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Killer on the Ward: 7. The Appeal
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#7
Today at 10:00 AM

The defence challenges the science behind Norris’ convictions, but can they persuade the judges?


Killer on the Ward: 6. Not That Rare After All
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#6
10/29/2026

The view that fatal hypoglycaemia is vanishingly rare in non-diabetic elderly patients comes under question as the science begins to shift.


Killer on the Ward: 5. The Murder that Wasn’t
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#5
10/22/2026

As Louise looks again at the investigation into Colin Norris, the story of Lucy Rowell helps her understand how the case against him was built.


Killer on the Ward: 4. The Angel of Death
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#4
10/15/2026

After one of Britain's most complex medical trials, the newspapers get their headline as Colin Norris is convicted of four murders and one attempted murder.


Killer on the Ward: 3. The Serial Killer
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#3
10/08/2026

With no confession and no eyewitness and only a forensic smoking gun for one patient, a jury must decide whether five patients were poisoned and whether one man links them all.


Killer on the Ward: 2. Operation Bevel
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#2
10/01/2026

As the police investigation grows, so do questions about how Colin Norris became the focus of an extraordinary inquiry.


Killer on the Ward: 1. Patient Zero
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#1
09/24/2026

Convicted nurse Colin Norris has spent 18 years behind bars. But as Louise Shorter revisits his story, new questions emerge.


Killer on the Ward: Trailer
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09/18/2026

A nurse convicted of murder. A case shadowed by doubt. A fight to clear his name. Did Colin Norris kill his patients? Or has the UK spent two decades believing the wrong story?


Intrigue: Lockerbie - Myles’ New Series
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#7
07/23/2026

Today we’re sharing the first episode of Myles’ new series in another BBC podcast, Intrigue: Lockerbie.

One of the world's longest running conspiracies. Who was really behind the Lockerbie bombing?

On 21 December 1988, a plane explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. A Libyan man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, is convicted.

Despite a global investigation Megrahi's conviction, and the failed appeals that followed, are still tainted - for some - with doubt and conspiracy theory. Myles Bonnar wants to find out why.

Now, almost four decades on; fresh evidence and a new trial. The alle...


Charmain and the Prophet: 6. Afterlife
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#6
06/25/2026

After the team uncover another crack in Eric Adusah’s story to police, Myles heads to the United States to finally face the Prophet.


Charmain and the Prophet: 5. Significant Others
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#5
06/18/2026

Women come forward to tell of the Prophet’s past before his quick marriage to Charmain. Is Eric Adusah the pious preacher he portrays himself as?


Charmain and the Prophet: 4. Visitors in the Night
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#4
06/11/2026

Myles and team travel to Ghana to investigate what happened to Charmain in Room 112 and find a hotel worker who witnessed something suspicious the night she was last seen alive.


Charmain and the Prophet: 3. Room 112
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#3
06/04/2026

After Charmain’s body is found in a hotel bathtub in Ghana, Myles and the team trace her final steps in the weeks before her death and hear the Prophet’s side of the story.


Charmain and the Prophet: 2. ‘Til Death Do Us Part
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#2
05/28/2026

The honeymoon period doesn’t last long for the newlyweds as family and friends suspect something is off about the Prophet.


Charmain and the Prophet: 1. Whirlwind
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#1
05/21/2026

Charmain embarks on a whirlwind romance with a Prophet. Marriage is quickly on the cards until a grave warning puts fear into the bride-to-be.


Charmain and the Prophet: Trailer
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05/14/2026

A whirlwind marriage to a Prophet. A mysterious death. A search for the truth. What happened to Charmain Speirs? And who really is the Prophet?


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04/16/2026

Welcome to the new home of investigative stories from the award-winning Disclosure team, including Dead Man Running, Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate, Matched with a Predator and Hunting the Whiskey Bandits.

Coming soon, in Charmain and the Prophet, Myles Bonnar travels to Ghana and the US in search of answers in the mysterious death of Charmain Spears.


Matched With A Predator: 5. Against The Odds
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#5
11/14/2025

As the dust settles, questions begin to emerge about whether Harkins could have been stopped sooner. Another woman makes a startling realisation that could have changed everything.


Matched With A Predator: 4. The Trial
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#4
11/07/2025

The full extent of Harkins’ abuse is revealed as he stands trial, and his crimes go far beyond fraud. Even the journalist who exposed him is shocked by what she hears. As Harkins’ behaviour finally catches up with him, will the court deliver justice?


Matched With A Predator: 3. On The Run
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#3
10/31/2025

The police investigation ramps up and an arrest is made but as the time for Harkins to face justice draws near, he is nowhere to be seen. A look through his past life may reveal some answers. But while he’s staying hidden – is anyone safe?


