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.
What this show covers
true crimeEspionageOperation MincemeatGuildford Fourwrongful convictionWorld War IIsurvivalGuy FawkesBritish justiceDeceptionBritish intelligencetrue storymarriagehistorical dramaGunpowder Plot
What listeners will find here
Guy Fawkes faces the King’s wrath as the Gunpowder Plot collapses
The failed Gunpowder Plot reaches its brutal aftermath as Guy Fawkes becomes the first conspirator to face punishment. The episode centers on torture, loyalty, and the choice between martyrdom and betrayal when the cause is already lost.
Guy Fawkes returns to a harsher England and edges toward revolt
Guy Fawkes begins his journey in Elizabethan England, where Catholics face brutal persecution and he vows to fight back. Years later, he returns from abroad to find conditions even worse, setting up a tense story about rebellion, danger, and whether he can act without being destroyed by it.
A case turns inside out as freedom opens a new battle
The Guildford Four reaches a turning point when a lawyer hired to keep them imprisoned uncovers something in the files that changes everything. But for Gerry, getting out is not the end of the story—it starts a different fight.
A daughter learns her mother was murdered—and starts digging into a 30-year lie
Lauren Malloy discovers that her mother, Lori, didn’t die of natural causes as she was told for decades, but was murdered in East Providence, Rhode Island. This episode introduces a 10-part investigation as Lauren follows conflicting interviews, family secrets, and the unsettling possibility that trusted people know more than they admit.
A wrongful conviction meets the lawyer determined to crack it open
The Guildford Four returns to Gerry’s thirteen-year imprisonment for a crime he didn’t commit, just as lawyer Gareth Peirce begins probing the case. Her questions promise to expose answers that could rattle the British establishment.
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