Bed of Lies
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<p>A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder?</p><br><p><strong>The first and second series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed:</strong></p><br><p>Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal. </p><br><p>Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
November 28, 2025
Murder in the Masai Mara | Episode 1, SOS
<p>On a cold February day in 1988, Julie Ward sets off on the journey of a lifetime from England, through Africa. She establishes a new life in the bustling capital of Kenya but mysteriously disappears while on safari - leaving her plane ticket back to England untouched on a table in her Nairobi home. When her father John flies to Kenya to track her down, he finds a gruesome crime scene in the Masai Mara that throws up more questions than it answers. </p><br><p>Archive in this episode: NPR, ITN via Getty, The Telegraph</p><br><p>Follow Murder in the Masai Mara: <a href="https://linktr.ee/TelegraphInvestigates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TelegraphInvestigates</a></p><br><p>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:juliewardcase@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">juliewardcase@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br><p>Watch the accompanying film to this series: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/28/kenyas-secret-deal-silence-father-murdered-julie-ward/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/28/kenyas-secret-deal-silence-father-murdered-julie-ward/</a></p><br><p>How to access bonus content on Apple Podcasts with your Telegraph subscription: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/</a></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. </strong>Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning.<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/65719504ffda880012bd81a4/shows/6580123a3c61a30018545a14/episodes/telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 21, 2025
Introducing: Murder in the Masai Mara
<p>When Julie Ward vanishes mysteriously in the Masai Mara in 1988, her father begins a hunt for answers that stretches from a safari lodge in Kenya to MI6’s headquarters in London. The case was never solved.</p><p>Nearly four decades on, The Telegraph Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton pours over classified documents, interviews the people tangled in the case, and travels to Kenya to try to understand who tried to stop her murder being solved.</p><p>What happened to Julie Ward, why did the Kenyan authorities try to cover it up, and why were MI6 agents involved?</p><br><p><strong>Murder in the Masai Mara: Coming Thursday 27th November. </strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 11, 2025
Legacy | 9
Journalist Cara McGoogan explores the enduring impact of Britain's terror spy network in Northern Ireland and the quest for truth and justice among victims' families
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<p>A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder?</p><br><p><strong>The first and second series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed:</strong></p><br><p>Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal. </p><br><p>Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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