7 Best BBC True Crime Podcasts

1. Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle

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A live investigation: Two murders, one fugitive and a hunter tracking down the target.
Host Peter Bleksley
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Sport's Strangest Crimes

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When sport collides with true crime.
Host Greg James
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 489Facebook 482.5KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 138.6K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Bad People

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Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity's dark side.Series producer: Louisa Field Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi Music: Matt Chandler Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin SmithAcademic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa StrathieDr Sarah LaurenceCommissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.MORE Hosts Julia Shaw, Amber Haque
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.4KFacebook 61.8MTwitter 41.8MInstagram 30.2M Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

4. I'm Not a Monster

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Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum.When three London school girls went missing in 2015, they generated global headlines and the media storm that ensued continues to this day. Back then, investigative journalist Josh Baker was filming at a mosque in the girls' neighbourhood as their families came to seek help; their daughters were on the way to Syria to join the Islamic State group...MORE Host Josh Baker
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 7.9KFacebook 482.5KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 138.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Fake Psychic

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If you wanted to speak to the dead in 1960's America, there was one man who was ready to help. A showman with big ambitions. A man who before your very eyes could bring back the dead.Vicky Baker investigates the story of Lamar Keene, a renowned psychic who confessed to being part of an underground network that he called the 'psychic mafia'. From the team who brought you Fake Heiress, this is a story about the art of the con, belief, retribution, and possibly atonement.MORE Host Vicky Baker
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.2/5Apple Reviews 132 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Fairy Meadow

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In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?
Host Jon Kay
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 824 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Assume Nothing

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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
Host Vinny Hurrell
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 160Facebook 114.9KTwitter 49.2KInstagram 5.3K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact