Two weeks after 52 people were murdered on London’s transport network, terrorists tried to strike again. How did the UK's domestic security services leverage bulk phone record collection to track down the fleeing bombers? And what was the significance of a gym membership card and abandoned bags in identifying the suspects?
In the final episode of our seri ... Show More
Jan 28
122. Kim Philby: An Assassin In Spain (Ep 2)
Kim Philby has been recruited by the communists to spy on the growing fascist movement across Europe, but he can’t seem to penetrate the intelligence services. So, like all men with access to an old boys’ network in 20th century Britain, he asks a friend for a job. In this episod ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2025
INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 2
<p>On September 21, 2001, Omar al-Bayoumi was arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of the preparation, instigation or commission of acts of terrorism. Police would have seven days before they would need to charge, extradite, or release him. Over the next week of questioning, there ... Show More
33m 51s
Oct 2025
299. Gaza: The Palestinian Revolt, The Black and Tans, & Bomber Harris (Part 9)
When Palestinian Arabs rose up against the British in 1936, what repressive tactics were used to quell the revolt? Who was the WW2 hero “Bomber” Harris, and why did he bomb Palestinians in the 1930s? How did Christians, Muslims and Jews who had once co-existed in the region turn ... Show More
49m 4s
Sep 2024
Fallout: The Unabomber’s Crimes and Manifesto (with Candice DeLong)
Ted Kaczynski, the man better known to the world as the Unabomber, died in 2023. But his manifesto and the ideas he presented as justifications for his killings have become more mainstream. We sat down with Candice DeLong, one of the FBI agents who helped capture Kaczynski in 199 ... Show More
47m 45s
Feb 2025
Britain’s Working Class Finds Victory in the 1972 UK Miners’ Strike
February 28, 1972. The 1972 UK Miners’ Strike, led by Arthur Scargill, comes to an end. After six weeks of struggle, the miners secure a famous victory over Ted Heath’s government, and a new force enters the British political arena. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support ... Show More
15m 22s
Sep 2025
601. Scandal in the White House
Who was Grover Cleveland, and why is he one of the most controversial American Presidents of all time? Why was the run up to his first term, in 1884 at the height of the Gilded Age, so pivotal to American politics? How did he rocket to the heights of political power? What dark se ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2025
[2/2] L'Indien et les bergers : la tuerie du bar des Marronniers
<p>(Deuxième épisode) Le 4 avril 2006, dans un bar du 13e arrondissement de Marseille, Farid Berrahma regarde un match de foot avec un ami. A 21h25, plusieurs individus cagoulés font irruption dans l’établissement et ouvrent le feu sur les deux hommes, avant de prendre la fuite. ... Show More
13m 9s