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37. Mr Creepy: Can gun bans prevent school shootings?
Did banning handguns after the Dunblane massacre work?
New series coming 16th September
Con-artists. Corruption. Cult leaders. Bad People is back soon.
38. The Yorkshire Ripper: Do women need to reclaim the night?
Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 women and attacked many others. Why wasn’t he stopped sooner?
39. King of Farum: Why do we love anti-heroes?
Sofie idolised her former mayor in Denmark. Was he a modern Robin Hood or just corrupt?
40. Hungry like the Wolf: Can we ever understand filicide?
Diane Downs’ children are shot on a small country road. But all is not as it seems.
41. 666devil: Could anyone become a victim of sextortion?
Matt Falder blackmailed over 40 victims online into sexual acts.
42. Jonestown: How can you tell that you’re in a cult?
What started out as a promise of a utopian community ended with a massacre.
43. Le Fake: Are con artists pathological liars?
A man manipulates his way into the lives of the rich & famous to devastating consequences
44. Operation Island: What do we know about male victims of rape?
The UK’s most prolific rapist only targeted men. How did he get away with it for so long?
45. Call Centre Crooks: How do you catch a scammer?
“Roger” makes his money by scamming old ladies. But someone is watching.
46. Tiny Shoes: Can we heal injustices against Indigenous peoples?
What can be done to heal the wounds caused by poor treatment of Indigenous Canadians?
47. Bad Influencer: Can you spot pseudo-scientific health claims?
Something about Belle Gibson’s clean eating journey isn’t quite right.
48. Family Reunion: Research opportunity or ethical nightmare?
Two brothers are overjoyed to find each other. But something isn’t quite right.
Bad People x A Very British Scandal
Margaret Campbell was slut-shamed during her divorce in 1963. Has society changed since?
Bad People x The Tourist
Actor Danielle MacDonald on playing a TV cop in Australia’s outback and body positivity.
49. Black Pill: Are incels dangerous?
A man in a van mounts a pavement in Toronto, killing ten people. What was his motive?
50. Death Truck: What motivates people smugglers?
A chicken truck is abandoned in Austria when smugglers realise the worst has happened.
51. Fen-Phen Scandal: What would you risk to be thin?
A “diet miracle” turned nightmare.
52. Uncivilised Cruelty: Should rough sex be illegal?
Why did a group of men end up in prison after having sex?
53. Wiretapped: Can you hear colour?
A police officer testifies that he can hear a person’s race.
54. The Jump: Is jealousy a useful emotion?
A skydiver fell to her death after her parachute failed. Was it murder?
55. Jon Ronson: The Satanic Panic
Kelly is accused of horrific crimes. But all is not what it seems.
56. Death on camera: How can we tackle white fragility?
A bar fight at a "student night", leads to Christopher Adler being horrendously detained
57. The Iceman: Who becomes a contract killer?
The Iceman itted to killing over 100 people. Who becomes a contract killer?
58. Africa Eye: Black Market Babies
Poor and desperate, Klenice is on the verge of selling her baby to traffickers.
Message for our listeners
A Bad People special episode will be available shortly.
Bad People x Killing Eve
Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen speak to Gordon Corera, Killing Eve’s Security Consultant.
59. Poster boy: When is homophobia a hate crime?
The case of Matthew Shepard and the “gay panic” defense.
Scary Stories Sleepover Special
the slumber party. Will Sofie spot the lies in these scary stories?
60. Little Helen: How fallible are forensics?
Eight-year-old Helen is sent to buy bread for her mother. She never returns.
61. Unabomber 1: How far are technophobes willing to go?
The Unabomber terrorised American citizens for nearly two decades. Why?
