British Scandal
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.
British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power.
But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage.
Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change?
From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Ghost Story, comes British Scandal. Each week, hosts Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Profumo to the short-lived premiership of Liz Truss. Because sometimes the truth doesn’t set everyone free…
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 241
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
April Ashley | The Secret That Could Have Saved April | 4
April's wasn't the only trans rights case to come to court in the late 1960s. But the other - concerning a trans man and the inheritance of a baronetcy - was hushed up and hidden, and those involved …
00:21:56 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
April Ashley | Corbett vs Corbett | 3
The couple must meet again in court, as their divorce case becomes a landmark battle over what defines a woman. As the pressure mounts, who will crack first: April, or Arthur?
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00:54:01 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
April Ashley | A Place of Her Own | 2
As April prepares to marry aristocrat Arthur Corbett, she sees his disapproving father as her greatest threat. But as Arthur's drinking intensifies and his obsession with her past grows darker, April…
00:51:39 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
April Ashley | Becoming April | 1
A pioneering trans woman's fight for recognition begins in 1960s Britain. April Ashley has broken free of her childhood as a boy in the Liverpool slums to become a stunning fashion model through grou…
00:52:12 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Noel and Liam | Radio legend Steve Lamacq on the most chaotic interview of his career | 4
In 1997, Steve Lamacq thought he was interviewing Noel Gallagher live on Radio 1. So he was delighted when Liam turned up too. He knew the brothers could be unpredictable, but he didn’t know that thi…
00:36:57 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Noel and Liam | Look Back in Anger | 3
When Noel tells a journalist he’s leaving Oasis, Liam feels like he’s losing control. If the band is going down, he wants to be the one to call time on it. But in reality neither brother has control …
00:48:52 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Introducing The Mystic and The Mayor... | 1
When a small French coastal town is plunged into chaos, the world discovers what happens when political power and supernatural forces collide.
The local mayor Gilles d’Ettore wants to spiritually co…
00:03:57 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Noel and Liam | The Battle of Britpop | 2
It’s 1995 and Noel and Liam have a new enemy. But this time it’s not each other. The brothers have put aside their differences to face Britpop band, Blur, in the UK’s most intense chart battle for th…
00:52:20 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Noel and Liam | Rock 'n' Roll Star | 1
As Oasis embark on their highly-anticipated reunion tour, Alice Levine and Matt Forde revisit one of the rockiest relationships in music history. The story of two brothers who went from sharing a bed…
00:52:31 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Listen Now: Lawless Planet
It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like …
00:05:29 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Anne Boleyn | Why Anne is Still Living Rent-Free in our Heads | 4
Was Anne Boleyn a victim of Tudor tyranny or a master player in the Royal Court? Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb joins Alice and Matt to unravel the enigma of Henry's most controversial queen: her mag…
00:35:14 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Anne Boleyn | A Queen Condemned | 3
A queen's fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. As Henry grows distant and Cromwell plots against her, Anne finds herself facing a life-or-death trial that will shock the court, and the country…
00:50:38 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Listen Now: Flesh and Code
Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.
Lily Rose is an AI companio…
00:09:03 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Anne Boleyn | The Great Matter | 2
Anne and Henry face two tiny obstacles: his wife and the Pope. As they plot to dethrone a queen and secure a divorce, Anne discovers crowns come with catches.
Do you have a suggestion for a scand…
00:51:57 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Anne Boleyn | To Catch a King | 1
Anne Boleyn dazzles Henry VIII, refusing to be just another notch on his bedpost. She'll settle for nothing less than marriage. But King Henry already has a wife.
Do you have a suggestion for a s…
00:54:16 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
The Salisbury Poisonings | The Journalist Who Knew Too Much | 4
Guardian journalist Luke Harding was thrown out of Russia for exposing uncomfortable truths. Now he takes Matt and Alice behind the headlines of the Skripal attack, exposing how Putin's spy machine r…
00:34:18 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Listen Now: Liberty Lost
In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a li…
00:05:55 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
The Salisbury Poisonings | Manhunt | 3
When Novichok’s deadly tendrils claim an innocent victim in Dawn Sturgess, Prime Minister Theresa May must find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. But any response risks plunging Britain int…
00:51:04 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
The Salisbury Poisonings | Early Bird | 2
Traded in a spy swap, Sergei Skripal finds refuge in England. But Moscow's shadow follows. And when his daughter Yulia comes to visit, events take a terrifying turn.
Do you have a suggestion for a s…
00:50:34 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
The Salisbury Poisonings | Glass Houses | 1
A Russian spy torn between loyalty and freedom. A secret deal with MI6. And, years later, in Salisbury, England, a deadly Soviet-era nerve agent turns a quiet afternoon into an international crisis. …
00:52:17 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
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