Episodes
You will have heard about the BBC Newnight interview with Prince Andrew – it was a seismic scoop that reverberated around the world. But how did it happen? The answer is one woman: Sam McAlister. This is how she bagged the interview
Hannah Al-Othman sits in her car in front of a stranger’s house. Inside is a man who might be responsible for a woman’s death. A man whose name is known to a lot of people, but who has not yet been brought
We’re between series of The Tip Off now – and planning lots more great episodes for you, but while we do, why not take a listen to Silenced. A new podcast from human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 Silenced tell the Stories of
Rob Cribb had an idea for an investigation, an idea so big it was almost impossible to envisage how the work could be done. But then, it came to him…. This is the story of how more than 100 journalists across Canada
Who gets to tell the stories we hear? On this episode we hear from citizen journalists – two women with lived experience of homelessness and surrounding issues, as they talk us through a ground-breaking project. Warning: this episode contains some explicit language
How do you investigate a group that is shrouded in secrecy by its very nature? This is the story of how two journalists – Patrick Lohmann and Marnie Eisenstadt tracked down dozens of people, to reveal the concerning goings on in an
Where do you start in unravelling one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in the UK system? For Nick Wallis it all began with a tweet. This is the story of how Nick’s tenacity, with over a decade of reporting, exposed a
Hi Tip Off Listeners – We are working hard on new episodes for you, and have some more great stories coming up this series. But this week we are taking a dip into our archive. As the Russian regime is accused of
One December day, Samira Shackle found herself in the midst of an unfolding, global story. Drones had been spotted flying around Gatwick Airport. But weeks, then months passed, and no drone operators were ever found. Samira lays out how she dug into
Annabel Hennessy was reporting on another case when she heard a name that would change everything. A lawyer, expert in First Nations’ rights, told her about Jody Gore – a woman convicted of murder with little weight given to the years of
What do you do if the data you need doesn’t exist? When the pandemic hit I couldn’t stop wondering about how the impact of lockdown, sickness or bereavement on people’s ability to pay their rent or mortgage. I wanted to know more,
Liz MacKean and Meirion Jones think they have everything they need to finally expose Jimmy Savile’s abhorrent crimes. But as their transmission date gets nearer, their BBC bosses start to pull back. This is the story of how the BBC came to