British Scandal
Episodes
Spy Cops | The Other Women | 3
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy has finally exposed Mark for being an undercover police officer. But when she finds out she isn't his only victim she joins a crusade to take down...
Spy Cops | The Truth | 2
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark moves back in with Amy. But why is he acting so strangely? And what's up with the extra phone she finds in his glovebox.Listen early and ad free ...
Spy Cops | Undercover | 1
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Kennedy joins a secretive undercover police unit investigating left-wing political groups. But what happens when he gets in too deep?Listen early...
Maxwell | Interview | 5
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Alice talk to Roy Greenslade. He edited the Daily Mirror when Maxwell was the owner. He talks about what it was like to have Maxwell as a bos...
Maxwell | Legacy Of Lies | 4
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell is dead. But how did he die? Was it suicide, an accident or even something more sinister? And will his children ever be able to overcom...
Maxwell | Downfall | 3
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell's enemies are circling. Can he outrun them or will the Maxwell empire finally come crashing to the ground?Listen early and ad free with...
Maxwell | Mirror Man | 2
15 Mar 2022
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Robert Maxwell buys Britain's second biggest tabloid. Will it help him defeat his rival Rupert Murdoch and give him the power and prestige he's always...
Maxwell | The Outsider | 1
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Maxwell builds himself up from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Britain. But can he defeat his ultimate rival – the British ...
The Coughing Major | Interview | 4
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alice and Matt interview the playwright James Graham. He wrote a hit play and tv show about the Ingrams. He talks about what it was like meeting the n...
The Coughing Major | From Riches To Rags | 3
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles and Diana celebrate winning a million. But their lives are about to be broken apart when the police come knocking at their door.Listen early a...
The Coughing Major | In The Hot Seat | 2
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles is in the hot seat but everyone thinks he will lose early. Little do the production staff or the audience know he has a secret strategy to win...
The Coughing Major | Let's Play Millionaire | 1
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Ingram is obsessed with tv quizzes. So obsessed she persuades her reluctant husband – army Major Charles Ingram – to try for the Who Wants T...
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | Interview | 5
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alice and Matt talk to journalist and author Luke Harding about what The Litvinenko Affair means today. Luke Harding is a foreign correspondent with t...
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | The Russian Runaround | 4
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Litvinenko investigation moves to Moscow. If British police want to interview their chief suspects, they’ll need to get co-operation from the Ru...
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | The Polonium Trail | 3
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Police at Scotland Yard realise they’re not only dealing with the murder of one man…London is facing a full scale nuclear incident.Listen early an...
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | The Mysterious Edwin Carter | 2
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Sasha fights a mysterious illness, time is running out for the police to get crucial information about his attackers. The race is on to find out wh...
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | Poisoned | 1
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko flees Moscow to live in exile in London, but he doesn’t know Russian agents are moving against him and there ...
Lord Lucan | Interview | 4
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice and Matt talk to Sandra Rivett's son Neil Berriman. He tells them about his decade long mission to get justice for his murdered mother.See Priva...
Lord Lucan | The Closed Circle | 3
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the murder of Sandra Rivett the police start hunting for Lord Lucan. Little do they know it's not just Lucan working against them but Britain's ...
Lord Lucan | Murder In Belgravia | 2
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After walking out on his wife, Lord Lucan has only one goal in mind – to gain custody of his children. But when Veronica fights back, he realizes he...
Lord Lucan | Born Lucky | 1
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Lucan and Veronica fall in love. But soon his gambling and her mental health problems threaten their blissful life.See Privacy Policy at https://...
Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | Interview | 5
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Mclaren's biographer Paul Gorman talks to us about Mclaren's legacy and what it was like meeting the man back in the 1970s.See Privacy Policy ...
Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | Sid And Nancy | 4
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With John gone Malcolm tries to make Sid the new lead singer. What he doesn't realise is Sid and Nancy's drug addiction and dependency is about to lea...
Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | A Common Enemy | 3
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sex Pistols behaviour becomes more and more erratic and Malcolm Mclaren makes a drastic decision to try and keep the band together.See Privacy Pol...
Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | God Save The Queen | 2
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Mclaren tries to rock the British establishment by releasing the Sex Pistols shocking new single on the day of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. O...
Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | The Wrong John | 1
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Mclaren is bored of his life running a clothes store. And so he decides to try and set up a band – a band, he hopes, who will rock the Briti...
The Canoe Con | Interview: Tony Hutchinson | 4
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the Superintendent who led the police investigation into John and Anne DarwinListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, bi...
