The Cambridge Spies | From Students to Spies | 1
Kim Philby and Guy Burgess are two Cambridge students with a shared purpose: fighting fascism. When they’re introduced to a KGB recruiter in the 1930s, he tells them they could do just that by sharing...
4 Apr 202349min
The Great Train Robbery | Interview | 4
Alice and Matt speak to Colin Mackenzie, the tenacious reporter who managed to track down train robber, Ronnie Biggs, after he escaped prison. A Fleet Street veteran, he takes us back to a golden era ...
28 Mar 202335min
The Great Train Robbery | Cat and Mouse | 3
Bruce Reynolds is rich. But he’s also a wanted man. An entire nation wants to know where he is. But there's one person who wants to find him more than any other: Tommy Butler. A relentless detective w...
22 Mar 202347min
The Great Train Robbery | Sitting Ducks | 2
Cracks are showing in Bruce Reynolds' 16-man crew and the farm where they’ve been hiding out is a pressure cooker. But today's the day they plan to stage the daring train robbery, and the stakes are f...
15 Mar 202347min
The Great Train Robbery | The Ulsterman | 1
Bruce Reynolds is a master of the criminal trade. Canny, well-dressed and suave, he’s transcended his humble origins by taking advantage of London’s illegal underworld. Robbing jewellery allows him to...
8 Mar 202349min
Jeremy Thorpe | Interview | 5
Alice and Matt talk to Norman Scott, the man at the very heart of our story, whose chance meeting with Jeremy Thorpe in 1961 would lead to an attempt on his life. He describes the first time he caught...
1 Mar 202338min
Jeremy Thorpe | Opening The Closet | 4
If Jeremy Thorpe’s plan had worked, Norman Scott would now be permanently silenced. But he’s alive and able to tell the world about their affair and the terrifying attempt on his life. For years, Norm...
22 Feb 202352min
Jeremy Thorpe | Shoot The Dog | 3
Jeremy Thorpe’s star has risen. As Liberal Party leader, he’s busy tackling the problems of 1970s Britain. But there’s a distraction. Norman Scott is telling his story to anyone who will listen. Thorp...
15 Feb 202350min
