British Scandal

How to kill a shark to stay alive - Knox-Johnston on what it took to win the Golden Globe | 4

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the only sailor to finish the Golden Globe Race. When he returned home after ten months at sea, he donated his winnings to...

The Race to Ruin | The Game is Over | 3

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just two competitors are left in the Golden Globe race, and Donald is one of them. In fact, he's the frontrunner. But it's all a lie: Donald has been ...

The Race to Ruin | Deep Water | 2

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As he gets further into the Golden Globe race, Donald Crowhurst realises he's in trouble. He has not brought the right supplies, his boat is not water...

The Race to Ruin | Round the World | 1

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and actor Hugh Dennis joins Alice Levine on a race around the world. It’s the 1960s, and businessman, inventor and dreamer Donald Crowhurst...

The Fake Sheikh | Interview - Reporter Christine Hart on playing the Fake Sheikh’s wife | 4

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Hart watched Mazher Mahmood at close range. As a fellow investigative reporter at News of the World in the 90s and 00s, she played roles inc...

The Fake Sheikh | Downfall | 3

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mazher Mahmood goes glam for his next undercover persona: Bollywood film producer. His latest victim is singer and X Factor judge, Tulisa. But when Tu...

The Fake Sheikh | Mahmood Unmasked | 2

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mahmood’s status as king of the sting is under threat. Phone hacking is a new tool that’s cheaper and easier than his elaborate ruses. So he doubl...

The Fake Sheikh | From Robes to Riches | 1

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Actress, comedian and podcaster Emily Lloyd-Saini joins Alice Levine on a journey to London’s Fleet Street. It's the 1980s and young Mazher Mahmood ...

The Krays | Interview - The Krays' barrister, Nemone Lethbridge | 4

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Levine heads to the Krays' heartland of North-East London to meet Nemone Lethbridge, who defended the twins in court. Nemone tells us why she ne...

The Krays | We've Not Been Angels | 3

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Kray twins have run riot in London’s criminal underworld for over a decade. So far they’ve felt untouchable. But with a new detective on their...

The Krays | The Firm Unlimited | 2

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Krays are gaining influence in the London gang scene and getting rich in the process. Working together, their bond feels unbreakable. Until one da...

The Krays | The Boys of Bethnal Green | 1

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Alice Levine on a trip to the East End of London is comedian Phil Wang. It's the 1950s and the unruly Kray twins are tired of spending their d...

The Aitken Affair | Interview - Journalist David Leigh on uncovering Aitken | 4

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Delaney and Alice Levine sit down with the reporter at the heart of our story, David Leigh. Leigh takes us inside the explosive investigation that...

The Aitken Affair | Face the Music | 3

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Aitken has created an intricate web of lies, and now he’s placed his own family at the centre of it. If the truth is uncovered, he risks lo...

The Aitken Affair | Lies Under Oath | 2

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The editor of The Guardian has had a tip-off which, if true, is huge: that the cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is accepting money from senior Saudis....

The Aitken Affair | A Self-Made Man | 1

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With Matt Forde taking some time away from the microphone, comedian and actor Rob Delaney joins Alice Levine to take listeners inside a story of polit...

The Cannabis King | Interview - Julian Peto, close friend of Howard Marks | 4

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice sit down with old friend of the notorious drug smuggler, Julian Peto. The pair met as denim-clad Oxford students with long hair and a d...

The Cannabis King | The Comedown | 3

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Marks is living a life of luxury in the Mediterranean. But he’s being watched. A federal agent is tapping his phone and following his every m...

The Cannabis King | Bonnie and Clyde | 2

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Marks has just imported enough Colombian weed to get every person in the UK stoned. He’s at the peak of his trafficking career and he’s nev...

The Cannabis King | The High Life | 1

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's 1964 and a young Oxford student called Howard Marks develops a habit that will define the course his life. At first, cannabis is simply his escap...

Disney+ presents: Wags at War (Sponsored) | 1

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special one-off episode, Matt and Alice explore the celebrity saga that gripped the nation. No, it's not Matt Hancock's appearance on I'm a Ce...

Encore: The Hitler Diaries | Interview - Bestselling author Robert Harris | 4

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to Robert Harris, bestselling writer and author of the definitive account of the scandal, 'Selling Hitler'. He tells us why Hitle...

Encore: The Hitler Diaries | Hoaxed | 3

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The stories around the diaries and their authenticity begin to unravel. Streams of people have their reputations and their livelihoods on the line. Wh...