The Canoe Con | Dead Man Walking | 3
18 Oct 2021
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John Darwin decides to come back from the dead and journalists begin to investigate his mysterious disappearance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
The Canoe Con | El Dorado | 2
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Darwins trick the police into thinking John’s dead and decide they need to flee the country.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for excl...
The Canoe Con | Missing | 1
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for ex...
The Profumo Affair | Interview: Seymour Platt | 6
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Keeler’s son Seymour Platt joins us to talk about the impact the scandal had on his mum. He also talks about his campaign for her to be pa...
The Profumo Affair | A Man Without Morals | 5
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A public inquiry into the Profumo affair gets underway, while Stephen Ward’s trial at the Old Bailey begins.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wonde...
The Profumo Affair | Get Stephen | 4
13 Sep 2021
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The British establishment turn against Stephen Ward.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free list...
The Profumo Affair | War Games | 3
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Profumo goes to desperate measures to save his political career, while Stephen Ward tries to stop Christine Keeler selling her story.Listen ad fr...
The Profumo Affair | The Smoking Gun | 2
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Keeler goes from one risky affair to another – with dangerous consequences.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, bin...
The Profumo Affair | Sex, Lies and Spies | 1
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nineteen year old showgirl Christine Keeler meets the cabinet minister John Profumo at a high society pool party. It’s the beginning of their scanda...
Breaking Barings | Interview: John Gapper | 4
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can one man bring down a bank? Financial Times journalist John Gapper covered the Nick Leeson story at the time and co-wrote All That Gl...
Breaking Barings | On the Run | 3
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Barings Bank discover their most successful trader has left them penniless. The hunt is on to find Nick Leeson.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wond...
Breaking Barings | In the Pit | 2
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The losses in Nick Leeson’s secret account start to get out of hand. It means he needs to start taking even more risks.Listen ad free with Wondery+....
Breaking Barings | Under The Water | 1
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Leeson rises through the ranks of Barings Bank. When he moves to run the Singapore office, he notices a weakness in the system.Listen ad free wit...
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Phone Hacking Today: Nick Davies Interview | 5
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The journalist who broke the phone hacking story, Nick Davies joins Alice and Matt to talk about its legacy today. In 2011, Nick Davies reported the k...
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | The Media On Trial | 4
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face difficult questions in court. Will justice be done? And how will the inquiry affect the future of Britain’s med...
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Death Of A Tabloid | 3
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The news breaks that murder victim Milly Dowler was hacked. It sparks a public outcry. Rebekah Brooks fights to hold on to her job while Rupert Murdoc...
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Turning The Screws | 2
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson become part of the British power elite. The victims of hacking start fighting back.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join ...
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | The Dark Arts | 1
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two ambitious journalists Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson rise through the ranks of The News Of The World - Britain’s biggest sunday tabloid. But th...
The Sexed Up Dossier | The Legacy of Iraq Today - Interview with Steve Richards | 4
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice and Matt talk to journalist Steve Richards about the impact of the sexed up dossier row and its legacy today. Steve Richards covered the Blair p...
The Sexed Up Dossier | The Inquiry | 3
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Hutton Inquiry investigates Dr Kelly’s death. The government’s battle with the media comes to a head. Who can the public trust to tell the tru...
The Sexed Up Dossier | Harrowdown Hill | 2
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After tough questioning in Houses of Parliament, UN Weapons Inspector David Kelly goes missing.`Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclus...
The Sexed Up Dossier | 45 Minutes From Doom | 1
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
UN Weapons Inspector David Kelly gets caught in the middle of a controversy over the British case for the Iraq War. He battles to save his reputation ...
The Litvinenko Affair | Londongrad Today - Interview with Luke Harding | 5
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice and Matt talk to journalist and author Luke Harding about what The Litvinenko Affair means today. Luke Harding is a foreign correspondent with t...
The Litvinenko Affair | The Russian Runaround | 4
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Litvinenko investigation moves to Moscow. If British police want to interview their chief suspects, they’ll need to get co-operation from the Ru...
The Litvinenko Affair | The Polonium Trail | 3
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Police at Scotland Yard realise they’re not only dealing with the murder of one man…London is facing a full scale nuclear incident.Listen ad free ...
The Litvinenko Affair | The Mysterious Edwin Carter | 2
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Sashais dying of a mysterious illness, time is running out for the police to get crucial information about his attackers. The race is on to find ou...
The Litvinenko Affair | Poisoned | 1
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our four part series, Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko flees Moscow to live in exile in London, but he doesn’t know Ru...
Introducing British Scandal
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of history. ...