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Cover-up | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 5

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

John’s investigation keeps coming up against brick walls - and five decades on, so does Katherine’s. When Kenya admits to a cover-up it begins to make sense. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Who exactly were the authorities covering up for, and was the British government involved? As her reporting comes to a close, Katherine celebrates a young woman whose life was cut short; and at the eleventh hour, a chat with a Mi6 agent sheds new light on Julie’s case.

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The President's Son | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 4

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

A whistleblower comes forward claiming to have witnessed everything and pointing the finger at someone nobody expected: Jonathan Moi, the president’s son. It's almost too far-fetched to be believed, but his name starts coming up again, and again. An incriminating scrap of paper. A police statement locked up for decades. Rumours of a romance. Katherine investigates the evidence.

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The Search Party | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 3

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

With Julie’s murderer still at large, attention focuses on the last man to see her alive and the head ranger of the Masai Mara game reserve. Reporter Katherine goes to Kenya herself to track them down and see if their recollections can help unlock the decades-old cold case. A previously unknown tip from a Masai elder emerges. Could this be the breakthrough the Ward family has been waiting for?

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Go Home | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 2

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:55:00 GMT

The authorities insist Julie killed herself, but father John refuses to believe it. An altered post-mortem prompts him to take matters into his own hands. When a team of British cops is dispatched to Kenya, hopes are high that they can solve the riddle of Julie’s murder/death. How did her jeep end up nine miles from her body? What are those strange marks on her leg? And who forged her signature in a nearby guesthouse?

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SOS | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 1

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:55:00 GMT

On a cold February day in 1988, Julie Ward sets off on the journey of a lifetime from England, through Africa. She establishes a new life in the bustling capital of Kenya but mysteriously disappears while on safari - leaving her plane ticket back to England untouched on a table in her Nairobi home. When her father John flies to Kenya to track her down, he finds a gruesome crime scene in the Masai Mara that throws up more questions than it answers.

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Introducing: Murder in the Masai Mara

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:54:02 GMT

When Julie Ward vanishes mysteriously in the Masai Mara in 1988, her father begins a hunt for answers that stretches from a safari lodge in Kenya to MI6’s headquarters in London. The case was never solved.

Nearly four decades on, The Telegraph Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton pours over classified documents, interviews the people tangled in the case, and travels to Kenya to try to understand who tried to stop her murder being solved.

What happened to Julie Ward, why did the Kenyan authorities try to cover it up, and why were MI6 agents involved?

Murder in the Masai Mara: Coming Friday 28th November.

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Legacy | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 9

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 23:30:00 GMT

Peace walls, segregated schools and old enemies living on the same street. Cara returns to Northern Ireland to see how, today, The Troubles are far from forgotten history. A victim of Stakeknife breaks his silence and, like so many others, he wants to know the truth about his father’s murder. As her investigation draws to a close, Cara examines the legacy of Britain’s terror spy network and asks, has justice been served – or is the state getting away with murder?

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Bed of Lies, Series 3: A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder?

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Devastation | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 8

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:16:00 GMT

A family forced to flee abroad. A young soldier killed by a car bomb. Two teenagers gunned down in a mobile shop. As Cara exposes the cold-bloodedness of both sides in the Troubles, she finds out the extent of the state's lethal spy network. Bereaved families hunt for justice, and the truth is shrouded in secrecy as killers walk the streets.

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Cover-up | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 7

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:06:00 GMT

IRA spycatcher Freddie Scappaticci has been outed as FRU agent Stakeknife – but he’s not going to disappear without a fight. The British state takes unprecedented measures to make sure their spy gets away with murder. Cara teams up with veteran reporter John Ware to reveal just how high up the cover-up goes. Their reporting leads to a key organisation that has so far remained in the shadows: MI5.

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License to Kill | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 6

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:30:00 GMT

Brian Nelson is finally in the dock for his campaign of murderous violence, but will he face justice? The question sends shivers through the British government, and the answer causes even more of a stir. But Brian is just the tip of the iceberg – there’s a new battle, shocking revelations, and a landmark apology to come.

