About this podcast
Chasing Mr Sunshine reveals the shocking truth behind Britain's biggest local authority financial scandal. How was one council allowed to take such extraordinary risks and why were repeated warnings ignored? Investigative journalists Catrin Nye and Meirion Jones uncover how public money was lost - where did the money go and who should answer for what happened?
Episodes
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- Chasing Mr Sunshine: Trailer · 2 min · Season 15Chasing Mr Sunshine reveals the shocking truth behind Britain’s biggest local authority financial scandal. How was one council allowed to take such extraordinary risks and why…
- New: Killer on the Ward (from Disclosure Investigates) · 30 min · Season 9 Episode 8Before a new series of Intrigue arrives, we’re sharing a story from another BBC podcast. Killer On The Ward is the latest series in Disclosure Investigates, the award-winning…
- A 9/11 Story: 10. A Quarter Century · 15 min · Season 14 Episode 10Terry Strada spies the FBI Director in a VIP area. Can she get to him to make her case before time runs out? A new generation is preparing to step into the fight for answers. A…
- A 9/11 Story: 9. The Puzzle · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 9Decades of arguments and evidence land before a judge. Terry Strada’s hopes hang on how he pieces it all together: an airplane sketch, a video from Washington, and call records…
- A 9/11 Story: 8. The Party · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 8When one of Omar Al-Bayoumi’s home videos contains more than was first thought, FBI Special Agent Danny Gonzalez is shocked. Decades after he should have seen it, can it make a…
- A 9/11 Story: 7. Secret Weapon · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 7To keep a promise to her kids, Terry Strada must master an unknown world and defy a president...all in uncomfortable shoes. She’s pounding the corridors of power in Washington…
- A 9/11 Story: 6. More Questions than Answers · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 6The FBI’s Danny Gonzalez suffers setbacks professional and personal after British police release the man at the centre of his investigation: Omar Al-Bayoumi. And official…
- A 9/11 Story: 5. Mosque and State · 15 min · Season 14 Episode 5Terry Strada joins a lawsuit on behalf of 9/11 families, while Special Agent Danny Gonzalez and the FBI continue their investigation in secret. A BBC News Long Form Audio…
- A 9/11 Story: 4. A Chance Meeting · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 4Inside Britain's most secure interrogation room, Detective Constable David Campbell of Scotland Yard's anti-terror branch has just seven days to question the hijackers’ neighbour…
- A 9/11 Story: 3. The Helpful Man · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 3After 9/11, FBI Special Agent Danny Gonzalez is chasing leads in San Diego, where two of the hijackers once lived. But another name keeps coming up. A BBC News Long Form Audio…
- A 9/11 Story: 2. Mommy's Okay · 16 min · Season 14 Episode 2With the phone to her ear and her eyes on the TV, Terry Strada is unable to comprehend how her life is about to change. Her husband is on the 104th floor of the North Tower of…
- A 9/11 Story: 1. Neighbours · 14 min · Season 14 Episode 1In early 2000, two young Saudis arrive in San Diego. They had never been to America, speak almost no English, and have no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. But one…
- A 9/11 Story: Trailer · 4 min · Season 14Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, BBC investigative journalist Jane McMullen asks why thousands of grieving families are still fighting for…
- Lockerbie: 6. Chasing Ghosts · 29 min · Season 13 Episode 6Despite a global investigation Megrahi’s conviction, and the failed appeals that followed, remain tainted- for some- by doubt and conspiracy theory. After almost four decades, a…
- Lockerbie: 5. The Senussi Files · 31 min · Season 13 Episode 5Secret documents are recovered from the wreckage of Libyan intelligence agency. Myles Bonnar is given access to copies of secret Libyan files which raise fresh questions about…
- Lockerbie: 4. Puzzle Piece · 28 min · Season 13 Episode 4Secret agent or fantasist? Jim Swire first met David BenAryeah at a gathering of the Lockerbie relatives in 1989. BenAryeah soon began passing him secret files from classified…
- Lockerbie: 3. Occam's Razor · 33 min · Season 13 Episode 3A grieving father is convinced the police investigation into Lockerbie got it wrong. Myles Bonnar speaks with Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the explosion. He tells…
- Lockerbie: 2. Made in Malta · 30 min · Season 13 Episode 2In 1988, Dumfries and Galloway police is the smallest force in the UK: only 310 officers. Now they’re dealing with the world’s biggest crime scene. Detectives from all over…
- Lockerbie: 1. The Bomb · 29 min · Season 13 Episode 1Myles Bonnar pieces together the original police investigation. He goes back to the night of the explosion; tracking down three sources, each with unique insight into how the…
- Lockerbie: Trailer · 3 min · Season 13One of the world’s longest running conspiracies. Who was really behind the Lockerbie bombing? On 21 December 1988, a plane explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people…
- To Catch a King: 8. Return of the King · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 8The search for a convicted people smuggler who put money in the UK planning for retirement. This investigation stems from a tip-off: a convicted smuggler once dubbed the most…
- To Catch a King: 7. Boats, Trucks and Planes · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 7A late night phone call: have Sue and Rob finally unmasked the people-smuggling king pin? A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to…
- To Catch a King: 6. Ranya Boys · 36 min · Season 12 Episode 6Sue and Rob head to the Iraqi town that’s become a hotbed of smuggling and the starting point for many migrant journeys – Ranya. There, they unravel what's happened to scores of…
- To Catch a King: 5. Travel Agents · 35 min · Season 12 Episode 5A Turkish smuggler and his money man reveal more about alliances between criminal gangs. A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to…
- To Catch a King: 4. The French Escort · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 4A hidden location. Migrants awaiting a boat crossing. Who helps them to reach the UK? A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to be…
- To Catch a King: 3. Stormy Weather · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 3A pause in small boat crossings and a coincidence that reveals how boats are delivered. A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to be…
- To Catch a King: 2. The Bullet Train · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 2Gangs exert power through fear, but where are they getting weapons from? A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to be responsible…
- To Catch a King: 1. Kardo · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 1A journalist and an ex-soldier search for the identity of a people smuggler believed to be responsible for thousands of illegal crossings to the UK by small boats and lorries…
- To Catch a King: Trailer · 3 min · Season 12A new people smuggling boss is running routes into the UK. Who is he, and can his true identity be revealed? To Catch a Scorpion duo Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie investigate.
