Shadow World, Breakin' the Cycle, 3. The Right Kind of Violence

Shadow World

Breakin' the Cycle

3. The Right Kind of Violence

12 August 2026

Available for over a year

Production on Breakin’ the Cycle is falling apart - actors are injured, the crew is out of its depth, and Colin and D realise their director can’t capture the reality they lived.

As D faces court and confronts the police corruption that shaped his life, he and Colin make a life-changing decision — to finally commit to breaking the cycle, shutting down their criminal operation, and betting everything on film.

Gripping stories from the Shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.

Presenter and Producer: Lewis Albrow

Series Producer: Emma Barnaby

Producer: Louis Hollis

Assistant Editor: Georgina Savage

Sound Designer, Composer, and Mix Engineer: Axel Kacoutie

Script Editor: Jason Lewis

Fact Checker: Jessica Hatcher-Moore

Production Manager: Anna-Marie Batho

Production Executive: Letisha Kidza

Head of Production: Nicky Murphy

Production Support: Emma Wood and Olivia Bouton

Executive Producers for Raw: Deborah Dudgeon, David Waters, and Tim Wardle.

Business Affairs: Amy Ofori-Attah, Clotilde Leroux, Damian Kent, and Emma Ong.

Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

A Raw production for BBC Radio 4