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
Hatton Garden | The Plan | 1
Brian Reader has a dream – to pull off the biggest burglary in British history. But he can never quite find the right crew to do it. But then he becomes a pensioner and realizes it very well might be…
00:49:02 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
Archer | Interview | 4
Alice and Matt talk to Adam Raphael. He's an author and a journalist and in 1987 he was subpoenaed to give evidence for The Daily Star in Archer’s libel trial. He discusses Archer's character, his po…
00:33:25 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Archer | From the Penthouse to the Jailhouse | 3
Jeffrey Archer is running for London Mayor and he thinks he can win. But is his web of lies about to come undone?
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00:46:04 |
Tue 24 May 2022
Archer | Mary Vs Monica | 2
Jeffrey Archer takes the witness stand in the libel trial of the century. He has two false alibis and a forged diary to help him prove he never slept with Monica Coghlan. But will the jury believe hi…
00:44:48 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Archer | Lord of the Lies | 1
Jeffrey Archer is a young and up and coming Tory politician. He dreams of becoming Prime Minister. But what happens when a newspaper accuses him of paying for sex?
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00:40:53 |
Tue 10 May 2022
Spy Cops | Interview | 4
Matt and Alice talk to Alison. She tells the story of meeting a fellow activist called Mark Cassidy and falling in love. Little did she know he was in fact an undercover police officer. She is one of…
00:49:16 |
Tue 03 May 2022
Spy Cops | The Other Women | 3
Amy has finally exposed Mark for being an undercover police officer. But when she finds out she isn't his only victim she joins a crusade to take down the Metropolitan Police.
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00:43:57 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Spy Cops | The Truth | 2
Mark moves back in with Amy. But why is he acting so strangely? And what's up with the extra phone she finds in his glovebox.
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00:44:47 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Spy Cops | Undercover | 1
Mark Kennedy joins a secretive undercover police unit investigating left-wing political groups. But what happens when he gets in too deep?
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00:45:03 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Maxwell | Interview | 5
Matt and Alice talk to Roy Greenslade. He edited the Daily Mirror when Maxwell was the owner. He talks about what it was like to have Maxwell as a boss and the reason he thinks Maxwell's death was no…
00:41:15 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Maxwell | Legacy Of Lies | 4
Robert Maxwell is dead. But how did he die? Was it suicide, an accident or even something more sinister? And will his children ever be able to overcome their toxic inheritance?
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00:51:48 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Maxwell | Downfall | 3
Robert Maxwell's enemies are circling. Can he outrun them or will the Maxwell empire finally come crashing to the ground?
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00:46:48 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Maxwell | Mirror Man | 2
Robert Maxwell buys Britain's second biggest tabloid. Will it help him defeat his rival Rupert Murdoch and give him the power and prestige he's always craved?
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00:45:49 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Maxwell | The Outsider | 1
Robert Maxwell builds himself up from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Britain. But can he defeat his ultimate rival – the British Establishment?
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00:51:44 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
The Coughing Major | Interview | 4
Alice and Matt interview the playwright James Graham. He wrote a hit play and tv show about the Ingrams. He talks about what it was like meeting the notorious couple and how he came to question the o…
00:35:23 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
The Coughing Major | From Riches To Rags | 3
Charles and Diana celebrate winning a million. But their lives are about to be broken apart when the police come knocking at their door.
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00:41:42 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
The Coughing Major | In The Hot Seat | 2
Charles is in the hot seat but everyone thinks he will lose early. Little do the production staff or the audience know he has a secret strategy to win a million pounds.
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00:44:01 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
The Coughing Major | Let's Play Millionaire | 1
Diana Ingram is obsessed with tv quizzes. So obsessed she persuades her reluctant husband – army Major Charles Ingram – to try for the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hotseat. How far will they go in t…
00:46:26 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | Interview | 5
Alice and Matt talk to journalist and author Luke Harding about what The Litvinenko Affair means today. Luke Harding is a foreign correspondent with the Guardian. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Gua…
00:42:03 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Encore: The Litvinenko Affair | The Russian Runaround | 4
The Litvinenko investigation moves to Moscow. If British police want to interview their chief suspects, they’ll need to get co-operation from the Russian authorities.
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00:38:53 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
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