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Handlers | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 5

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:30:00 GMT

Cara tracks down soldiers from the covert unit of the British army at the heart of her investigation. As these people who handled spies in the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries spill their secrets, it becomes clear that Agent 6137 and Scap are just the tip of the iceberg. Betrayal, sex, murder. Was it really all for the greater good?

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Touts | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 4

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:30:55 GMT

The IRA creates a new unit to root out informers – or touts – and kill them. A man known as Scap quickly rises to the top of this ‘Nutting Squad’ and builds up a fearsome reputation for cruelty. But he is hiding a dark secret – and the implications of the truth being exposed are enormous.

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Agent 6137 | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 3

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:30:00 GMT

Facing life in prison for murder, a key loyalist makes a surprising confession: he is Agent 6137. When he targeted people for the UDA to assassinate, he was also working for the British. The daughter of one of his victims hunts for the truth about his life as a spy – but as she and Cara dig deeper, they find documents are missing and proof is hard to pin down.

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Collusion | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 2

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:30:00 GMT

Top detectives race to untangle a web of lies behind the murders. But just as they’re about to arrest a key loyalist suspect, their secure office containing top-secret evidence goes up in flames. They hear whispers that a clandestine unit of the British army could be behind the sabotage. All to protect one man – a man Cara reveals is a vicious fighter with a shadowy past.

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Trouble | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 1

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:15:29 GMT

Three innocent Catholic men are shot dead in front of their families by a brutal Protestant paramilitary group hunting the IRA. Even in the dark days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the murders shock the nation. Then it emerges the gunmen aren’t working alone. Cara McGoogan is determined to find out who else is involved and how deep the collusion goes.

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The Defector | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 3

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:27:49 GMT

A “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years before they were prosecuted. It was revealed that the ring leader, a man named Orlin Roussev, had exchanged messages with a mysterious man code named ‘Rupert Ticz’.

The prosecutors revealed that the man was in fact Jan Marsalek, the fugitive ex-Wirecard chief operating officer, who is wanted in connection with a €1.9bn (£1.57bn) banking fraud.

For almost three years, he had gathered information on targets across Europe, planning kidnappings, murders and assaults alongside the spy ring.

In the third instalment of The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Hayley Dixon reveals the messages that were sent by Marsalek and uncover what he has been up to since he went on the run since June 2020.

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Reporter: Hayley Dixon

Producer: Georgia Coan

Executive Producers: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and Louisa Wells

Original music by John Cadigan

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From Russia With Love | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 2

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:12:17 GMT

Former tech boss turned fugitive Jan Marsalek was living a double life as a Russian spy, having met his handler during a meeting on a yacht in Nice back in 2014.

Throughout his time at the company, he is accused of running operations on behalf of the Kremlin, from assembling a Libyan militia and running surveillance on enemies of the state to an alleged audacious plot to hijack the Austrian spy service.

In the second instalment of The Tech Boss who was Russia's Secret Spy, Hayley Dixon examines Marsalek’s relationship with the country and tracks down his closest friend to find out more about the man behind the headlines.

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Reporter: Hayley Dixon

Producer: Georgia Coan

Executive Producers: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and Louisa Wells

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All Roads Lead to Moscow | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 1

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:24:57 GMT

A UK-based spy ring of Bulgarian nationals has been found guilty of espionage at the Old Bailey after a three-month trial. For almost three years, they’d been spying for Russia.

But the man believed to be behind it all is still on the run. Jan Marsalek was an Austrian tech boss, Chief Operating Officer of a successful payments processing company called Wirecard. Until it collapsed in 2020 amid a massive fraud scandal Marsalek is alleged to have been the mastermind behind.

Just days later, he fled Austria, taking a flight to Belarus. Despite international efforts to locate him, Marsalek's precise whereabouts remain uncertain. In a new three-part series by The Telegraph's Special Correspondent Hayley Dixon, we reveal his double life as a spy for the Kremlin and what he’s been up to since he disappeared.

