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Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week

Pick of the week In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast Despite the title, Maxine Peake's new podcast is not about political solidarity or social unity; instead, it focuses on one of the UK's most baffling, controversial and destructive laws. Joint enterprise has resulted in many people being imprisoned for serious crimes they didn't actually commit. Here, Peake speaks to activists, criminal barristers, MPs and those convicted in order to better understand the law's flaws. Rachel Aroesti Widely available, all episodes out now The Mangione Trial View image in fullscreen Conspiracy theories … Luigi Mangione appears in court for a hearing in February. Photograph: Steven Hirsch/AP New episodes of this series are being released in line with developments in the case of the alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione. The story of a six-year-old's costly medical treatment is sure to shock those who aren't au fait with the US healthcare system, while a new instalment on Wednesday examines conspiracy theories. Hannah J Davies BBC Sounds, out now; further episodes on Wednesday 30 April Uncovering Roots A new run of Zila Demirjian and Maxim Saakyan's history show dedicated to untold stories from south-west Asia and north Africa. 'It feels like stepping into a memory … or maybe a dream,' says Demirjian of Aleppo's Baron Hotel, once a cultural and social hub frequented by Agatha Christie, now abandoned and frozen in time. HJD Widely available, episodes weekly Studio Radicals View image in fullscreen Musical visions … sound engineer Marta Salogni. Photograph: Handout Marta Salogni has worked with Depeche Mode and FKA twigs, and sees herself as a translator who brings their musical visions to life. In this rich series from journalist Kate Hutchinson and audio company dCS, the record producer and other leading women in the industry dissect their creative processes. HJD Widely available, episodes weekly skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to What's On Free weekly newsletter Get the best TV reviews, news and features in your inbox every Monday Enter your email address Sign up Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy . We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Legacy: Stalin Another series of the podcast that reappraises the lives of figures from history. Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan turn their attention to Joseph Stalin to ask whether we should consider more than just the bad stuff (and, well, there really is a lot of it isn't there, from gulags and purges to the millions who died during Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union). HJD Widely available, episodes weekly from Wednesday 30 April