A Dark City

About A Dark City

Delve into the dark heart of Glasgow, a city with history steeped in mystery and violence. A Dark City takes you behind the headlines to explore the city's most notorious murders - stories that shocked the nation, shattered communities and left scars that still linger. From cold blooded killers to infamous gangland slayings, we uncover the chilling details, the victims stories and the impact on Glasgow's streets.

Publisher

A Dark City

Category

history · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Jan 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Paul Ferris

   A judge calls him a danger to society. Prosecutors call him a killer. A jury says not guilty and Paul Ferris walks out of the High Court in Glasgow smiling at the cameras. That moment is the door into a much bigger story about Glasgow’s underworld, and what happens when a city’s worst conditions harden into a way of life. We start in Black Hill, a housing scheme born from slum clearance and shaped by unemployment, heavy policing and street-level “justice”. From there we follow Ferris as he m...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Arthur Thompson

   A fortified house on a quiet Glasgow street, bulletproof glass facing the road, and a man inside who believes nobody can reach him. The Ponderosa is more than a home, it is Arthur Thompson’s statement to the city: power made visible. We tell the full story of the figure whose name threads through decades of Glasgow crime history, from post-war street order to the gangland conflicts that follow after his time. We go back to Springburn in the 1930s and 1950s, where hard lives and limited...

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   The Lyon's Family

   One night in Milton. A cocaine consignment disappears. And Glasgow’s most destructive modern feud begins. We’re telling the story of how Eddie Lyons Sr, an operator who builds power through connections rather than postcode loyalty, makes the decision that turns a profitable criminal network into the centre of a war that lasts a quarter century. From the Daniels’ dominance in North Glasgow to the choice that could have been defused with repayment, everything pivots on whether pride and profit ...

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Spotify

3.3 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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41

Social presence

0

YouTube

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