Menu
Sign In Pricing Add Podcast
Podcast Image

Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates

#100
Language: en Society & Culture True Crime

Activity Overview

Episode publication activity over the past year

Last Checked: 2025-04-02 23:43:57

Lucky Boys | Lucky Boy Ep4

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

Sally Anne Bowen doesn’t want to speak about her relationship with Gareth, but it turns out there ...

The school | Lucky Boy Ep3

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

Chloe hears from a former teacher who seems to support what Gareth believes - that there was a cover...

The relationship | Lucky Boy Ep2

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Gareth is convinced that his memories are true and that there are plenty of witnesses who can corrob...

Gareth | Lucky Boy Ep1

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the...

Introducing...Lucky Boy

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old ...

Introducing... Rogue Russia: Agents of mayhem

Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Introducing... Rogue Russia: Agents of mayhemLast October, the head of MI5 said Russia was on a miss...

Introducing..Crime Junkie - MURDERED: JonBenet Ramsay

Mon, 16 Dec 2024

We are partnering with Audiochuck, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investig...

A star is born | Elon's Spies Ep4

Tue, 12 Nov 2024

When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a...

Amber | Elon's Spies Ep3

Tue, 22 Oct 2024

To his surprise, Alexi finds himself speaking to a local reporter at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Aust...

Horrible human being | Elon's Spies Ep2

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

When Martin Tripp worked at Tesla, he took the advice of his boss Elon Musk - if you discover a prob...

Pedo guy | Elon's Spies Ep1

Tue, 08 Oct 2024

In 2018, Vernon Unsworth is at the centre of a global news story. He plays a crucial role in rescuin...

Introducing...Elon's Spies

Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's a billionaire, the founder of SpaceX, T...

The lawsuit | Master Ep 7

Sat, 14 Sep 2024

Neil Gaiman faces a lawsuit in the United States. The first woman to come forward and accuse the bes...

The phone calls | Master Ep 6

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

A fifth woman comes forward with allegations against the author Neil Gaiman.Reporter: Paul Caruana G...

The NDAs | Master Ep 5

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

Almost a month since the investigation where two women came forward with allegations that the author...

The fan | Master Ep 4

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. T...

The pond | Master Ep 3

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

New Zealand police tell the former nanny there isn’t enough evidence to actively pursue her sexual...

The Whatsapps | Master Ep 2

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

The former nanny who alleges Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her shares her WhatsApp messages with hi...

The bath | Master Ep 1

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

Neil Gaiman is one of the world’s most successful authors. And one of the most loved. His works ha...

Lightbulbs | Dangerous Memories Ep 6

Tue, 06 Aug 2024

After years of failed attempts, an expert flies over from America to help guide the parents on how t...

Who is Anne? | Dangerous Memories Ep 5

Tue, 30 Jul 2024

What motivated Anne in her work with the young women and did she believe what she was leading them t...

The ‘other person' | Dangerous Memories Ep 4

Tue, 23 Jul 2024

As Huey’s dependence on Anne grows, she becomes increasingly isolated from the outside world. Unti...

Do not say my name | Dangerous Memories Ep 3

Tue, 16 Jul 2024

After Huey cycled off into the distance, her mother had no idea what caused her to leave or why. She...

The Seagull | Dangerous Memories Ep 2

Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Fipsi starts to question what really happened in the soft pink room, and how to help her friends who...

That amazing healer lady | Dangerous Memories Ep 1

Tue, 09 Jul 2024

A group of well-heeled young English women hear about an intriguing therapist figure, who describes ...

Introducing...Dangerous Memories

Fri, 28 Jun 2024

Introducing...Dangerous MemoriesWhen Sarah watched her 23 year old daughter cycle away from her in C...

Devil's breath | The Gas Man Ep 6

Thu, 13 Jun 2024

In the final episode of the series, is the 40-year game of cat-and-mouse nearly over?To find out mor...

Truth serum | The Gas Man Ep 5

Tue, 11 Jun 2024

In this episode, Chloe looks into what happened to The Gas Man when he arrived back in Germany as a ...

The other Gas Man | The Gas Man Ep 4

Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Chloe makes a startling discovery about another chemical trafficker that has consequences for her in...

The escape | The Gas Man Ep 3

Tue, 04 Jun 2024

The team persuades The Gas Man to step out from the shadows. He reveals the first big clue in the in...

The sting | The Gas Man Ep 2

Tue, 28 May 2024

Special Agent Bass has his target in his sights but he’s on another continent. If he wants him to ...

