Podcasts by Intrigue

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 6: Unforgettable from 2023-12-07T07:10

At first glance Carolyn appears to be a lucky woman who has led a charmed life: loved by her husband and daughters – prosperous and secure. But she has endured great hardship and in this episode...

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 5: Family Fortunes from 2023-12-07T07:00

With Carolyn’s encouragement, Dave is making more effort to see his children, including his daughter, Cody. Like her Dad, Cody has struggled with crystal meth addiction and is sometimes sleeping...

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 4: Rewards of Love from 2023-11-30T07:05

One of the consequences of the family falling out about Dave is that Carolyn has decided to take back control of her bank accounts from her daughter, Sally, who had always helped her Mum in the ...

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 3: The Fight from 2023-11-30T07:00

Carolyn is facing mounting opposition to her relationship with Dave, who is 23 years younger than her and a world away in terms of wealth and lifestyle. She is being forced to make the most diff...

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 2: A Lady Never Tells from 2023-11-23T06:05

Carolyn had not expected to fall in love at 80 and certainly not to someone 23 years younger. But she has embraced all aspects of her new relationship, including having sex and being open with h...

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 1: Stranger in Town from 2023-11-23T06:00

Million Dollar Lover is an unlikely love story, recorded in real time as the relationship unfolds between Carolyn, who is 80 and has a valuable property portfolio, and Dave, 57, a former drug ad...

Introducing - Intrigue: Million Dollar Lover from 2023-11-17T13:35

Million Dollar Lover is an unlikely love story, recorded in real time as the relationship unfolds between Carolyn, who is 80 and has properties worth a few million dollars, and Dave, 57, a forme...

The Immortals - Ep 10: After the Dragon from 2023-10-02T05:10

The idea of living forever has captivated us for millennia, but rarely do people imagine what would happen the day after the fountain of youth is discovered. Today’s technology entrepreneurs pus...

The Immortals - Ep 9: Nerd Rapture from 2023-10-02T05:00

The immortalist movement in Silicon Valley shares a lot with evangelical religions, says Dr Emile P Torres, a philosopher and former Nick Bostrom acolyte. In both, he explains, there’s a heaven ...

The Immortals - Ep 8: The Prophet from 2023-09-25T05:10

A new philosphical movement is gathering steam in Silicon Valley, one that promises immortality by using technology to solve the problem of death. This movement is led by Oxford philosopher Nick...

The Immortals - Ep 7: Vitalik from 2023-09-25T05:00

Vitalek Buterin is the billionaire founder of Ethereum, one of the most successful blockchains and cryptocurrencies in the world. With his fortune, he is attempting to solve the problem of death...

The Immortals - Ep 6: Longevity Escape Velocity from 2023-09-18T05:10

Many of the longevity innovators in the Valley want to extend human life. But there are others who are trying to eliminate death. A lot of them.

The tech billionaires who have never been ...

The Immortals - Ep 5: The Trial from 2023-09-18T05:00

Loyal for Dogs is one of the companies in the longevity industry doing serious science. They are well-founded, have a killer team, and a very clear mission: to be the first to get a drug that tr...

The Immortals - Ep 4: The Hype Cycle from 2023-09-11T05:10

Jesse Karmazin’s Ambrosia Plasma clinic promised the fountain of youth, two litres of young plasma at a time.

For a fee, anyone could go to his treatment centre in the redwood forest outs...

The Immortals - Ep 3: The Plasma Clinic from 2023-09-11T05:00

The Conboys’ experiment gave a young Harvard medical school graduate a big idea. But, there is a big gap between the experiments they did with mice in the lab, and pumping young blood into human...

The Immortals – Ep 2: The Experiment from 2023-09-04T05:10

Mike and Irina Conboy are a couple of tie-dye clad scientists in the bio-engineering department at the University of Berkeley. When they started researching ageing more than 20 years ago at Stan...

The Immortals – Ep 1: Dracula from 2023-09-04T05:00

Over the last 100 years, we’ve seen global life expectancy double. Could it happen again?

Technology reporter and psychologist Aleks Krotoski explores the frontiers of the extreme longevi...

Introducing - Intrigue: The Immortals from 2023-08-29T12:47

Over the last 100 years, we’ve seen global life expectancy double. Could it happen again? In The Immortals, technology reporter and psychologist Aleks Krotoski explores the frontiers of the extr...

Burning Sun - Ep 6: The Reckoning from 2023-07-26T06:00

The K-pop stars are jailed for their crimes and some women hope this and other sex abuse scandals might finally spark a real social change. Instead, all it does is fan the growing divisions betw...

Burning Sun - Ep 5: An Extreme Decision from 2023-07-24T06:00

Journalist Kang receives a surprising call from K-pop royalty Goo-Hara, who wants to help her with her investigation, as some of the people in the chatroom were her friends. Goo Hara, like many ...

