Life as an investigative reporter
On Christmas Day, The Times' Investigations Editor, Dominic Kennedy, will spend his last working day at the paper having started back in 1993. To mark this, Dominic sits down with Luke to talk about h...
23 Des 202442min
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Tracing the origin story of Taylor Swift [Replay]
From Pennsylvania to New Jersey to Tennessee, The Times’ Megan Agnew spent three weeks on the Taylor Swift trail, discovering the origins of the supersonic star. How does someone go from teenage guita...
22 Des 202430min
Last Man Standing: On the trail (Pt 1)
As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story the first episode of our series Last Man Standing - the story of British photojournalist John Cantlie who was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic St...
21 Des 202437min
Inside the lair of Assad’s 'drug lord' brother
Maher al-Assad is the youngest sibling of the deposed Syrian dictator. He’s also known as the ‘enforcer’, renowned for his brutal crackdowns on protesters, and his role in Syria’s murky drugs empire. ...
20 Des 202428min
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump and the spying game
Donald Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has caused widespread alarm in defence and security circles, not only in the US but amongst America’s allies. But what are her...
19 Des 202431min
Jay-Z and the rape allegations
The rap mogul’s, whose real name is Shawn Carter, billion dollar empire is at risk after he was named in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old in 2000. Jay-Z was named alongside Sean ‘D...
18 Des 202427min
Prince Andrew and the Chinese 'spy'
Prince Andrew has now "ceased all contact" with an alleged spy working on behalf of China's shadowy United Front Work Department. But their relationship has raised questions about how the 'desperate' ...
17 Des 202434min
Unit 29155: The Russian cyberagency targeting Britain
Security services have issued an unprecedented warning about a shadowy Russian military unit accused of carrying out assassinations and cyberattacks on the streets of Britain. So as the government ram...
16 Des 202430min