Encore: The Hitler Diaries | Hitler for Sale | 2

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Excited by the prospect of the diaries being real, Rupert Murdoch sends famed historian Hugh Trevor-Roper to verify them. Everything is riding on his ...

Encore: The Hitler Diaries | Operation Green Vault | 1

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Gerd Heidemann is searching for his next story for Stern magazine when the scoop of the century lands in his lap. But is it too good to be ...

Liz Truss | Alastair Campbell and Joe Lycett on 1 year since Truss | 4

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alastair Campbell - the spin doctor-turned-podcaster - tells Matt and Alice speak why he thinks Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were a “lethal combinat...

Liz Truss | Liz vs Lettuce | 3

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng hit the ground running, scheming ways to revolutionise the government and the economy. But after they announce their shak...

Liz Truss | Hitting The Ground | 2

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Truss’ star is rising in the Conservative party after both Theresa May and Boris Johnson place her at the heart of their cabinets. And when thin...

Liz Truss | The Turnip Taliban | 1

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For as long as she can remember, Mary Elizabeth Truss has been determined to make her mark on British politics. And now it's finally within reach. She...

Encore: The Canoe Con | Dead Man Walking | 3

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Darwin decides to come back from the dead and journalists begin to investigate his mysterious disappearance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Encore: The Canoe Con | El Dorado | 2

22 Aug 2023

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The Darwins trick the police into thinking John’s dead and decide they need to flee the country.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...

Encore: The Canoe Con | Missing | 1

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

The Crowded Marriage | Operation PB | 3

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Charles no longer has to live a lie. His divorce with Diana is finalised and his relationship with Camilla is out in the open. But there’s a ...

The Crowded Marriage | Camillagate | 2

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Diana isn’t happy, and she refuses to stay quiet about it any longer. Putting on a brave face for her royal duties is pushing her to the very brink....

The Crowded Marriage | Fred and Gladys | 1

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As England’s future king, Prince Charles knows all too well what’s expected of him: find a virgin bride and fulfil the duties assigned to him at b...

Death of a Rolling Stone | Interview - Prince Stash, close friend of Brian Jones | 4

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice sit down with close friend of Brian Jones, Prince Stash Klossowski de Rola. A fellow musician and socialite at the centre of London’s...

Death of a Rolling Stone | A Mysterious Death | 3

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a difficult few years, things are looking up for Brian Jones. A trip to Morocco opens a whole new world of musical inspiration, and then there’...

Death of a Rolling Stone | Love and Other Drugs | 2

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Rolling Stones are riding high, topping charts and playing stadiums across the world. But backstage, the relationship between Keith Richards and B...

Death of a Rolling Stone | Who's The Leader? | 1

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Jones wants to be a famous blues musician. The only problem is, he hasn’t got a band. When he meets talented upstarts Keith Richards and Mick ...

Oscar Wilde | Interview - Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland | 4

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to Oscar Wilde's only grandchild, Merlin Holland, who has spent more than four decades researching his grandfather's life. He tel...

Oscar Wilde | Exile | 3

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar Wilde’s reputation is in tatters. His books have been pulled from the printers, his name erased from theatre productions. There's still time t...

Oscar Wilde | The Peer and The Poet | 2

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar Wilde is making waves in London’s literary scene, but he’s heading for disaster. He's been publicly outed by his gay lover’s father, Lord ...

Oscar Wilde | Bosie | 1

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s 1891 and Oscar Wilde’s star is rising. His book, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, is a bestseller, and his first West End play is about to o...

Gazza | Interview | 4

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to Linda Lusardi, former Page 3 model and close friend of Paul Gascoigne. She takes us inside the highs of their raucous nights o...

Gazza | Game Over | 3

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Hoddle has a decision to make. As the England team's new manager, it’s time to select his 1998 World Cup squad. Include Gazza, and he’ll hav...

Gazza | Tabloid Dream | 2

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Paul Gascoigne steps out with his new girlfriend, Sheryl, interest in his personal life soars, and the Press takes advantage. Gazza’s alcohol-f...

Gazza | Gazzamania | 1

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne has ever wanted to do is play football. So when he’s taken on by Newcastle United, he’s determined to impress. His exce...

The Cambridge Spies | Interview | 4

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt sit down with biographer Andrew Lownie, who spent over 30 years researching Guy Burgess and spoke to over one hundred people who knew h...

