In Detail...
Episodes
6. Requiem
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen plots Viraj’s escape from Sri Lanka and finds a new home for them both in Germany.A new posting in Yorkshire proves troubling for Father John....
5. Back to Sri Lanka
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Viraj is deported to Sri Lanka despite his supporters’ best efforts to stop the plane.One friend, Charlie Baker, is determined to show the world the...
4. The Raid
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Viraj and his supporters’ worst nightmare comes true when Greater Manchester Police carry out a dawn raid on the church and take him away.Father Joh...
3. Under Attack
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tempers fray and the church is attacked. In a fiery sermon, Father John says the Church trumps the State and Viraj is staying.The Viraj Mendis Defence...
2. Inside the Sanctuary
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Viraj imprisons himself in the Manchester Church and doesn’t step a foot outside. He lives in the vestry and forms a bond with Father John and his f...
1. Viraj and the Vicar
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, Sri Lankan Viraj Mendis faces imminent deportation and seeks the ancient rite of Sanctuary in the Ascension Church in Hulme, Greater Manchest...
Trailer
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Sri Lankan man begs for sanctuary in a church in 1986. Viraj Mendis says he faces death if sent back to his home country. Father John Methuen protec...
7. End of Days
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-Jesus Army members unite in finding their freedom, rebuilding their identity and speaking their truth.For information and support on issues covered...
6. Sins of the Flesh
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands mourn and a new generation takes control.Meanwhile criminal confessions about troubling abuse claims are ignored by elders and the pressure ...
5. Judas
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Troubling revelations, a heavy conscience, and one man left questioning what to do next.Philippa recalls her visit to court to testify on behalf of he...
4. Love, Power and Sacrifice
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Street preaching, child look-outs and a police investigation. The vulnerable are drawn into the Jesus Army while a court case looms.For information an...
3. Family Values
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faith, control and growing tension in the Fellowship Church community with wild services, exorcisms and warnings of hidden wrong doing.This episode co...
2. Genesis
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All new followers were welcome to the Jesus Fellowship, they were given new names and strict rules to become a member of the community.Treasured posse...
1. Follow The Leader
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring how the Fellowship Church and the 'Jesus Army', led by Noel Stanton, settled in the rural Northamptonshire village of Bugbrooke.The church a...
Trailer
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uncovering the rise and unravelling of one of the biggest religious cults in Britain. Exploring the controversies, abuses and lasting scars left on th...
6. Justice
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, are sentenced in a live-streamed hearing at Newcastle Crown Court. BBC Correspondent Fiona Trott...
5. A Living Monument
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Si King explores what the future holds for Sycamore Gap and what made the tree so special.Discovering people's connection to the tree, the site and th...
4. The Reckoning
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step inside the trial of Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, who are accused of felling Sycamore Gap.Join journalists, a courtroom a...
3. The Night Of
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the last person to see Sycamore Gap before it was felled and those who first stumbled upon the aftermath.Also Kevin Reynolds, the Hollywood direc...
2. The Accusations
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the investigation into who felled Sycamore Gap gets underway, accusations start to fly.One man falsely accused of cutting down the iconic tree was ...
1. All this for a tree?
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hairy Biker Si King documents the global outrage that followed the felling of a beloved landmark that had stood in Northumberland for more than a hund...
Trailer
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.The famous tree had com...
8. The cost to Corby
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A statement from an embattled Chief Executive shocks the nation's media.As George's investigation comes to an emotional conclusion, new information is...
7. The German Equation
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Find out whether the Corby mums or the council is helped when a new witness speaks out.As experts seek to dismiss the families’ claims as 'fantastic...
6. Us vs Corby Council
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young George Taylor faces a harrowing decision that will shape his future.While emotional testimonies make clear the scale of suffering caused by th...
5. The cluster and the clean-up
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A second dead-dropped parcel threatens to expose the toxic waste scandal.Des Collins embarks upon a nationwide quest to try and prove that the clean u...
4. No cluster in Corby
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Des Collins arrives in Corby and comes face-to-face with the case that will change his life.With a group of fearless mothers looking for the truth, De...
3. The Whistleblowers
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man with an axe to grind receives a provocative anonymous phone call.A dusty dossier ignites deep suspicions about safety violations and a chance co...
2. She’ll never play the piano
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As toxic waste spreads across Corby, the birth rate of babies with deformities rises. Simone is born with three fingers on each hand while, 500 miles ...
1. There’s something wrong with George
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring connections as orange dust blankets a town and a baby is born with a hand defect.George Taylor investigates what really happened when his ho...
Trailer
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby, told by the people whose lives were irreversibly changed.Hear about a...
12. The Worst of Humanity, the Best of Humanity
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflecting on the Birmingham bombings, the lack of justice and political influence and sharing how the victims are remembered.
11. The Search for the Bombers
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ed travels to Dublin and Belfast to try and speak to the people linked with the 1974 Birmingham bombings.
10. Conflict and Conspiracy
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We visit Belfast to meet a former IRA prisoner Ricky who believes there could be more to the pub bombings in Birmingham.Discussing the case and whethe...
9. Blocked at Every Angle
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Hambleton's sister died in the bombings, she is intent on a public inquiry and explains what she thinks really happened that night. We also expl...
8. The Naming of the Bombers
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring some of the names linked with the Birmingham pub bombings.We also find out why Chris Mullin and Julie Hambleton disagree with each other.
7. Dance with the Devil
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a lot of frustration, Julie Hambleton, whose sister had died in the bombs, and the families of other victims secure an inquest with help from an...
6. The Nightmare Begins Again
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the impact of The Birmingham Six's release which opened up old wounds for some of the victims’ families. The investigation was reopened i...
5. The Real Bombers
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Birmingham Six had each been sentenced to 21 life sentences. They were writing letters for support but getting no reaction and all hope was lost t...
4. The Birmingham Six (Their Version)
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paddy Hill and Billy Power, two of the Six, talk frankly about their treatment in police custody and court.The official side of story doesn’t match ...
3. The Birmingham Six (Official Version)
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore how the police tracked down and arrested the men who later became known at the Birmingham Six. BBC reporter Michael Buerk talks about covering...
2. Panic on the Streets
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the blasts told by those first on the scene.Emergency services crew and local reporters describe the aftermath of two city-centre pub bom...
1. A Night Like Any Other
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday 21 November 1974 was a normal night in Birmingham city centre until two city-centre pub bombs were detonated.We hear the story of the night f...
Welcome to The Pub Bombings
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the impact of two Birmingham pub bombs in a 50 year evolving story that's affected countless people. The series looks into who bombed Birmin...