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Reporter: Hayley Dixon

Producer: Georgia Coan

Executive Producers: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and Louisa Wells

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The Fallout | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 3

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:59:42 GMT

In this final episode of our mini-series on the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, Investigations Editor Claire Newell explores whether the MHRA, the regulatory agency for drugs, has protected patients. She hears from families about the long-term consequences of a rare adverse reaction to the jab, and whether they have received enough support from the Government.

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Written by: Claire Newell

Producer: Jack Boswell

Executive Producer: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay

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Patient Zero | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 2

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:59:37 GMT

When patients were admitted to hospital with unusual symptoms in 2021, their families started to ask questions.

Dr Stephen Wright’s family were initially told he had died after having a stroke. But when his parents saw an article linking rare blood clots to the AstraZeneca Covid jab, they knew they had found the answer.

In this second instalment of The Daily T Investigates: The AstraZeneca vaccine, we hear from one of the doctors who discovered the new condition, and Stephen’s family, who unearthed a bombshell about his death.

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Written by: Claire Newell

Producer: Jack Boswell

Executive Producer: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 1

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:59:32 GMT

Did AstraZeneca's jab kill a healthy 32-year-old?

We hear from the family of Dr Stephen Wright, a young clinical psychologist who lost his life in January 2021 soon after receiving his vaccination. For the past four years, his family has been searching for answers. Could there be a link between the two?

As the vaccine module of the Covid Inquiry gets underway, The Telegraph’s Investigations team explores the link between the AstraZeneca jab and a potentially deadly reaction.

In a new three-part series, the reporters look into those deaths and how the government responded. Could further deaths have been avoided?

This series was originally published on The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: https://linktr.ee/thedailytpodcast

Written by: Claire Newell

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The Forgotten Victims | The Lockdown Files, Ep 6

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:52:36 GMT

In January 2021, the first Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines made their way into people’s arms. By mid-march, 11 million people had received the jab.

After successive lockdowns, it felt like a way out.

But now, more than two years on, storm clouds are gathering.

Today, 80 of them are preparing to sue Astrazeneca. They say that until now, no one has wanted to hear their stories. So we’re telling them.

Find out more: ‘We were told the vaccine was safe - but what happened has been life-changing’

Archive used in this episode from: BBC, Sky News, 10 Downing Street.

The Lockdown Files: In March 2023, the Daily Telegraph broke a story. The paper had obtained more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages sent between Matt Hancock and some of the most senior people in government. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team as they search for the full picture behind the messages and speak to those involved in making the key decisions which affected all our lives.

The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |

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The Fallout | The Lockdown Files, Ep 5

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT

In the face of major disasters, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be missteps. And when the dust settles, people are asked to account for their actions.

How is history going to judge the government’s response to Covid?

In this last episode of the Lockdown Files podcast, the investigations team at the Telegraph investigates potential mistakes at the heart of the pandemic response.

Shutting schools, a lack of oversight with financial support and questions over whether lockdown would ever happen in the same way again.

Finally, the team catches up with the latest news from the public inquiry and hears from a relative of someone who died as they watch the evidence unfold.

Archive used in this episode from: BBC, The Telegraph. the Covid inquiry, Good Morning Britain.

The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

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Project Fear | The Lockdown Files, Ep 4

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:00:00 GMT

Is it ever ok to scare the public?

In this episode, the reporters dig into leaked messages which show a discussion between Matt Hancock and one of his team. They say “We frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain” and “When do we deploy the new variant”.

The exchanges speak to a so-called “Project Fear”, which prompts the team to ask government ministers about whether decisions made were the right ones.

We also speak to the adviser behind some of the government's messaging…

And to a mum whose children are still dealing with the fall out tells her family’s story.

Archive used in this episode from: Sky News, The Telegraph, Parliament TV, the Covid inquiry, The Sun.

The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

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The Case on Care Homes | The Lockdown Files, Ep 3

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:00:00 GMT

Tens of thousands of care home residents died during the pandemic. Many people see it as the government’s biggest failure. Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages lifted the lid on conversations behind key decisions. But it wasn’t just the messages which were revealing… The team behind the Lockdown Files unearths new documents suggesting an unnerving offer made to care homes in Durham and Birmingham.

