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The Smuggler: 4. The Final Border
24 mei 2025 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringAfter serving time in prison for people smuggling, Nick becomes an informant, providing information about the Albanian gang.
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The Smuggler: 3. The Mistake
24 mei 2025 · 14 min
Beluister deze afleveringNick is growing in confidence, smuggling migrants across the channel on ferries. But human error is impossible to avoid.
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The Smuggler: 2. Nick’s First Time
24 mei 2025 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringNick is desperate to provide for his new family. He travels to Dunkirk to smuggle an illegal migrant into the UK. Meanwhile, a police operation swings into action.
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The Smuggler: 1. The Passport
24 mei 2025 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringBritish builder Nick is struggling after the 2008 financial crash. He receives an offer from an Albanian people smuggling gang that’s too good to refuse. Lees meer
Presenter - Annabel Deas
Producer - Hayley Mortimer
Sound design - Neil Churchill
Editor - Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive - Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor - Dan Clarke
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The Smuggler: Trailer
19 mei 2025 · 4 min
Beluister deze afleveringNEW in Shadow World: The Smuggler tells the story of a former British soldier who became an international people smuggler. Lees meer
In this intimate portrait of a British people smuggler, we hear from the perpetrator directly, to uncover his motivations, methods and the consequences of risking the lives of desperate people. The investigation exposes how the smuggling techniques used are still possible today and details the ease with which smugglers can bring migrants into the UK without being caught.
Presenter: Annabel Deas
Producer: Hayley Mortimer
Sound design: Neil Churchill
Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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The Willpower Detectives: 8. Nearest and Dearest
29 maart 2025 · 38 min
Beluister deze afleveringWhen The Willpower Detectives aired on BBC Radio 4, just before Christmas 2024, hundreds of listeners contacted the BBC with their own stories about power of attorney and the way it can be abused. The series revealed how a partner at an Essex based law firm – Ron Hiller – was taking over the finances of vulnerable clients, clearing and selling their homes and leaving them without access to information about where their money had gone. Lees meer
In many of the stories from listeners, it was family members - siblings, partners, and grandchildren - who were taking control of assets and in some instances, overseeing the drafting of new wills. This additional episode relates one extraordinary story among those hundreds. A wealthy businessman gifted each of his grandchildren a property. Sue Mitchell discovers what happened when one grandchild used power of attorney to take more.
The programme exposes the difficulties involved when assessing mental capacity, especially when it comes to deciding who has financial control.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson.
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The Willpower Detectives: 7. Rescue Me
12 december 2024 · 33 min
Beluister deze afleveringThe hidden scandal of Power of Attorney – how one man controls the finances of scores of vulnerable people. Sue Mitchell holds those responsible to account and ends with the story of one woman, now on the brink of a new life. She is taking back control of her finances and is on the move. Lees meer
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money.
It often involves people with little or no family to ask questions about where they are moved to, or to challenge the fees involved. It can be people who’ve accumulated wealth over a lifetime, whose assets are now helping to fund those who are taking decisions for them.
The series looks at the loopholes that allow it to happen and the relationship between care homes, social workers and a business taking on a huge number of powers of attorney. It begins with the concerned friends and relatives who want to know what has happened to their neighbour or loved one; Where have they gone? And why has their home been emptied and sold?
This is an original investigation, with recordings in real time, exploring how power of attorney orders can be used for better or worse.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
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The Willpower Detectives: 6. Falling on Deaf Ears
9 december 2024 · 28 min
Beluister deze afleveringA man receives compensation after abuse in a Catholic boarding school and wants to know what has happened to some of his money. He asks Sue Mitchell to help him find out more. Lees meer
The hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - concerned neighbours ask Sue for help.
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: 5. Rich Pickings
9 december 2024 · 31 min
Beluister deze afleveringWho do people turn to if they fear that vulnerable neighbours need help, especially when relatives live far away? Sue Mitchell follows cases, hearing from some of those involved. Lees meer
The hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - concerned neighbours ask Sue for help.
This is an original investigation, with recordings in real time, exploring how power of attorney orders can be used for better or worse.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: 4. Undue Influence
9 december 2024 · 31 min
Beluister deze afleveringPam and Sylvie ask for help finding their friend and warn of the pressure felt to sign Power of Attorney orders. Sue Mitchell helps them search and investigates what has happened. Lees meer
The hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - concerned neighbours ask Sue for help.
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money.
This is an original investigation, with recordings in real time, exploring how power of attorney orders can be used for better or worse.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: 3. My Dying Wish
9 december 2024 · 31 min
Beluister deze afleveringSue Mitchell tracks what happens when a rock and roll roadie leaves his estate to his closest friends. They become increasingly concerned that things aren't being properly handled. Lees meer
The hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - concerned neighbours ask Sue for help.
This series examines how one man has taken control of the finances of scores of vulnerable people and also acts as executor on many wills. By tracking recent cases through national databases, Sue Mitchell meets friends and relatives of some of those who have died and examines concerns about the way that things were handled.
This is an original investigation, with recordings in real time, exploring how power of attorney orders can be used for better or worse.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: 2. A Trust Betrayed
9 december 2024 · 28 min
Beluister deze afleveringMaisie was struggling to cope and thought giving someone control of her finances would help: she later regretted signing that Power of Attorney order and tells Sue Mitchell why. Lees meer
The hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - Concerned neighbours ask Sue Mitchell for help.
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money.