The Cambridge Spies | The Third Man | 3

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Philby’s job is to uncover other people’s secrets. But now, his oldest friend is on the verge of exposing his own. As two other Cambridge spie...

The Cambridge Spies | The Volkov Affair | 2

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Philby and Guy Burgess are at the height of their power, working as double agents for the Soviet Union. But while their careers are going from str...

The Cambridge Spies | From Students to Spies | 1

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Philby and Guy Burgess are two Cambridge students with a shared purpose: fighting fascism. When they’re introduced to a KGB recruiter in the 193...

The Great Train Robbery | Interview | 4

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt speak to Colin Mackenzie, the tenacious reporter who managed to track down train robber, Ronnie Biggs, after he escaped prison. A Fleet...

The Great Train Robbery | Cat and Mouse | 3

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Reynolds is rich. But he’s also a wanted man. An entire nation wants to know where he is. But there's one person who wants to find him more th...

The Great Train Robbery | Sitting Ducks | 2

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cracks are showing in Bruce Reynolds' 16-man crew and the farm where they’ve been hiding out is a pressure cooker. But today's the day they plan to ...

The Great Train Robbery | The Ulsterman | 1

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Reynolds is a master of the criminal trade. Canny, well-dressed and suave, he’s transcended his humble origins by taking advantage of London’...

Jeremy Thorpe | Interview | 5

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt talk to Norman Scott, the man at the very heart of our story, whose chance meeting with Jeremy Thorpe in 1961 would lead to an attempt ...

Jeremy Thorpe | Opening The Closet | 4

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If Jeremy Thorpe’s plan had worked, Norman Scott would now be permanently silenced. But he’s alive and able to tell the world about their affair a...

Jeremy Thorpe | Shoot The Dog | 3

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Thorpe’s star has risen. As Liberal Party leader, he’s busy tackling the problems of 1970s Britain. But there’s a distraction. Norman Sco...

Jeremy Thorpe | The Go-Between | 2

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Thorpe's political career is on the up. But his personal life is threatening to bring him down. He is one of the brightest stars in Westminster...

Jeremy Thorpe | Simply Heaven | 1

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ambitious Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe has a secret. He's got his eye on a handsome but troubled young stable boy. But in 1960s Britain, homosexuality is ...

Encore: Archer | Interview | 4

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt talk to Adam Raphael, an author and journalist who, in 1987, was subpoenaed to give evidence for The Daily Star in Archer’s libel tri...

Wondery Presents: Frozen Head

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you...

Encore: Archer | From the Penthouse to the Jailhouse | 3

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer is running for London Mayor and he thinks he can win. But is his web of lies about to unravel?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

Encore: Archer | Mary Vs Monica | 2

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer takes the witness stand in the libel trial of the century. He has two false alibis and a forged diary to help him prove he never slept ...

Encore: Archer | Lord of the Lies | 1

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer is a young and up and coming Tory politician. He dreams of becoming Prime Minister. But what happens when a newspaper accuses him of pa...

The Ballad of Yoko and John | Interview | 4

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice talk to Dan Richter, friend and live-in assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the 1970s. An American who, in his own words, “came ...

The Ballad of Yoko and John | The End | 3

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After the Beatles break up, John's addictions and his bitter jealousy of Paul McCartney threaten to rip his life, and relationship with Yoko, apart. W...

The Ballad of Yoko and John | All You Need Is Love | 2

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Lennon is mesmerized by the strange, thrilling artist Yoko Ono. He has never experienced a collaboration like this with anyone. Not even Paul. Bu...

The Ballad of Yoko and John | Julia | 1

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Lennon has a dream - to make music. So when he enlists George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to join his band The Quarrymen, he feels l...

Boris Johnson | Interview | 6

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to Sonia Purnell, journalist and author of 'Just Boris: A Tale of Blonde Ambition'. She shares her memories of her time working w...

Boris Johnson | Them's The Breaks | 5

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Partygate story has broken, and it spells disaster for Boris - now, he has to fight for everything he's worked so hard to achieve. But with new sc...

Boris Johnson | Winner Takes It All | 4

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Teflon PM has successfully delivered Brexit, but his newfound power is threatened by in-fighting between his closest allies. And when Boris faces ...

Boris Johnson | Leave Means Leave | 3

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Boris has never been more popular as he leads the successful Leave campaign during the Brexit referendum. He couldn't be in a stronger position to bec...

