In The Dark, the US podcast team, finished their acclaimed first series with a request: they wanted to hear what their audience thought they should be investigating next. And there, buried in the hundreds of responses they got was a simple, short email…
Three continents, 80 interviews and an investigation that took more than a decade. This is the story of how Cam Simpson uncovered one of the great David vs. Goliath stories of our time.In this episode, Cam wrestles with duplicitous sources, flies ac…
New Yorker writer Alexis Okeowo wants to tell stories differently. Her new book A Moonless Starless Sky, tells the stories of people affected by extremism in Africa.In this episode, Alexis tells us how she came to find two of the main characters of …
BBC File on Four’s Alys Harte explores a shocking case of a sexually abused teenager who was failed by the authorities.From speed-reading in-depth reports, to casting famous actors- this is the behind-the-scenes of how a team of journalists tol…
Ben Bryant was having fun, mingling with friends at a house party when inspiration struck in the most unusual way. This is the story of how one moment of piqued interest turned into a year of investigation.From trawling the dark web to making contac…
Gary Younge explains how he set out on a year long project to record the number of children and teenagers killed by knife violence.Funerals, heartbreaking interviews and a tenacious hunt for data. This is the story of how a team of journalists produ…
Madison Marriage broke a story that ricocheted around the world. The sleazy goings on of the President’s Club fundraising dinner provoked shock and outrage from all camps.But where did it all begin…. ? This is the story of how Madison and a team of …
A sneak peek at what’s coming in series 3…. and a quick ask!We’ve been shortlisted for TWO British Podcast Awards- yippee! (Best New Podcast and Smartest Podcast). But we’re up against some big names! If you want to help us out, you…
A journalist is on the trail of a big story, unravelling how an 18 year-old rape victim came to be, not only disbelieved, but charged with false reporting after being attacked by a serial rapist. He is putting all the pieces together when he gets an em…
After months of digging the end is in sight for Heidi Blake and the Buzzfeed team. They are piecing together a puzzle of mysterious deaths on British soil, and all the signs are pointing to Russian influence….Then one night… a shady figure appears o…
