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British Scandal

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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… Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of British Scandal ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

Latest episodes

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The Guildford Four | Day Trips to the Moon | 1

Gerry Conlon escapes Belfast hoping London will offer freedom, work and a bit of fun. Instead, an IRA bombing plunges the country into panic - and in Britain's hunt for j

Sep 16
47 min

Operation Mincemeat | How Lies Helped Win the War | 4

Historian of deception and espionage Dr Helen Fry has spent years uncovering the extraordinary world of Britain’s wartime spies, codebreakers and secret intelligence netw

Sep 9
36 min

Operation Mincemeat | Hook, Line and Sinker | 3

British intelligence have a peculiar problem: they need a German spy to steal a briefcase, whilst making it look like they're trying to stop him. But when Abwehr agent Kü

Sep 2
55 min

Operation Mincemeat | Dead Drop | 2

Charles and Ewen have a body and watertight backstory for their fictional Acting Major Bill Martin. Now they have to get him to Spain Do you have a suggestion for a scan

Aug 26
51 min

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Aug 24
6 min

Operation Mincemeat | The Perfect Body | 1

Intelligence officers Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu must prove their audacious - and downright disgusting - plan can fool the Nazis, change the course of WW2, and

Aug 19
52 min

The Shipwrecked Marriage | Meet the Man Who Also Survived Being Lost at Sea | 4

Douglas Robertson and his family survived 38 days in the same stretch of water as Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, after their yacht was sunk by killer whales in 1972. Drinkin

Aug 12
45 min

The Shipwrecked Marriage | Landlocked | 3

Turns out surviving the ocean was the easy part. Back on land, Maurice's health unravels and the couple who endured everything together find themselves more adrift than e

Aug 5
54 min

The Shipwrecked Marriage | Adrift | 2

Now Maralyn and Maurice are adrift in a raft, with dwindling supplies and no way to call for help. Survival demands more of them than they could have ever expected. Can t

Jul 29
52 min

The Shipwrecked Marriage | Auralyn | 1

Maralyn and Maurice Bailey want out. Out of the 9-5, out of the net curtains, out of the ordinary life they've always known. Together they risk everything to sail the wor

Jul 22
50 min

The Acid King | Meet the Undercover Officer Who Turned Against Drug Busts | 4

Former undercover drugs operative Neil Woods joins Alice and Matt to reveal what it’s really like to wage the war on drugs. After 14 years spent infiltrating gangs, earni

Jul 15
32 min

The Acid King | Drop Out | 3

Britain’s acid revolution is growing fast. But when Detective Dick Lee finally gets the resources he’s been fighting for, a tiny Welsh village becomes the centre of a nat

Jul 8
52 min

The Acid King | Tune In | 2

Richard Kemp's revolution is working, and all from a leaky Welsh cottage. But when a fatality leaves a name on a police notepad, there's a detective who is determined to

Jul 1
48 min

The Acid King | Turn On | 1

A brilliant biochemist believes his LSD can transform the world - and make a criminal network millions. But someone among them is watching. Fifty years on, this is the un

Jun 24
53 min

Jade Goody | The Exec Behind Big Brother’s Most Explosive Era | 4

Executive Producer Paul Osborne takes Alice and Matt behind the scenes and into the key decisions made during the Jade Goody years. Paul worked on Big Brother 3, where h

Jun 17
47 min

Jade Goody | The Shiniest Star | 3

Jade Goody storms into the Big Brother house, all cocky confidence and East London charm. She fights, laughs and screams her way through the first few days, but behind th

Jun 10
53 min

Jade Goody | No Laughing Matter | 2

Jade returns to the Big Brother house, but what starts as a reality TV experiment quickly spirals into a national scandal. Finally, her actions spark outrage that reaches

Jun 3
54 min

Jade Goody | Am I Mingin'? | 1

Jade Goody storms into the Big Brother house, all cocky confidence and East London charm. She fights, laughs and screams her way through the first few days, but behind th

May 27
51 min

The Warring Queens | History’s Messiest Royal Rivalry | 4

Historian Kate Williams joins Alice and Matt to make the case for Mary, Queen of Scots - and why history's been getting her all wrong. Professor Williams unpicks centuri

May 20
46 min

The Warring Queens | The Last Gasp | 3

Mary arrives in England expecting rescue, but instead finds herself trapped under her cousin Elizabeth’s watch. As the years drag on, plots swirl, loyalties shift, and ev

May 13
52 min

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Search all you want but you may never find a podcast with better chemistry than this one. Informative, cheeky, and entertaining. Love this duo

DaveLaMo · Dec 2024

So I just wrote a long review singing the praises of this podcast but I think I deleted it while trying to type too quickly. Hate that. But what I love is this podcast. Smart, fun/funny, pitch-perfect. Nothing voyeuristic. Every story touches on topics that go beyond the story itself. There’s always something meatier to chew on… universal topics like money and power, politics and fame, personal ambition, family, delusion vs reality, crime & punishment, justice & the law, etc. —- The only reason I subscribe to Wondery is to support this pod. And while I follow & listen to boatloads of podcasts, this is the only one for which I’ve written a review. (I suppose this reflects badly on me, but it’s meant to be praise for BritScan!) Thank you, BritScan team — researchers, writers, producers, sound mixers, et al — for this gem that you all created. I am already dreading the day you announce that the show has run its course. Not ready for that.

Rando In NJ · Dec 2024

Only discovered this podcast last week and have devoured about 10 seasons (oops!). Charming hosts/narrators walk us through well-written and researched cases from history and add their own delightful insights. Just fantastic! Thank you!

Georgielew · Nov 2024

I just finished the first four episodes and the story telling is the best I’ve heard. I have approximately 40 podcasts I listen to regularly and this is #1. The hosts are great. They have great chemistry. I’m trying to figure out if they are a couple. Must listen!

dedhed8 · Oct 2024

I love this podcast, and new episodes dropping were among the highlights of my week. Now I can’t keep track of when a new series will appear, and am falling out of the habit of weekly listening. I think you’re going to lose listeners with this new format.

maiway · Dec 2024

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