Bad People

BBC Radio 5 Live

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 Smith Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa Strathie Dr Sarah Laurence Commissioning 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.

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Dec 1, 2025 · 4 min
Introducing... Gangster Presents... Sex, Drugs & Cell Block Parties
The story of the UK's biggest prison smuggling plot and the love story at the heart of it.
Dec 26, 2024 · 39 min
125. The Secret History of the Clubcard
The Tesco blackmailer paid off with a Clubcard that eventually led to his arrest.
Dec 19, 2024 · 43 min
124. Flashers: The case of Wayne Couzens
Is 'flashing' a red flag for more serious sexual offending?
Dec 12, 2024 · 35 min
123. My ex tried to have me killed
How Rob Parkes survived after his ex-wife tried to hire a hitman to have him killed.
Dec 5, 2024 · 38 min
122. Trust Me I'm a Doctor
The top breast surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Nov 28, 2024 · 34 min
121. Understanding Violence: Bad People x The Reith Lectures
How violent offenders are helping other violent offenders to reduce violence.
Nov 21, 2024 · 43 min
120. We need to talk about Ethan
Should the parents of a high school shooter be held criminally responsible?
Nov 14, 2024 · 38 min
119. The Ultimate Foul
The story of an England women's team footballer with a sideline in organised crime.
Nov 7, 2024 · 42 min
118. Killed by Text
Conrad Roy is found dead in a parking lot, his phone at his side. Was he killed by text?
Oct 31, 2024 · 43 min
117. The Bookkeeper and the Boss
Fraud, gambling and an office drama that ends in an eight year sentence.
Oct 24, 2024 · 45 min
116. Bad Momfluencer
Parenting vlogger Ruby Franke was a top "momfluencer." Now she's in jail for child abuse.
Oct 17, 2024 · 44 min
115. Lost at Sea
What might have happened to Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old who went missing on a cruise?
Oct 10, 2024 · 34 min
114. Showtrial and the politics of protest
Screenwriter Ben Richards on the bad things his characters do in series two of Showtrial.
Oct 3, 2024 · 44 min
113. It's in our DNA
The shocking story of Magdalena Cruz's search for her father.
Sep 26, 2024 · 46 min
112. Four Boys
Three mysterious deaths of schoolboys in Sunderland in the 1990s.
Sep 19, 2024 · 40 min
111. Pretendians
The case of cultural appropriation punished with a three year prison sentence.
Sep 12, 2024 · 45 min
110. Delimar Vera
Baby girl Delimar Vera is declared dead. Her mother comes to believe she’s still alive.
Sep 5, 2024 · 43 min
109. Out of Character Criminal
A law abiding businessman turns criminal after medical treatment. Are hormones to blame?
Aug 29, 2024 · 57 min
108. I was Tinder Swindled
After a first date on a private jet, the ‘Tinder Swindler’ fleeced her out of $200,000.
Aug 21, 2024 · 54 min
107. Gatwick Blackmailer
An anonymous blackmailer fixated on female cabin crew. Can a psychologist catch him?

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