Introducing two gripping BBC podcasts: Intrigue and Gangster

The Reith Lectures

BBC

Society & Culture, Science, Government, Technology

4.2 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Hear thrilling investigations and stories of crime, power and control from Intrigue and Gangster.

Intrigue from Radio 4 tells dramatic true stories with gripping narratives, including the award-winning series, To Catch a Scorpion.

In the latest Gangster series, Livvy Haydock investigates the bloody feud between two of Glasgow's most notorious crime families, the Daniels and the Lyons.

Listen and subscribe to both podcasts on BBC Sounds.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Greg Jenner. I'm the host of Your Dead to Me, where the best names in comedy and history
0:05.5	join me to learn about and laugh at the past. You are a traitor. And in the new series, we'll meet
0:11.2	Aristotle. I think he might have been a time traveller. Someone who's like almost a glitch.
0:15.3	We'll dive into the causes of the British Civil Wars in the 1600s. In England at this period,
0:19.8	there's people can't get on the housing ladder.
0:21.5	This sounds familiar.
0:23.2	And we'll discover the arts and crafts movement.
0:25.3	I love the clothes.
0:26.3	I love the vibe.
0:27.1	Yes, we're a comedy show
0:28.0	that takes history seriously
0:29.3	and then laughs at it.
0:30.5	You're dead to me.
0:31.3	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:34.3	BBC Sounds.
0:35.6	Music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.3	Stories that take you to unexpected places, from jaw-dropping investigations to thrilling tales of power, crime and control.
0:50.9	Discover podcasts that reveal how the world really works.
0:55.5	Intrigue from BBC Radio 4 brings you gripping narratives and dramatic true stories,
1:02.1	including the award-winning to Catch a Scorpion.
1:05.3	This is a story about criminals who get rich from other people's misery.
1:09.4	Look at that boat there. It's smashed the bits.
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