Burning Sun - Ep 4: Consent from 2023-07-17T06:00

The scandals are making headlines around the world and K-pop fans react. Jung’s superfan watches as one after another K-pop star is arrested. She has had enough and becomes part of a feminist mo...

Burning Sun - Ep 3 : The Nightclub from 2023-07-10T06:00

A rival broadcaster reveals a shocking scandal at the exclusive Burning Sun nightclub, co-owned by Seungri – one of the members of Big Bang, and a global K-pop star. There are disturbing account...

Burning Sun - Ep 2: Kakao Talk from 2023-07-03T06:00

Someone is holding popstar Jung’s phone in their hands. And what they see on it is shocking. Another journalist Kang Kyung-Yoon gets a tip-off and starts investigating the chat-rooms, and is ove...

Burning Sun - Ep 1: The Phone Call from 2023-06-26T06:00

“I had no idea how big it was going to be….”

Journalist Park Hyo-sil gets a tip off that music and TV star, Jung Joon-young, is being investigated by police for secretly filming a woman du...

Introducing - Intrigue: Burning Sun from 2023-06-20T08:00

The sex scandals that brought down some of the world’s biggest K-pop Stars. A tale of depravity, power and excess - hidden behind a facade of wholesome pop music. In 2019 some of the world’s b...

Mayday - Bonus: The Evidence Gatherers from 2021-04-07T19:19

In a secret location in a European city is an archive that contains over a million documents. It’s run by a tough-talking Canadian, Bill Wiley, who set up an evidence-gathering organisation fund...

Mayday - Bonus: Update from 2021-03-29T14:35

The Evidence Gatherers, a new episode of Mayday coming soon, available from 6 April.

Mayday - Bonus: The Canister on the Bed from 2020-11-20T14:29

“The crime scene had been left unguarded for two weeks”. What really happened in the Douma massacre? This episode is a diversion from the story of the life and death of James Le Mesurier. It’s a...

Mayday - Ep10: The Second Casualty from 2020-11-09T14:39

“They will be targeted for the rest of their lives.” Where does that leave everyone else?

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and ...

Mayday - Ep9: The Boiling Frog from 2020-11-09T06:40

“My love it’s 10 times worse than we thought.” Things start to unravel.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Mayday tells...

Mayday - Ep8: Operation Magic Carpet from 2020-11-09T06:35

“I had to do it because my colleagues faced death.” Now the rescuers need saving.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Ma...

Mayday - Ep7: Managed Massacres from 2020-11-09T06:30

“ I have these epiphanies all the time, especially if I had anchovies on my pizza..” Could the White Helmets be involved in staging chemical attacks?

When James Le Mesurier fell to his ...

Mayday - Ep6: The One With Sean Penn from 2020-11-09T06:25

“I went to meet with Assad to see what kind of access we might get.” James is accused of a horrific crime.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tan...

Mayday - Ep5: God Bless Syria from 2020-11-09T06:20

“He hadn’t really understood that he would be singled out.” How to tell who the jihadists are.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths...

Mayday - Ep4: Hoax Producers from 2020-11-09T06:15

“There’s something addictive about uncovering the world as it really is.” The allegations begin.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of trut...

Mayday - Ep3: The Miracle Baby from 2020-11-09T06:10

“This was just one baby out of thousands and thousands of other babies.” How James got involved in a war.

When he fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 James Le Mesurier left behind a ta...

Mayday - Ep2: The Pizza in the Suitcase from 2020-11-09T06:05

“I was naked having a strip search and I just know James was somewhere laughing his head off.” Who was James Le Mesurier?

When he fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 James Le Mesurier le...

Mayday - Ep1: On the Ledge from 2020-11-09T06:00

“The story sounds like a purely English murder.” The rumour mill starts over who or what killed James Le Mesurier.

When he fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 James Le Mesurier left behin...

Introduction to Mayday from 2020-11-03T14:28

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.

Mayday tells the extraordinary real story of the man who organised the White Helmets...

Coming soon to Intrigue: Mayday from 2020-10-27T09:30

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.

Hear the full story from 9 November.

Tunnel 29 - Ep10: The Shoes from 2019-10-16T16:30

“I started dancing with Eveline.” A final twist in the final chapter.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a ...

Tunnel 29 - Ep9: The Signal from 2019-10-16T16:15

“If you don’t have a coffee, then bring me a cognac.” Ellen's plan is derailed.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man ...

Tunnel 29 - Ep8: The Messenger from 2019-10-16T16:00

I said "ok, I'll do it”. Ellen, Mimmo's girlfriend, agrees to play a dangerous role.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a...

Tunnel 29 - Ep7: The Interrogation from 2019-10-16T15:45

“That’s the first time I saw her again.” Wolfdieter's show trial begins.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug...

Tunnel 29 - Ep6: The Gun from 2019-10-16T15:30

“And then my interrogation began.” The escape operation unravels.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunn...