The special agent | The Gas Man Ep 1

Tue, 28 May 2024

In the 1980s Special Agent Dennis Bass received a tip-off that changed the course of his career. 30 ...

Introducing...The Gas Man

Tue, 21 May 2024

Introducing...The Gas Man It starts with a tip-off. It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent ...

Who Trolled Amber: Live

Mon, 20 May 2024

"Misinformation, disinformation, and trolling campaigns are not just a celebrity story. They are eve...

Public enemy | Who Trolled Amber Ep 6

Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Johnny Depp’s maverick lawyer Adam Waldman finally comes under scrutiny. Alexi uncovers Waldman’...

The special relationship | Who Trolled Amber Ep 5

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp? Alexi discovers the curi...

Through the looking glass | Who Trolled Amber Ep 4

Tue, 12 Mar 2024

The astonishing case of a teenage killer helps lift the lid on how bot campaigns work – and offers...

Into the dark | Who Trolled Amber Ep 3

Tue, 05 Mar 2024

Disinformation experts come back with some startling results. The story begins to cross continents a...

Gold dust | Who Trolled Amber Ep 2

Tue, 27 Feb 2024

 The team talk to a Hollywood insider and travel to Florida in search of their first big clue: ...

Missing evidence | Who Trolled Amber Ep 1

Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Depp v Heard was the celebrity trial of the century. He won, she lost. But was Amber Heard the targe...

Introducing: Who Trolled Amber?

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

Introducing… Who Trolled Amber?What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? N...

The confidence game | Walter's War Ep 4

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Things begin to fall apart. Only a few years after Rebellion Defense’s rapid rise, it appears to b...

The rebellion | Walter's War Ep 3

Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Oliver’s company, Rebellion Defense, is on the rise. In 2019, it is full of promise and pumped wit...

The secret life of Walter Mitty | Walter's War Ep 2

Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Basia begins unravelling the ‘tissue of lies’, but it becomes clear that some of Oliver’s clai...

An English gentleman | Walter's War Ep 1

Tue, 21 Nov 2023

This story starts in 2012. Oliver is a dashing young diplomat, working in Afghanistan. Charlie is a ...

Introducing: Walter's War

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

It’s London, 2012. Oliver is a dashing diplomat. Charlie is a young graduate trying to find her fe...

The movement | Dr Anti-vax Ep 3

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Radicalised by Covid, the anti-vax movement goes mainstream – and RFK Jr emerges as a new figurehe...

The rock star | Dr Anti-vax Ep 2

Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Andrew Wakefield becomes a superstar thanks to the support of celebrities and an army of mothers –...

The fall | Dr Anti-vax Ep 1

Tue, 24 Oct 2023

A British doctor sparks a global health panic about the safety of vaccines. But even though his work...

Introducing: Dr Anti-vax

Mon, 16 Oct 2023

Introducing Dr Anti-vax: the making of a modern panicHow did the anti-vax movement become so mainstr...

Trump and Rudy | Ep 3

Mon, 09 Oct 2023

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Do...

Trump and Rudy | Ep 2

Mon, 09 Oct 2023

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Do...

Trump and Rudy | Ep 1

Mon, 09 Oct 2023

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Do...

Inquiry | Three Doors Down Ep 5

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

The police say they are not looking for any more victims of David Boyd but we met other women who we...

Conviction | Three Doors Down Ep 4

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Sharon's case should be extraordinary but it isn't. A few miles away from Sharon another mother was ...

Confession | Three Doors Down Ep 3

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

The number one suspect is interrogated by police until he confesses but it's not until 30 years late...

Rumours | Three Doors Down Ep 2

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Rumours choke the case and a vulnerable suspect is arrested. The first 48 hours after a crime a...

Missing | Three Doors Down Ep 1

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

In 1992 on a council estate in Sunderland a seven year old girl is murdered. It took the police 30 y...

Introducing: Three doors down

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Introducing Three doors down: a murder, a mother and a thirty year investigationIn May in a packed r...

The whole truth | Into the Dirt Ep 6

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

In the final episode, Ceri travels to meet Rob in a peaceful garden in rural Wiltshire. What unfolds...

The verge | Into the Dirt Ep 5

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

When Global Witness out Rob in 2015, things quickly fall apart. He loses everything that matters to ...

Chicken feed | Into the Dirt Ep 4

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Rob is adamant that in all the years he was undercover, he never sent information back to his spymas...

Poison into medicine | Into the Dirt Ep 3

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Rob Moore says he can justify going undercover among anti-asbestos campaigners because he was follow...

