Contains strong language, adult humour, some violence and some upsetting scenes.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
133: The Custom of the Sea
28 September 2026
Available for over a year
Four men find themselves stranded at sea in 1884. They have no food or water, and they’re over a thousand miles from land. They’re faced with an impossible decision. The choice they make leads to a landmark court ruling that continues to influence legal thinking to this day.
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