Bad People

Bad People

Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity’s dark side.

Series producer: Louisa Field Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi Music: Matt Chandler Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa Strathie Dr Sarah Laurence Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.

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18. Lone Wolf: Who becomes a far-right terrorist?

18. Lone Wolf: Who becomes a far-right terrorist?

When far-right terrorist Anders Breivik murdered 77 people, many of whom were children, court-appointed psychiatrists declared him insane. Many Norwegian members of the public were angry that a diagno...

31 Joulu 202036min

Black Saturday: Why is Wildfire Arson Common?

Black Saturday: Why is Wildfire Arson Common?

On February 7th 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster. The weeks-long intense heat and gale force winds culminated in 400 separate wildfires which ended up taking 173 lives.In the tow...

24 Joulu 202031min

16. The Pearl Earring: No body, no parole?

16. The Pearl Earring: No body, no parole?

If a killer refuses to reveal where they’ve hidden a body – should they have to stay in prison?Helen McCourt’s family campaigned for the UK to adopt an Australian-style “no body, no parole” law – but ...

17 Joulu 202029min

15. "Insanity": Can schizophrenia cause violence?

15. "Insanity": Can schizophrenia cause violence?

There were signs that the former polo player Alexander Lewis Ranwell was unravelling in early 2019. He’d lost his job and his girlfriend, was living in a caravan and was no longer taking medication to...

10 Joulu 202035min

14. Piggy's Palace 2: Are serial killers intelligent?

14. Piggy's Palace 2: Are serial killers intelligent?

An excavation reveals horrific truths about Robert Pickton. The bodies of dozens of women are unearthed on a pig farm, many of whom are sex workers and indigenous. Pickton’s defence team argues that h...

3 Joulu 202027min

13. Piggy's Palace 1: Why are witnesses reluctant?

13. Piggy's Palace 1: Why are witnesses reluctant?

Over 60 sex workers go missing in Vancouver. Robert Pickton is a pig farmer. There are stories of bloodied women's clothes on his farm and even a dead body hanging in a barn. But this isn’t enough f...

26 Marras 202031min

12. Ward Four: Can you spot Munchausen by Proxy?

12. Ward Four: Can you spot Munchausen by Proxy?

Hospitals are places of safety, where staff help people to get better. So the parents of four children left in the care of Beverley Allitt never imagined that she’d harm them. The 22 year old nurse w...

19 Marras 202037min

11. Plant Pot Killer: How do our biases blind us?

11. Plant Pot Killer: How do our biases blind us?

People have been going missing from Toronto’s Gay Village since the 70s. The gay community claims that the police are not taking the disappearances seriously enough. The pieces start to fall into plac...

12 Marras 202035min

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