Forensics

Crime scene investigation programmes have exploded on our tv screens, over the past few years. And now New Zealand has its own. Forensics NZ has started on Prime recently, so we thought we'd talk to a… Audio

The Scottish crime writer Val McDermid's latest book is all about the history and science of forensics; from detecting poisonings to fingerprints, facial reconstruction, and DNA analysis. Audio

Understanding physics and material engineering are as important as artistic skill in a technology that spans false teeth, prostheses and forensic investigations Audio

Annalisa Durdle is a New Zealander working as a forensic scientist in Australia who's discovering that fly excrement can help the police solve crimes. Audio

Forensic scientists have unveiled a cutting edge 3D scanner that will be used in more and more trials to give jurors a new insight into crime scenes. Audio

Dr Judy Melinek is a San Francisco based forensic pathologist and contract pathologist at the Alemeida County Coroners Office. She provides an insight into the world of forensic pathology in her book… Audio

James Curran is a statistician from Auckland University, whose skills are regularly called on by forensic agencies here, as well as Australia and the UK. Audio

Using insects to solve crimes and other mysteries. We meet forensic entomologist Dallas Bishop. Audio

Audio forensics specialist Philip Harrison of JP French Associates can use the background hum coming from the mains electricity network to work out if audio recordings are fake or not. Audio