British Scandal

The Suffragettes need to strike the establishment at its core. They’ve tried using words. They’ve even tried violence. Finally, one mild day in June 1913, the group does make headlines. But the circum...

14 Aug 202453min

The Pankhursts’ movement has a new name. The Suffragettes. They're reinvigorated, but fresh-faced Prime Minister Asquith is determined to ignore them. So the Suffragettes resort to a shocking new tact...

7 Aug 202453min

In 1918, women were allowed to run for Parliament in the UK. But most couldn't even vote. Ten years later, that finally changed. At the heart of that monumental shift was a family who wouldn't take no...

31 Juli 202453min

David Law is one of Britain’s leading tennis commentators. As host of the award-winning Tennis Podcast and part of BBC 5 Live’s Wimbledon coverage, he’s seen exactly what goes on, on and off the court...

24 Juli 202435min

Boris Becker is running out of money. Once one of tennis’ top-paid stars, he’s now at the centre of both a costly divorce and a paternity row. So Boris pursues ever more outlandish ways to stay afloat...

17 Juli 202452min

What does the UK General Election mean for British Scandal? A bonus episode of course. We already have a whole series covering Liz Truss losing her Premiership. Now she has lost her seat altogether. T...

11 Juli 202426min

Boris Becker is in love. His wife, Barbara is the woman of his dreams. He can’t bear to be apart from her, but he has to stay focused on his tennis. But when his career takes a knock, Boris makes a hu...

10 Juli 202454min

A Wimbledon win aged just 17 saw Boris Becker become the tennis tournament’s youngest ever winner and a global superstar. But the pressure of overnight fame sent his life into a tailspin. In this four...

2 Juli 202453min