Tunnel 29 - Ep5: The Trap from 2019-10-16T15:15

“We had no chance to be together.” The diggers hatch a new plan, unaware the Stasi are onto them.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary tr...

Tunnel 29 - Ep4: The Death Strip from 2019-10-16T15:00

“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true stor...

Tunnel 29 - Ep3: The Deal from 2019-10-16T14:50

“We have a tunnel.” The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story ...

Tunnel 29 - Ep2: The Spy from 2019-10-16T14:35

“I choose the codename Fred.” A hairdresser becomes a Stasi spy.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunne...

Tunnel 29 - Ep1: The Escape from 2019-10-16T14:20

“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim is on holiday in East Germany when he hears Berlin is to be divided. The wall is built and the escapes begin. Joachim has to decide whethe...

Tunnel 29 full-length trailer from 2019-10-11T05:00

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunnel into the East, right under the feet of border guards, to help friends...

Coming soon... Tunnel 29 from 2019-10-07T12:05

Introducing the true story of an extraordinary escape.

The Ratline - Bonus: Stephen Fry meets Philippe Sands from 2018-10-15T11:00

In a bonus episode of Intrigue: The Ratline, Stephen Fry interviews Philippe Sands in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London. They discuss a range of issues brought up by the se...

The Ratline – Ep.10: Persilschein from 2018-10-08T11:05

Philippe and the team work out the identity of the mysterious man Otto lunched with on Lake Albano, and discover he too is connected with the Nazi Bishop. They take a trip to the lake to meet th...

The Ratline – Ep.9: The Lucids from 2018-10-08T11:00

Philippe travels to Albuquerque to meet Tom Lucid Jnr, the son of the CIA agent who recruited Karl Hass, chief source on Project Los Angeles and the man Otto had lunch with on Lake Albano. How m...

The Ratline – Ep.8: Nest of Spies from 2018-10-01T11:05

Philippe and the team work out the identity of the mysterious man Otto lunched with on Lake Albano, and discover he too is connected with the Nazi Bishop. They take a trip to the lake to meet th...

The Ratline – Ep.7: The Nazi Bishop from 2018-10-01T11:00

Philippe accesses the Vatican archives to find out about Otto's protector in Rome, the man who was by his side as he lay dying, Alois Hudal. Hudal's archivist reveals something extraordinary. Listen

The Ratline – Ep.6: The men who murdered Nazis from 2018-09-24T11:05

Otto contracts a strange illness and Charlotte rushes to Rome to be by his side. Philippe talks to an old friend who was working for British intelligence in 1949 and explores who might have been...

The Ratline – Ep.5: La Forza del Destino from 2018-09-24T11:00

Midnight. Rome. 1949. Otto arrives in the eternal city, penniless, homeless, searching for a way out to Argentina. He's also unwittingly found himself in the middle of a battle between East and ...

The Ratline – Ep.4: Where's Otto? from 2018-09-21T11:05

The war is over and Otto has disappeared. Whilst his friends are committing suicide or being tried for mass murder Otto has escaped high into the mountains with the help of a young SS soldier. M...

The Ratline – Ep.3: A lot going on in Lemberg from 2018-09-21T11:00

Whilst Charlotte Wachter and her children spend the summer in Zell am See, Otto is in Lemberg overseeing the 'Grosse Aktion' - the mass deportation of Jews to concentration camps.

The Ratl...

The Ratline – Ep.2: Meet The Wachters from 2018-09-18T16:05

In episode two of the Ratline we meet the Wachters, Otto and Charlotte and chart their ascent to power. Otto's job takes the family to Krakow and on to Galicia, where he makes some dubious decis...

The Ratline – Ep.1: Secrets in the Castle from 2018-09-18T16:00

Philippe Sands investigates the mysterious disappearance of senior Nazi, Otto Wachter, who was indicted for mass murder. The Ratline is a story of a curious death, political intrigue, spies, Naz...

Welcome to Intrigue: The Ratline from 2018-08-16T13:51

A story of love, denial and a curious death presented by Philippe Sands. Hear the first episode on 18 Sept 2018.

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Episode 5 from 2017-03-17T00:00

The series finale reveals who benefitted from the murder of a British man in China. The continuing true story of death, sex and Chinese elite politics

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Episode 4 from 2017-03-10T00:00

A spectacular show trial exposes the lavish lifestyle of China’s elite. The continuing true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Episode 3 from 2017-03-03T00:00

The action picks up as Neil Heywood arrives in Chongqing, where an "iron-blooded" police chief holds sway. The continuing true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Episode 2 from 2017-02-24T00:00

We’ve met the mayor’s wife. Now, meet the mayor, “the main man” who takes this story to the national stage. The continuing true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Episode 1 from 2017-02-17T00:00

A true story of death, sex and elite politics in China

Welcome to Intrigue: Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel from 2017-02-15T15:23

Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published on 17 Feb 2017.