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The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

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The Road to Lockdown | The Lockdown Files, Ep 2

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:35:34 GMT

The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March.

So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happened

Archive used in this episode from: France Info, Sky News, BBC.

The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |

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The Leak | The Lockdown Files, Ep 1

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:54:48 GMT

In January 2023, reporters at the Telegraph are called into a meeting. The newspaper has got something big.

Matt Hancock’s Whatsapps from when he was the Health Secretary, during the pandemic: 100,000 messages. The reporters start digging.

Archive used in this episode from: The Sun, BBC, Channel 4, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, The Telegraph.

The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers.

Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |

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The Unknown Boy | Call Bethel, Ep 5

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:30:00 GMT

The end of the investigation is in sight. Doors open, documents arrive in the post, and the final pieces of the puzzle start to fit together.

Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Read the Investigations team's notebook here: www.telegraph.co.uk/callbethel

If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on callbethel@telegraph.co.uk

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The Library | Call Bethel, Ep 4

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:30:00 GMT

The reporters hit one dead end after another. They’re starting to lose hope that they’ll ever land the story, when they get a breakthrough. A private library on the coast of England could hold answers they need.

Read the Investigations team's notebook here: www.telegraph.co.uk/callbethel

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Paper Trails | Call Bethel, Ep 3

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:30:00 GMT

The idea that the Jehovah’s Witnesses keep a database of abuse allegations isn’t a complete long shot. Tireless lawyers in America and Australia have seen evidence of it in their countries. The reporters discover leads to follow.

Read the Investigations team's notebook here: www.telegraph.co.uk/callbethel

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Missing Pieces | Call Bethel, Ep 2

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:30:00 GMT

A landmark legal battle. A fight for documents. The missing pieces of the puzzle fall into place.

The Investigations team at the Telegraph speak to three women who have all pursued justice against their abusers.

Read the Investigations team's notebook here: www.telegraph.co.uk/callbethel

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The Tip-off | Call Bethel, Ep 1

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 23:30:00 GMT

In August 2021, an email arrives in the Telegraph's investigations inbox claiming the Jehovah's Witnesses have a hidden database of alleged abusers. The reporters start on the trail.

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Retribution, Part 2 | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 7

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it’s too late? In this final instalment of the series, they lay bare the shattering impact of this bed of lies.

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook

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Retribution, Part 1 | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 6

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:30:00 GMT

A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen?

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Violation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 5

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:30:00 GMT

Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Fabrication | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 4

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:30:00 GMT

If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Confrontation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 3

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:30:41 GMT

Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Experimentation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 2

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:30:57 GMT

Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Infection | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 1

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:30:44 GMT

Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down.

Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook

Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

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Inquiry, Part 2 | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 8

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:30:17 GMT

The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men.

Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal.

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Inquiry, Part 1 | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 7

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:30:08 GMT

Police spies have infiltrated homes – and hearts. Now, they face a public inquiry. But why did they dupe women into relationships in the first place? Who sanctioned it? And will all the women and children involved finally receive an apology?

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Fightback | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 6

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:30:59 GMT

Each woman has a fragment of the truth. When they put the pieces together, the true scale of the deception starts to emerge. But as they edge closer to the full story, there's an obstacle in the way: the police.

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Tradecraft | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 5

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:30:26 GMT

It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name.

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Uncovered | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 4

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:30:20 GMT

The mask slips, the relationships unravel, and as lies are uncovered, so too are the men behind them. Plus, for the very first time, our stories collide.

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Breakdown | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 3

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:30:00 GMT

One by one, the men vanish. As the search begins, the girlfriends start to question what they’re really looking for - and who they’re actually in love with.

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Secrecy | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 2

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:30:22 GMT

The perfect relationships are free of secrets. But these aren’t the perfect relationships. As the years go by, things begin to unravel - starting with the men themselves.

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Infatuation | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 1

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:30:46 GMT

It’s one of Britain’s biggest secrets, and it begins with a love story. Young activists united in their fight for justice. But then, cracks start to form. What’s real, what isn’t and where do the lies begin?

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