Project Spring | Into the Dirt Ep 2

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

It’s 2012 and Rob Moore goes 'into the dirt', undercover, to infiltrate a group of campaigner...

The truth | Into the Dirt Ep 1

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Three years ago a former private spy came to our newsroom at Tortoise. He told an incredible story a...

Introducing: Into the Dirt

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

Over three years in the making, Tortoise introduces Into The Dirt – investigating the extraordinar...

Gender GP | The Tavistock Ep 7

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Polly Curtis returns to investigate the world of private trans healthcare, and speaks to Gender GP a...

The real scandal | The Tavistock Ep 6

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Polly Curtis investigates why NHS England accelerated the closure of GIDS and what the future of the...

The noise | The Tavistock Ep 5

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

The public debate around the work of the Tavistock is getting louder. Kiera Bell wins a landmark rul...

The enemy within | The Tavistock Ep 4

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

The internal divisions at GIDS and the wider Tavistock centre spill out into the open. Whistleblower...

Thin ice | The Tavistock Ep 3

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

As the increase in referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service increases, the profile of th...

The broom cupboard | The Tavistock Ep 2

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Polly Carmichael became the director of the Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock in ...

A verdict | The Tavistock Ep 1

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

In the summer of 2022 the NHS announced it was winding up the Gender Identity Development Service fo...

Introducing: The Tavistock

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

This is the story of the Gender Identity Development Service for children and young people at the Ta...

Out there | Pig Iron Ep 7

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

In the last episode of the series, the team finally hears from a man they’ve been chasing for mont...

The rope | Pig Iron Ep 6

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

The team tries to understand the connection between Chris's trip to South Sudan, and one taken by a ...

Kaya | Pig Iron Ep 5

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Months after Jeremy first approached Basia, the team fly to Nairobi to sit down with the mysterious ...

The kaleidoscope | Pig Iron Ep 4

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

There is a new layer of horror to Chris's story – and in trying to understand it, Basia investigat...

The lonely impulse | Pig Iron Ep 3

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Basia traces Chris's career as a young freelancer. By now, it's clear his death is tied to his life ...

Spring break | Pig Iron Ep 2

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

At just 22 years old, Chris travels to Ukraine for his spring break, keen to see war up close. For t...

White rebel | Pig Iron Ep 1

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Five years after his death on a distant frontline in South Sudan, the truth about what happened to C...

Introducing: Pig Iron

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Christopher Allen was trying to make it as a war reporter when, aged just 26, he was shot and killed...

Bonnie and Clyde | Hoaxed Ep 6

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

In the final episode of Hoaxed, Alexi confronts Abraham and Ella. about what they. did in Hampstead ...

The Healer | Hoaxed Ep 5

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Alexi and his producer fly to Morocco to confront Abraham Christie - and learn dark secrets about hi...

Infiltration | Hoaxed Ep 4

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

For a conspiracy to spread, important people need to be listening. Alexi discovers that the perpetra...

The Avengers | Hoaxed Ep 3

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

The perpetrators of the Hampstead hoax meet their match in an unassuming mystery novelist,...

Ella's list | Hoaxed Ep 2

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Seized upon by conspiracy theorists, Ella’s list of alleged cult members spreads like wildfire acr...

Secrets and lies | Hoaxed Ep 1

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Two young children make horrific allegations in a London police station, lighting the fuse on the mo...

Introducing: Hoaxed

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

In 2014, two children told police a shocking story: that they were being abused by a Satanic cult; a...

Introducing ... Tortoise Investigates

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Welcome to Tortoise Investigates, where we curate the best of our chart-topping investigative series...

Motive | Sweet Bobby Ep 6

Thu, 02 Dec 2021

In the final episode of Sweet Bobby, Kirat’s case against the catfisher takes an unexpected turn. ...

(In)justice | Sweet Bobby Ep 5

Thu, 25 Nov 2021

After the confession, Kirat goes to the police. But their reaction to her case isn’t what she’s ...

Dark triads | Sweet Bobby Ep 4

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

Kirat deals with the fallout from the confession. Alexi’s investigation reveals the startling true...

Confession | Sweet Bobby Ep 3

Thu, 11 Nov 2021

Bobby is now closer than ever – and yet he keeps slipping through Kirat's grasp. After being ...

Witness protection | Sweet Bobby Ep 2

Thu, 04 Nov 2021

Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating...

Sliding doors | Sweet Bobby Ep 1

Wed, 27 Oct 2021

Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely k...

Introducing: Sweet Bobby

Mon, 18 Oct 2021

How much do you know about the person you love? Sweet Bobby is the #1 award-winning investigative se...