If you’ve been fascinated by some of the jobs of your favourite TV characters, we’ve rounded up a few podcast recommendations for you:
Bones
Character: “Bones”
Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan is a forensic anthropologist, who investigates bones and human remains at crime scenes to help solve murder cases.
Episode: FORENSICS: What to do if you find a body
Professor Samantha Rowbotham is a forensic anthropologist. She has an intimate understanding of bones and human remains, and how they can help solve crimes.
Character: Hodgins
Dr. Jonathan “Jack” Stanley Hodgins is a forensic entomologist. He is known as the “bug and slime guy”, and determines the time of death by examining insect activity.
Episode: FORENSICS: The Body in the Carpet
Dr Paola Magni is a forensic entomologist who uses insects and other small creatures to help solve murders, suspicious deaths and cold cases.
Law & Order SVU
Character: Olivia Benson
Olivia Benson has been a senior Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant and eventually Captain of the Special Victims Unit at the NYPD. She investigates sexual offenses.
Episode: DETECTIVES: The lifelong impact of investigating sex crimes
Narelle Fraser worked as a Detective in the Sex Crimes Squad, where she investigated child exploitation. She looked into the minds and behaviours of perpetrators of sexual crimes.
Castle
Character: Detective Beckett
Katherine Houghton “Kate” Beckett is an NYPD Captain in charge of the 12th Precinct, after being promoted from homicide detective.
Episode: DETECTIVES: Uncovering a multi-million dollar organised crime syndicate
Yvette Erskine spent over a decade with the Tasmanian Police, serving as a Detective in the Criminal Investigation Branch.
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