10 Podcasts like Hometown: A Killing
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1. The Matter of the North
Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in the shaping of modern Britain.
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3. The Strange Death of Innes Ewart
Unravelling the strange death of a man who seemed to have everything to live for. Was it suicide, as the police said, or something more sinister? Mick Morton investigates.
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In 2001, Innes Ewart died after falling from the top of a car park in East London. The police said it was suicide but it's never been that simple for journalist Mick Morton.
4. Bad People
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In 1895 a bronze statue of slave trader Edward Colston was erected on top of a stone plinth in the centre of Bristol. Colston had made large donations to charities, schools and hospitals in the city, ...Show More
5. On The Ground
Young soldiers' lives forever changed, not by enemy but by 'friendly fire'. Audrey Gillan was on the ground with them in Iraq and teams up with Dan Maudsley to investigate.
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On The Ground: Investigating one of the most infamous friendly fire incidents of the Iraq war.
6. Two Minutes Past Nine
Twenty-five years on from the largest domestic terror incident in American history, journalist Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
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7. I'm Not a Monster
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8. Assume Nothing
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
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A woman types an anonymous letter. She’ll never know - but it will trigger a battle from red brick England, to the skyscrapers of Manhattan.In this series, casually scanning old newspaper archives, Op...Show More
9. Who Killed Emma?
A missing woman. A brutal killing. And a world of sex, rape, lies and murder. After four years of investigation, journalist Sam Poling confronts the man she believes killed Emma.
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We now know who killed Emma. But after a nineteen-year wait for justice, at what cost? We hear from the women left to pick up the pieces after years of not being believed.
10. Gangster
The story of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer - a criminal who smelted the gold from the Brink's-Mat bullion robbery and went on to mastermind the biggest time share fraud in history.
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