Winner of Outstanding Indie Podcast True Crime Awards 2026 and Best True Crime, Mystery & Dark Stuff Podcast at The Scottish Podcast Awards 2026
Each series of Inside Forensic Science explores a crime where forensic science has played a major role. The story is told through the narrator Pennie Stuart and interviews with forensic science, law and police experts.
Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. The podcast was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episode 6 contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries, as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
17th December 1883, ten men stand on trial in Edinburgh for the Glasgow explosions.
In the final episode of this series of Inside Forensic Science, we discuss the fates of the men known as the ‘Glasgow Dynamitards’ as well as the ways in which forensic explosives investigation has changed over the centuries. Hear from modern day experts as they discuss how the threat of terrorism has changed with advancing technology and how experts work to keep on top of this arms race.
Join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/insideforensicscience) or visit our website (https://www.dundee.ac.uk/leverhulme/public-engagement/podcasts) to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
17 Aug 2026
Series 5 Episode 5: The Ribbon Society
Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episode 5 contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
As police investigate the 1883 Glasgow Explosions, a man approaches a local constable with some vital information about a group of men with the goal of emancipating Ireland from the UK at any cost…
In episode 5 of Inside Forensic Science series 5 we investigate the Ribbon Society, how they attempted to build a bomb in secret and how they were caught.
Join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/insideforensicscience) or visit our website (https://www.dundee.ac.uk/leverhulme/public-engagement/podcasts) to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
10 Aug 2026
Series 5 Episode 4: Bomb Makers
Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. This episode contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism including audio of calls to emergency services, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Three devices were set up to explode within three hours of each other over one night in Glasgow 1883. Investigations have revealed that this was a deliberate act of terrorism. Now it’s up to investigators to discover who did this, how and why.
In episode 4 of the Dynamite Detectives, we ask who were the people who planned this attack and what was going on in the 19th century to incite these acts of terrorism?
Join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/insideforensicscience) or visit our website (https://www.dundee.ac.uk/leverhulme/public-engagement/podcasts) to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
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