It often involves people with little or no family to ask questions about where they are moved to, or to challenge the fees involved. It can be people who’ve accumulated wealth over a lifetime, whose assets are now helping to fund those who are taking decisions for them.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: 1. The Doorstep Stranger
9 december 2024 · 33 min
Beluister deze afleveringConcerned neighbours ask Sue Mitchell for help in finding out how one man has taken control of the finances of scores of vulnerable people. Lees meer
This is the hidden scandal of Power of Attorney.
In Hertfordshire towns, people who live alone are disappearing. Their neighbours are wondering why they’ve not seen them, or if they might have died.
Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions – through Lasting Power of Attorney – is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what is happening to their money.
It often involves people with little or no family to ask questions about where they are moved to, or to challenge the fees involved. It can be people who’ve accumulated wealth over a lifetime, whose assets are now helping to fund those who are taking decisions for them.
The series looks at the loopholes that allow it to happen and the relationship between care homes, social workers and a business taking on a huge number of powers of attorney. It begins with the concerned friends and relatives who want to know what has happened to their neighbour or loved one; Where have they gone? And why has their home been emptied and sold?
This is an original investigation, with recordings in real time, exploring how power of attorney orders can be used for better or worse.
Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.
Presented by Sue Mitchell
Produced by Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors and Winifred Robinson -
The Willpower Detectives: Trailer
5 december 2024 · 3 min
Beluister deze afleveringThe hidden scandal of Power of Attorney - how one man controls the finances of scores of vulnerable people.
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Thief at the British Museum: 9. An Ending, a Beginning
27 mei 2024 · 18 min
Beluister deze afleveringIttai hands over his gems and the Museum launches a recovery process to try and find more of the missing items. But will it ever get back what has been lost? Lees meer
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 8. Stateside
27 mei 2024 · 16 min
Beluister deze afleveringKatie receives a tip-off that sultan1966 has been selling gems in the US. Lees meer
After speaking to a buyer in New Orleans, she learns about an even bigger collection of gems offered by the same seller that have ended up in the Washington DC area.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 7. Treasure Hunt
27 mei 2024 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringIttai Gradel says he sold on some of the gems he thinks came from the British Museum. Lees meer
A mission to hunt them down leads the team through the backstreets of Paris and to a small town in Germany.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 6. Lone Wolf or Scapegoat?
27 mei 2024 · 19 min
Beluister deze afleveringAs news of the thefts breaks around the world, the boss of the British Museum turns on Ittai. Now he has to fight to clear his name. Lees meer
And what of the thief? The museum shares details about how they think the thief covered their tracks. Peter Higgs is sacked and when Katie tries to learn more about him she discovers something unexpected.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeArchive: Sky News
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Thief at the British Museum: 5. Secret Missions
27 mei 2024 · 18 min
Beluister deze afleveringThe inside story of how ancient treasures were stolen from one of the world’s most renowned institutions. And how one man believes he caught a thief. Omnibus edition part one of two. Lees meer
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 4. Seeds of Doubt
27 mei 2024 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringIttai is convinced he’s found his thief, but not everyone is so sure. “I mean, to me, it just sounds like a setup. It sounds like he’s being framed”, one former museum insider tells us. Lees meer
Peter Higgs is a well respected curator, highly regarded for his expertise on the ancient world and known for helping to return stolen antiquities, not selling them on eBay.
When Ittai shares his evidence with the British Museum, laying out why he thinks Higgs is a thief, no one seems interested. Has he missed something?
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeArchive: Galleries of the British Museum
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Thief at the British Museum: 3. Lightbulb Moment
27 mei 2024 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringFor Ittai, the clues finally fall into place. Has he identified the thief? Lees meer
Ittai Gradel long suspected someone was selling ancient gems that once belonged to the British Museum. But he had no idea when they were stolen or by whom.
Now a startling discovery leads him to believe the thefts are recent and that the thief is someone in a position of trust.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 2. White Paper Dots
27 mei 2024 · 17 min
Beluister deze afleveringA mysterious seller appears with a seemingly endless supply of ancient, precious gems at bargain prices. Collector and dealer Ittai Gradel snaps them up. But then a strange series of events starts to unfold. Lees meer
From his home in rural Denmark, Ittai becomes suspicious about what is happening hundreds of miles away at the heart of the British Museum.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke -
Thief at the British Museum: 1. The Man with the Cardboard Box
27 mei 2024 · 15 min
Beluister deze afleveringPeople have called Dr Ittai Gradel a kind of Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems. He’s an antiquities dealer with an eye for stolen goods who will help unlock the mystery at the heart of this story. Lees meer
When Katie meets him in London, he’s got something to show her - two ancient gemstones he believes belong to the British Museum.
But this whodunnit begins more than a decade ago as a man with a cardboard box wanders into an antiques market. He has some valuable treasure to sell.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeArchive: Sky News Australia
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Thief at the British Museum: Trailer
20 mei 2024 · 3 min
Beluister deze afleveringThe inside story of how ancient treasures disappeared from one of the world’s most famous museums. And how one man believes he uncovered a thief.
BBC Culture Editor Katie Razzall reveals how a Danish gem dealer almost single-handedly identified a man he believes had been stealing precious artefacts from inside the British Museum. She looks at why thefts went unnoticed for so long. Lees meerWhat begins as a whodunnit turns into a global treasure hunt as Katie tries to track down the missing gems.
Archive: Sky News Australia