Trial By Error: The Aarushi Files
{{Short description|Indian true crime podcast}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = Trial By Error: The Aarushi Files
| image = Trial By Error The Aarushi Files Podcast Cover Art.jpg
| alt = The Official Podcast Cover Art
| host = Nishita Jha
| genre = Investigative Audio Drama
| writer = Nishita Jha
| language = English
| length = 20 minutes
| audio format = MP3
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| began = 1 May 2016
| ended = 10 July 2016
| provider = Arre
| website = {{URL|https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/}}
}}
Trial by Error: The Aarushi Files is an investigative audio drama podcast series that covers the Noida double murder case.
Content
The podcast is an eight-part series co-written and hosted by journalist Nishita Jha.{{cite news|last1=Naskar|first1=Srija|date=7 May 2016|title=Crime Podcast Delves Deep Into the Aarushi Murder Case|language=en-IN|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|publisher=India News|url=http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/people/4422-crime-podcast-delves-deep-aarushi-murder-case|url-status=live|accessdate=18 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095013/http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/people/4422-crime-podcast-delves-deep-aarushi-murder-case|archive-date=11 November 2017}} Adapted from Avirook Sen's book Aarushi,{{cite web|last=|first=|date=8 May 2016|title=We Won't Forget Aarushi|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier/17210159|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509105317/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier/17210159|archive-date=9 May 2016|accessdate=18 May 2016|website=Mid-Day|publisher=Jagran Prakashan Limited|language=en-IN}} the podcast narrates the unfolding of the Noida double murder case and its subsequent investigation in the format of interviews and thematic discussions.{{Cite news|last=Desai|first=Phalguni|date=May 2016|title=Investigation by Podcast, One Episode at a Time|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|publisher=THG Publishing PVT|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/investigation-by-podcast-one-episode-at-a-time/article8631231.ece|url-status=live|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522043332/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/investigation-by-podcast-one-episode-at-a-time/article8631231.ece|archive-date=22 May 2016|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|last=Tuli|first=Aanchal|date=24 June 2017|title=5 Amazing Podcasts You Should Be Listening to Every Day|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/5-amazing-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to-every-day/story-zyig93B5XSMZ5mrh3IgxgK.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101010834/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/5-amazing-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to-every-day/story-zyig93B5XSMZ5mrh3IgxgK.html|archive-date=1 January 2021|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Hindustan Times|publisher=HT Media Limited|language=en-IN}} The first episode aired on 1 May 2016 and has since aired weekly.{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=Rohini|date=17 April 2016|title='Trial by Error': Aarushi Talwar Case Is Reconstructed in New 'Serial'-Like Podcast|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/trial-by-error-aarushi-talwar-case-is-reconstructed-in-new-serial-like-podcast-2732876.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715113612/http://www.firstpost.com/india/trial-by-error-aarushi-talwar-case-is-reconstructed-in-new-serial-like-podcast-2732876.html|archive-date=15 July 2019|accessdate=18 May 2016|website=Firstpost|publisher=Network18 Media|language=en-IN}} The series is produced by New Delhi-based film-making collective Jamun and is aired by digital content company, Arré, and music streaming service Saavn.{{Cite news|last=Iyer|first=Karthekayan|date=1 May 2016|title=Saavn Now Has Original Podcasts, Want to Change Radio in India|language=en-IN|work=The Indian Express|publisher=Indian Express Group|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/saavns-original-programming-series-aims-to-change-radio-forever-2778974/|url-status=live|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214043940/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/saavns-original-programming-series-aims-to-change-radio-forever-2778974/}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 April 2016|title=Saavn launches original programming to grow from music service to entertainment platform|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2016/04/saavn-launches-original-programming-to-grow-from-music-service-to-entertainment-platform/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409204447/https://bestmediainfo.com/2016/04/saavn-launches-original-programming-to-grow-from-music-service-to-entertainment-platform/|archive-date=9 April 2016|access-date=2 February 2021|website=Best Media Info|publisher=Best Media Info Bureau|language=en-IN}}{{Cite web|last=Bahirwani|first=Krishna|date=11 April 2016|title=Saavn Launches Original Programming|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/report-saavn-launches-original-programming-2200622|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206182732/https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/report-saavn-launches-original-programming-2200622|archive-date=6 February 2021|access-date=6 February 2021|website=DNA India|publisher=Diligent Media Corporation|language=en-IN}}
Episodes
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| style="background-color: #AC1B1D;" | # ! style="background-color: #AC1B1D;" | Title ! style="background-color: #AC1B1D;" | Length (minutes:seconds) ! style="background-color: #AC1B1D;" | Original release date {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Rumours |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|5|1|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=20|s=07}} |ShortSummary="This episode examines how rumours tainted the investigation."{{Cite web|title=Episode 1 {{!}} Rumours|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/rumours-trial-by-error-the-aarushi-files/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304162710/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/rumours-trial-by-error-the-aarushi-files/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=The Others |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|5|8|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=18|s=55}} |ShortSummary="Suspicion turned to Hemraj when Aarushi was found dead, but when Hemraj's body was discovered, it became a closed-door mystery." |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=Tafteesh |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|5|15|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=20|s=28}} |ShortSummary="Talwar house was a treasure trove of clues. Everything the investigators needed, was right there. But all was overlooked or botched."{{Cite web|title=Episode 3 {{!}} Tafteesh|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-3-tafteesh/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304154900/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-3-tafteesh/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=CBI Team 1 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|5|22|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=19|s=36}} |ShortSummary="CBI takes over and tries to make sense out of the botched investigation. Another mystery unfolds and soon after, they are replaced."{{Cite web|title=Episode 4 {{!}} CBI Team 1|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-4-cbi-team-1/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142704/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-4-cbi-team-1/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=CBI Team 2 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|5|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=21|s=37}} |ShortSummary="The CBI Team 2 was not interested in finding new evidence. Instead, they went back to UP Police's investigation."{{Cite web|title=Episode 5 {{!}} CBI Team 2|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-5-cbi-team-2/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118173736/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-5-cbi-team-2/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=The Scoop |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|12|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=24|s=17}} |ShortSummary="Aarushi's mother did not cry while on an interview. Hence the Noida murders became a source of entertainment instead of just news."{{Cite web|title=Episode 6 {{!}} The Scoop|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-6-scoop/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213165806/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-6-scoop/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=In Court |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|19|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=22|s=34}} |ShortSummary="Inconclusive CBI report, dubious witnesses and mystery of pillowcases: The trial of the murders was as strange as the case had been."{{Cite web|title=Episode 7 {{!}} In Court|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-7-court/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213165809/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-7-court/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=Today |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|7|10|df=y}} |Aux1={{Duration|m=22|s=55}} |ShortSummary="Justice has formally been served in the Aarushi-Hemraj case. But even a cursory look at it today reveals the cracks in the system."{{Cite web|title=Episode 8 {{!}} Today|url=https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-8-today/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Arré|language=en|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205033433/https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/episode-8-today/|url-status=live}} |LineColor=AC1B1D }} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.arre.co.in/series/aarushi/}}
Category:Works about unsolved crimes