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The Guildford Four | Buried Alive | 2
2026/09/23 | 53 mins.
Gerry has spent thirteen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now a tenacious lawyer named Gareth Peirce is about to start asking questions nobody wants to answer. And the answers are going to shake the British establishment to its core.

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The Guildford Four | Day Trips to the Moon | 1
2026/09/16 | 47 mins.
Gerry Conlon escapes Belfast hoping London will offer freedom, work and a bit of fun. Instead, an IRA bombing plunges the country into panic - and in Britain's hunt for justice, Gerry becomes the perfect suspect. This 20-year-old has just been swept up in one of Britain's most shocking wrongful convictions.

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Operation Mincemeat | How Lies Helped Win the War | 4
2026/09/09 | 36 mins.
Historian of deception and espionage Dr Helen Fry has spent years uncovering the extraordinary world of Britain’s wartime spies, codebreakers and secret intelligence networks. She joins Alice and Matt to reveal what it really took to fool the Germans in World War II. Was Operation Mincemeat as unique as we think? Can anyone learn to be a world-class liar? And how far should you take a deception when lives are on the line?

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Operation Mincemeat | Hook, Line and Sinker | 3
2026/09/02 | 55 mins.
British intelligence have a peculiar problem: they need a German spy to steal a briefcase, whilst making it look like they're trying to stop him. But when Abwehr agent Kühlenthal finally takes the bait, will Hitler actually fall for it?
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Operation Mincemeat | Dead Drop | 2
2026/08/26 | 51 mins.
Charles and Ewen have a body and watertight backstory for their fictional Acting Major Bill Martin. Now they have to get him to Spain

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About British Scandal

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.

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