Contains strong language.

Crime Next Door
The Playground Murder
1. Bad Blood
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19 October 2026
Available for over a year
On the 10th of April 1991, Diane Watson and Barbara Glover stand in the middle of a school playground, surrounded by a circle of children. Barbara has come armed with a knife. Why?
Written and produced by Audrey Gillan and Laurence Cook
Series Editor: Shelley Jofre
Commissioner: Heather Kane Darling
Head of Audio for BBC Scotland: Victoria Easton-Riley
Legal Advisor: Ros McInnes
Editorial Policy Advisor: Nikki O’Donnell
Assistant Producer: Jax Sinclair
Original music, sound design and mixing: Joel Cox
Series Producer: Laurence Cook
Archive Sources:
Hugh Grant: Taking on The Tabloids – Channel 4 (02:50)
The Leveson Inquiry.