Matched With A Predator: 2. The Dam Breaks
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#2
10/24/2025

A journalist publishes Christopher Harkins' name in the paper for the first time. The story triggers a response she didn't see coming. Suddenly, her phone is ringing off the hook and she’s shocked by what she hears.


Matched With A Predator: 1. The Holiday
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#1
10/17/2025

Shannon thinks she's met her match, but what should have been a dream date soon turns into a nightmare. She desperately searches for help but finds closed doors. Is he going to get away with this?


Matched With A Predator: Trailer
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10/10/2025

The shocking tale of one of Scotland’s most prolific romance fraudsters and the devastation he left in his wake. Christopher Harkins had an insatiable appetite for money and women – and he knew exactly how to lure them in.


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 6. The Reckoning
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#6
03/27/2025

Sam goes undercover. Can she catch the whisky bandits in the act? And the day of reckoning - for everyone - arrives.


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 5. The Broken Game
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#5
03/27/2025

Can Sam Poling get the only person who knows the truth behind a multi-million pound fraud to speak?


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 4. Knock Knock
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#4
03/27/2025

Londoner Casey Alexander hit the headlines when he was arrested in an FBI sting. But what really happened inside the multi-million pound international fraud? And can Sam track down the man at the centre of it all?


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 3. The World's End
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#3
03/27/2025

Sam hits the road to confront a pair of whisky bandits. She discovers a dark past, conmen living the high life, and an army of victims fighting back. But with leads turning cold, will Sam have to confront failure?


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 2. The Many Faces of Craig
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#2
03/27/2025

Sam makes a shocking discovery using facial recognition. But is she already too late to catch a criminal before he vanishes forever? A chance meeting with a man from Belgium might hold the key to the investigation.


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 1. Batman's List
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#1
03/27/2025

An anonymous tip-off sends investigator Sam Poling inside a booming industry where organised crime has gained a foothold. Sam tracks down the man helping the FBI catch a wanted criminal, meets those showered in promises but left high and dry, and hears from an old friend who has a stark warning. Can she catch any whisky bandits in the act?


Hunting the Whisky Bandits: Trailer
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03/20/2025

An epic tale of organised crime, multi-million pound fraud, and the victims left in its wake. Reporter Sam Poling investigates the world of cask investment to find the bandits exploiting Scotland’s most famous export - whisky.


Introducing... World of Secrets S3
08/12/2024

The Apartheid Killer – a new investigation. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. Some relatives are still searching for the graves. They were killed during a three-year bloodbath in the 1980s, in the South African city of East London – by one person. He killed so many, he lost count. It has been 30 years since the white supremacist apartheid regime crumbled. The unresolved trauma of this time has cast a long shadow across a nation. In piecing together this story, the new season of World of Secrets exposes the disturbed past and racial injustices of Sout...


Dead Man Running: 6. Inverness
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#6
06/07/2024

In this final episode, Kim writes from prison. And back in the place where this all started, could a tragic story about a young woman's death in Inverness hold more answers about him?

Dead Man Running is produced by Myles Bonnar and Calum McKay. Audio Editing, Sound Design, and Mixing by Gav Murchie. The series producers are Mark Daly and Jack Kibble-White. Original score composed by Callan Marchetti. Research by Ricki Cooper, Katie McEvinney and Marisha Currie. Location recording by Myles Bonnar, Calum McKay and Steven Donnelly. Additional recording by Jenn Daly, Hannah McClintock and Joanne Willott. ...


Dead Man Running: 5. Trial
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#5
05/31/2024

It's been two years since Kim Avis faked his death at "Mortuary Beach", California. Now, four women take the stand in the trial against him at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland.


Dead Man Running: 4. Vince
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#4
05/24/2024

As the net closes in on Kim, the programme team receives an intriguing tip-off and the promise of learning who the fugitive really is.


Dead Man Running: 3. Trap
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#3
05/17/2024

Kim has yet again switched identities and is beginning to settle down in Colorado Springs. But is the fugitive’s new friend Angie all that she seems?


Dead Man Running: 2. Fugitive
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#2
05/10/2024

While American police launch a manhunt, a woman who knows all about Kim Avis's darkest crimes shares her story.


Dead Man Running: 1. Missing
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#1
05/03/2024

After a mysterious drowning off ‘Mortuary Beach’, police start to question what’s really happened to the missing man.


Dead Man Running: Trailer
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04/18/2024

A missing tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the story of how a local celebrity, Kim Avis, became a fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.


Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 6. Beneath The Circle
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#6
06/05/2023

In this final episode, decades on from the Magic Circle scandal, a dark secret is revealed about Shiny Bob and his inner circle.

You can watch the accompanying documentary, 'Beneath the Magic Circle Affair', on BBC iPlayer.


Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 5. The Inquiry
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#5
06/05/2023

As the damning contents of a leaked secret police report spark outrage, a high profile lawyer is tasked with finding the truth of the Magic Circle conspiracy theory.