Undercover Podcast
1) 20. Box 500
Andy Whittaker investigates how involved MI5 was in the deployment of undercover officers with political and protest groups and shares analysis of the first official report from the chairman at the pu...Show More
2) 19. The Undercover Policing Inquiry
The 2020 public inquiry started hearing evidence and ‘Madeleine’ was the first deceived woman to give her account.Kate Wilson, who had a two year relationship with undercover officer Mark Kennedy, als...Show More
3) 18. The blacklist
How undercover police officers contributed to an illegal blacklist being maintained in a secretive Worcestershire business called the ‘Consulting Association’.Featuring Dave Smith and ‘Madeleine’ who ...Show More
4) 17. Tradecraft
Andy Whittaker reviews the Special Demonstration Squad’s tradecraft handbook, with advice on how an officer should act whilst undercover.Also, Andy Coles, brother of TV presenter Rev. Richard Coles, i...Show More
5) 16. Donna, 'Lindsey' and Carlo
Donna McLean, and ‘Lindsey’ share details of their long relationships with spycop Carlo Neri.
6) 15. The whistleblower
Former Special Demonstration Squad officer ‘Peter Black’, who was really Peter Francis, turns whistleblower. Peter's claims include finding 'dirt' on activists involved in the campaign to get justice...Show More
7) 14. The bereaved families
Exploring the activities of ’Rod Richardson', the last undercover cop to use the identity of a dead child. The real Rod Richardson died three days after his birth and his mum campaigned for justice un...Show More
8) 13. Lawsuit
Solicitor Harriet Wistrach explains how a number of deceived women came together to take legal action against the police. Featuring ‘Alison’ who describes her relationship with ‘Mark Cassidy’, who was...Show More
9) 12. The children
Officers from the ‘Special Demonstration Squad’, known as the SDS, are revealed. This secretive police department has been spying on activists since 1968 and two officers fathered children with their ...Show More
10) 11. Aftermath
Andy Whittaker explores how the activists managed to identify two further undercover officers after Mark Kennedy’s unmasking. Tom Fowler from south Wales talks about his friendship with an officer kno...Show More