1.6: Line of Duty (Blues & Two’s Science)

Our series ends with a BANG as well take a look at forensic ballistics and the ethics of policing with Line of Duty! Ever wondered if you would hear the gun firing before the bullet hit you? Is it possible to trace the bullet back to the gun that fired it? What is rifling and how do guns fire? All this and more on this season’s finale. We speak to Allyson MacVean OBE about the code of ethics that the police use to tackle internal corruption, and then Paul Everington, MD of Wiltshire Ballistics Services, who joins us to explain rifling, tracing bullets back to the weapons they were fired from and working out just how much damage a bullet would do to you. Hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Karen Collins. Support us on Patreon to help us get season 2 off the ground: https://www.patreon.com/smallscreenscience If you enjoyed the episode please leave us a review (five stars would be perfect, thanks) as it really helps new listeners find the podcast. For more, read our science blog and find out what else we learned from our expert guests on our website www.smallscreenscience.co.uk. And don't forget to follow us on social media! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.