The Profumo Affair | Sex, Lies and Spies | 1
Nineteen year old showgirl Christine Keeler meets the cabinet minister John Profumo at a high society pool party. It’s the beginning of their scandalous affair.Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. ...
23 Aug 202137min
Breaking Barings | Interview: John Gapper | 4
How can one man bring down a bank? Financial Times journalist John Gapper covered the Nick Leeson story at the time and co-wrote All That Glitters: The Fall of Barings. He joins Alice and Matt to talk...
16 Aug 202140min
Breaking Barings | On the Run | 3
Barings Bank discover their most successful trader has left them penniless. The hunt is on to find Nick Leeson.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad ...
9 Aug 202138min
Breaking Barings | In the Pit | 2
The losses in Nick Leeson’s secret account start to get out of hand. It means he needs to start taking even more risks.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access,...
2 Aug 202142min
Breaking Barings | Under The Water | 1
Nick Leeson rises through the ranks of Barings Bank. When he moves to run the Singapore office, he notices a weakness in the system.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, ...
26 Juli 202143min
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Phone Hacking Today: Nick Davies Interview | 5
The journalist who broke the phone hacking story, Nick Davies joins Alice and Matt to talk about its legacy today. In 2011, Nick Davies reported the key stories that revealed the extent of the ‘dark a...
19 Juli 202133min
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | The Media On Trial | 4
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face difficult questions in court. Will justice be done? And how will the inquiry affect the future of Britain’s media?Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for e...
12 Juli 202134min
