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Introducing Undercover: The Spycops
An undercover police officer is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
24 Jan 2024,·5 mins
The Shamima Begum Story
The Court Decides
Was it lawful to take away Shamima Begum’s British citizenship?
23 Feb 2024,·6 mins
Introducing... Gangster Presents... Sex, Drugs & Cell Block Parties
The story of the UK's biggest prison smuggling plot and the love story at the heart of it.
01 Dec 2025,·4 mins
8. The Showdown
Catrin finally confronts Lighthouse's leader as the organisation ends up in court.
05 Apr 2023,·29 mins
The Blackout Ripper
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
27 May 2024,·30 mins
6. The Missing Motive
The trial concludes. Could one person hold the key to this baffling crime?
08 Aug 2023,·40 mins
8. Rest in peace
What can modern forensic psychiatry tell us about the case?
17 Apr 2023,·25 mins
Kaitlyn’s Baby
6. A problem like Kaitlyn
A pregnant woman seeks help. But nothing is as it seems
14 Jan 2025,·30 mins
10. Something Else Was Pursued
The families of Patricia, Jemima and Helen react to Jim and Brian’s revelations.
07 Dec 2022,·49 mins
Series 2
5. This Evil Thing
Alex Renton tracks down some of the former members of a pro-paedophile group.
05 Feb 2025,·29 mins
10. David
In a leafy suburban town in England, we find traces of Kin. Here,people know him as David
15 Apr 2025,·29 mins
10. An End in Sight
A desperate mother has tried so hard to find her daughter and waited so long to reunite.
27 Mar 2020,·38 mins
Series 1
Episode 8-and-a-half: Extraordinary collateral consequences
An update on Joseph Mahmoud Dibee.
10 Nov 2022,·20 mins
The Spycops
20. Box 500
How the secret intelligence service MI5 collected reports from the ‘spycops’.
06 Jun 2024,·43 mins
6. The Remembrance
Where are the IUIC ex-members today?
09 Dec 2025,·45 mins
WifeHunter
6. Whose Problem is Ray McDonald?
Vicky wonders what it would take to stop Ray MacDonald offending.
13 Feb 2026,·18 mins
Stolen Generations
8. Truth in the Shadows
As the truth emerges from the shadows, a long overdue apology is sought.
30 May 2025,·32 mins
Bonus: ‘I had to run’- A Mother’s Story
After 50 years, we share the mother and son reunion that seemed impossible.
11 Mar 2026,·36 mins
6: The Death Threats
Mobeen receives a death threat as the violence in West Yorkshire takes a darker turn.
22 Jun 2020,·44 mins
The YouTube gumshoe
Gavin launches his own investigation into the death of a schoolteacher
13 Jun 2024,·34 mins
Episode 8 - The Pub
After 18 years, the police put forward a possible motive for Alistair Wilson's murder.
29 Sep 2022,·26 mins
9. Seeking The Truth
Annette seeks answers and Nicole finds a leaked document revealing the truth.
02 May 2024,·37 mins
A Birthday Greeting from Peter
Peter explains why the podcast may be taking a break but his hunt goes on...
24 May 2022,·12 mins
6. The Microdoctrine
Final episode of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind.
23 Nov 2022,·25 mins
6. The Last of the Gentlemen Smugglers
The story of how a fishing village and rural detectives foil a huge drug smuggling plot
19 Dec 2024,·43 mins
Part 13: Tiger Bay’s last fight
Back to Butetown and the Cardiff Five, 30 years on.
02 May 2019,·40 mins
The Boy in the Woods: The Discussion
Winifred Robinson investigates how vulnerable children are dealt with.
17 Oct 2022,·27 mins
6. Afterlife
Vicky Baker investigates whether Lamar Keene found atonement at the end of his life.
01 Feb 2022,·49 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
Episode 10: Fresh Leads
Following the series, Colin is approached with information that might help the case
09 Oct 2023,·55 mins