Boris Johnson | Mayor On A Zipwire | 2

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's 2008: Boris is vying for the role of Mayor of London, all the while keeping the top job in his sights. Despite blunders in Beijing, a tumultuous ...

Boris Johnson | Who's The Blondest? | 1

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has one goal: to be king of the world. After all, everyone tells him he's capable of it - his dysfunctional parents...

The Queen of Clean | Interview | 4

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to David Dimbleby, one of the BBC's most illustrious broadcasters. David reflects on his early years at the BBC, when Mary Whiteh...

The Queen of Clean | Yes, Prime Minister | 3

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mary finds an ally in the most powerful person in the country - Margaret Thatcher. But how long will their allegiance last?Listen early and ad free wi...

The Queen of Clean | Courting Disaster | 2

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mary’s fight moves beyond television to remodeling the whole moral outlook of Britain – via the courtroom. But when she targets the gay community,...

The Queen of Clean | No Sex, Please! | 1

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1960s, a housewife from Birmingham is shocked by the changing tide of culture, and decides to do something about it. Mary Whitehouse goes...

The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Interview | 4

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt speak to Julian Hayes, John Stonehouse's grand-nephew and author of 'Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy'. They discuss the al...

The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Twister Returns | 3

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John makes a daring escape - little does he know, police across the world are piecing together his bizarre disappearance. Soon, John's lies and decept...

The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Missing Presumed Dead | 2

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As John's political, marital and financial woes spiral, he's desperate to find an escape route. Then he reads a book and has a crazy idea...Listen ear...

The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Agent Twister | 1

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Stonehouse is one of the most promising young Labour politicians in England - handsome and charismatic, with the political background to match. B...

Abdication | Interview | 4

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt interview literary agent and biographer Andrew Lownie, author of 'Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile'. He talks abo...

Abdication | The Traitor King | 3

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the late 1930’s, with England turning their back on their former King and World War II looming, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor face an existenti...

Abdication | The Decision | 2

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When King Edward VIII announces his intentions to marry Wallis Simpson, politicians, his people and his own family are clear; it's Wallis or the crown...

Abdication | Wally | 1

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, Edward, meets the twice-divorced ‘poor relation’ of Baltimore aristocracy, he’s captivated ...

Hitler Diaries | Interview | 4

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice speak to Robert Harris, best-selling writer and author of the definitive account of the scandal, 'Selling Hitler'. They discuss the sca...

Hitler Diaries | Hoaxed | 3

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The stories around the diaries and their authenticity begin to unravel. For all the people who have their reputations and their livelihoods on the lin...

Hitler Diaries | Hitler for Sale | 2

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Excited by the prospect of the diaries being real, Rupert Murdoch sends famed historian Hugh Trevor-Roper to verify them. However, as doubts and press...

Hitler Diaries | Operation Green Vault | 1

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Gerd Heidemann is searching for his next story for Stern magazine when the scoop of the century lands in his lap. But is it too good to be ...

Hatton Garden | Interview | 4

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice talk to Martin Brunt, crime correspondent for Sky News. He was the first reporter to reach Hatton Garden after the break in and charted...

Hatton Garden | The Diamond Wheezers | 3

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It seems Reader and his crew have met their match in the form of Detective Sergeant Jamie Day. In a dramatic game of cat and mouse, will 'The Diamond ...

Hatton Garden | The Cabinet | 2

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reader and his gang of pensioners make it all the way to the vault but are thwarted at the last minute. Will they walk from the job or come back the n...

Hatton Garden | The Plan | 1

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Reader has a dream – to pull off the biggest burglary in British history. But he can never quite find the right crew to do it. But then he bec...

Archer | Interview | 4

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alice and Matt talk to Adam Raphael. He's an author and a journalist and in 1987 he was subpoenaed to give evidence for The Daily Star in Archer’s l...

Archer | From the Penthouse to the Jailhouse | 3

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer is running for London Mayor and he thinks he can win. But is his web of lies about to come undone?Listen early and ad free with Wondery...

Archer | Mary Vs Monica | 2

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer takes the witness stand in the libel trial of the century. He has two false alibis and a forged diary to help him prove he never slept ...

Archer | Lord of the Lies | 1

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Archer is a young and up and coming Tory politician. He dreams of becoming Prime Minister. But what happens when a newspaper accuses him of pa...

Spy Cops | Interview | 4

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Alice talk to Alison. She tells the story of meeting a fellow activist called Mark Cassidy and falling in love. Little did she know he was in...