True crime documentaries really exploded as soon as everyone fell in love with Serial but they've been around for a lot longer than that. They interest us because they're frightening - and real - and, admit it, you like to terrify yourself just a little bit, but you also like to play the role of couch judge, couch jury and couch executioner.

Here are some of the best True Crime documentaries we've come across.

There's never been a better time to get into true crime; especially if you also happen to enjoy podcasts. With scores of quality audio programmes produced each year, even the most voracious listener is spoiled for choice. Here are four of the best from 2017 that every self-respecting TC enthusiast needs to catch up on.

2017 has been a powerhouse year for high quality podcasts. So whether you're looking for something new, or need to play catch up, here are some of the best that the year has to offer. And they're not all true crime!

The holiday season can be a saccharine overload - consider the case of heiress Sunny von Bulow, who fell into a comatose state from which she'd never wake following a 1982 Christmas celebration. Authorities accused her husband Claus of attempting to murder her by injecting her with insulin. Claus maintained that Sunny had, like so many of us during the holiday festivities, merely overindulged - in her case with an eggnog/barbiturate cocktail.

One jury found Claus guilty. Another found him innocent. Sunny died, still in a coma, in 2008. A very good movie, Reversal of Fortune, was made about the whole thing. It's a much better movie than Love Actually, Miracle on 34th Street, or any other Christmas movie I can think of except maybe Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.