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Where Is Austin Tice?
9. “The Hardest Thing”
The team get answers. Then Josh tells Debra what they’ve found.
16 Oct 2026,·41 mins
7. Plausible, Intelligent and Ruthless
Sheena finally has her moment on the stand, with Albert’s fate resting in her hands.
14 Oct 2026,·40 mins
Brand: Day 5 - “Wild-eyed maniac”
Complainant Two describes Russell Brand as a “wild-eyed maniac” in court.
16 Oct 2026,·15 mins
136: The Great Train Robbery, Part 2
1964. Three of the train robbers are still at large – will Tommy Butler track them down?
19 Oct 2026,·40 mins
The Playground Murder
6. Remembrance
Audrey learns what happened to Barbara Glover and asks if Margaret ever found closure.
19 Oct 2026,·41 mins
Killer on the Ward
8. The Judgment
The judges have ruled, so is the story now over?
24 Sep 2026,·53 mins
Liar, Liar
A disability campaigner’s viral story sends a journalist searching for the truth.
23 Sep 2026,·36 mins
The Story of The Milkman
6. The Catch
Extradition, betrayal and the final reckoning.
07 Aug 2026,·30 mins
The New Narcos
8. The Red Notebook
A red notebook in the back of a car might finally reveal the killer in Almere.
01 Oct 2026,·33 mins
Breakin' the Cycle
6. The Final Act
D’s arrested and imprisoned. Today he’s broken his cycle, but the film remains unfinished.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Deep Water
6. In Good Faith
The Croatian freediver at the heart of the scandal tells his side of the story
25 Sep 2026,·38 mins
The King, the Thief and the Fall Guy
6. It’s the Hope That Kills You
The Verdict
14 Nov 2026,·24 mins
Maureen Johnson is Particular About Clues
There’s an art to bringing classic crime tropes into the 21st century.
14 Oct 2026,·44 mins
The Regression to Bridie Murphy
4. Blasted from Both Sides
Virginia says she’s honest. Morey says ‘Bridie’ is real. So what was ‘Bridie Murphy’?
03 Oct 2026,·25 mins
A 9/11 Story
New: Where is Austin Tice?
Josh Baker investigates one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.
21 Sep 2026,·33 mins
Stockport Drug and Rape Trial: Pensioner Admits Rape
Another man admits raping the same woman.
16 Oct 2026,·6 mins
Tennis' Darkest Hour
6. Life Is Not A Headline
Unthinkable crime, unbelievable comeback - are legends made of more than titles alone?
21 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Death of a Dog Walker
9. Judgement Day
The trial of David Campbell comes to an end. What verdict will the jury return?
01 Sep 2026,·43 mins
Recommending: Trouble with Hubble
The dramatic story of the Hubble Space Telescope from the BBC’s space podcast
13 Oct 2026,·34 mins
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The 'Money Back' Scam
How criminals target scam victims with false offers of help.
17 Sep 2026,·28 mins
6. By the Time You Get This Letter
Were their deaths, and these letters, their final creative collaboration?
08 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Conor
A man whose gaming almost led to 100 years in a US prison.
17 Aug 2026,·42 mins
Introducing... The Haunted Library
The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay a while.
22 Sep 2026,·38 mins
El Chapo Part 7: The Curtain Falls?
A desperate flight through a sewage pipe is not enough to deliver El Chapo to freedom.
17 Jun 2026,·29 mins
13: Nineteen Years
After a nineteen-year wait for justice, we now know who killed Emma. But at what cost?
06 Jun 2024,·25 mins
3. The flight
“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died
24 Apr 2023,·27 mins
The Spycops
20. Box 500
How the secret intelligence service MI5 collected reports from the ‘spycops’.
06 Jun 2024,·43 mins
Where Is George Gibney?
12. Case Update: George Gibney Arrested in Florida
New development: George Gibney arrested in Florida, Mark brings us the very latest.
12 Jul 2025,·10 mins
Bonus: ‘I had to run’- A Mother’s Story
After 50 years, we share the mother and son reunion that seemed impossible.
11 Mar 2026,·36 mins