- Ransom Man: 6. Nameless, Faceless People · 29 min · Season 11 Episode 6Crossing the road between interviews, Jenny receives the opportunity she has been waiting for. A chance to meet Julius Kivimäki and finally seek answers from him. She heads to…
- Ransom Man: 5. 635 Years of Suffering · 29 min · Season 11 Episode 5Within a month of the Vastaamo data breach, Tomi Haustola, a Finnish stand up comedian, is on stage making jokes about it. But Tomi himself is one of the thousands of victims. He…
- Ransom Man: 4. The Zen Garden · 28 min · Season 11 Episode 4Authorities think Julius Kivimäki could be responsible for the Vastaamo data breach and the leaking of patient records. They want to bring him in for questioning, but he’s…
- Ransom Man: 3. For the LOLz · 29 min · Season 11 Episode 3ransom_man’s final post contained clues to his identity. In those clues, former cybercrime detective Antti Kurittu recognises similarities to of the biggest hacker he ever…
- Ransom Man: 2. Whoopsie :D · 28 min · Season 11 Episode 2After a shocking data breach at the Finnish psychotherapy service Vastaamo, a nation’s secrets are being held to ransom by a faceless hacker. Jenny Kleeman traces the story…
- Ransom Man: 1. Naked · 29 min · Season 11 Episode 1A shocking data breach at a Finnish psychotherapy service. Jenny Kleeman traces the story of a nation’s secrets held to ransom by a faceless hacker. We all have some thoughts…
- Ransom Man: Trailer · 3 min · Season 11What would you do if your deepest secrets were held to ransom? Jenny Kleeman investigates one of the world's most audacious hacks. When a shocking data breach takes place at a…
- Word of God: 6. Higher Powers · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 6A dark, cold morning in February 2025. Hundreds are filing into the Museum of the Bible - evangelical leaders, gospel singers, and over 30 members of Congress including Speaker…
- Word of God: 5. Revelations · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 5In April 2019, Dr Roberta Mazza receives an email from an academic in charge of Research at the Museum of the Bible which leads to the exposure of one of the most extraordinary…
- Word of God: 4. You've Got Mail · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 4Federal investigators uncover a shadowy scheme to smuggle ancient clay tablets into America. When customs officers in Memphis inspect a package labelled "tile samples" in January…
- Word of God: 3. Holy Grail · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 3A biblical scholar's dramatic last-minute announcement at a packed debate hints at a fragment that could rewrite history. On a winter's night in 2012, an extraordinary claim…
- Word of God: 2. Roberta Investigates · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 2A threatening message leads a papyrologist into the shadowy world of online antiquities trading. On a September morning in 2017, Dr Roberta Mazza opens her WhatsApp to find…
- Word of God: 1. In the Beginning Was the Word · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 1In July 2017, Dr Jeff Kloha is preparing to start his dream job as Director of Collections at Washington DC's new Museum of the Bible when he discovers his new employer’s biggest…
- Word of God: Trailer · 3 min · Season 10A billionaire family's mission to amass ancient biblical treasures leads to them getting caught up in an international web of looted artefacts, forgeries and criminal networks…
- Worse than Murder: 7. The Grand Finale · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 7More than half a century after Muriel McKay's abduction and murder, her body has never been found. This final episode explores the various theories about Muriel's fate - from a…
- Worse than Murder: 6. Death Plus · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 6The trial of Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein for Muriel McKay's murder begins in September 1970. Despite the lack of a body, prosecutors build a strong case using forensic evidence…
- Worse than Murder: 5. A Sense of Evil · 28 min · Season 9 Episode 5After weeks of dead ends, police finally have a breakthrough in Muriel McKay's kidnapping case. A suspicious blue Volvo leads them to Rooks Farm in rural Hertfordshire. As they…
- Worse than Murder: 4. Paper Flowers · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 4After weeks of agonising negotiations, Muriel McKay's kidnapper finally agrees to collect a ransom. The police see their chance to catch M3 and rescue Muriel. They devise an…
- Worse than Murder: 3. The Waiting Game · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 3Muriel McKay’s kidnapper – who calls himself M3 – has stopped calling, and the McKay family are desperate. They use Alick’s media contacts to keep the story at the forefront of…
- Worse than Murder: 2. Alick, Darling · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 2The day after Muriel McKay is snatched from her home, the police gather all the physical evidence they can, and tabloid reporters crowd the pavements outside the house, trying to…
- Worse than Murder: 1. Muriel Is Missing · 29 min · Season 9 Episode 1In December 1969, Alick McKay, an executive at Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited, arrives home to find his wife, Muriel, had vanished without a trace. He calls the police to report…
