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The great British honey scandal

The great British honey scandal

For nearly a decade beekeepers around the world have been saying that there’s something very wrong with the honey industry. Prices are down, and so is production, but there’s more honey being sold tha...

26 Aug 202535min

The mother and the gangs

The mother and the gangs

The number of teenage boys killed on our streets has more than doubled in a decade. This is the story of a mother trying to stop it, while dealing with grief and anger for her son.Reporter: Francisco ...

19 Aug 202540min

Signal failure: Who killed HS2?

Signal failure: Who killed HS2?

HS2 should have been a symbol of engineering excellence. Instead half of it has been scrapped and it's still running £50 billion over budget. This is the story of how Britain’s largest infrastructure ...

12 Aug 202536min

A lonely death on Jersey

A lonely death on Jersey

As a tax haven Jersey has a reputation for welcoming the wealthy with open arms, but how does it treat other kinds of immigrants? Jane Kiiti came from Kenya to work in Jersey’s hotels for more than tw...

5 Aug 202530min

The real Salt Path

The real Salt Path

Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. But the truth behind the hit memoir is very different.Reporter: Chloe HadjimatheouProducer:...

29 Jul 202540min

The Lab Detective

The Lab Detective

Kathleen Folbigg was known as ‘Australia's worst female serial killer’ - she’d lost all four of her infant children and was convicted for killing them.Until, after spending decades in jail, a scientis...

22 Jul 202541min

Illiberal land: Hungary’s empire of ideas

Illiberal land: Hungary’s empire of ideas

This is the story of how and why a small Central European country became the epicenter of global conservatism. It’s the tale of two men…and what happens when we ignore the powerful forces behind a gov...

15 Jul 202533min

The mystery of Francis Bacon's minder

The mystery of Francis Bacon's minder

This is the story of how a boxing match helped solve a 50-year art world mystery. And how, when a man named Ted wades in to stop a mugging in Soho, it leads to a most unlikely life-altering friendship...

8 Jul 202540min

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