon thinking?
Readers: Crawford Logan and George Gillespie
Producer: Matt Thompson
A pilot retracts the undercarriage of a stationary fully loaded bomber. Why? Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy at its worst |