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A missing tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the story of how a local celebrity became a fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him. Dead Man Running is produced by Myles Bonnar and Calum McKay. Audio Editing, Sound Design, and Mixing by Gav Murchie. The series’ producers are Mark Daly and Jack Kibble-White. Original score composed by Callan Marchetti. Research by Ricki Cooper, Katie McEvinney and Marisha Currie. Location recording by Myles Bonnar, Calum McKay and Steven Donnelly. Additional recording is by Jenn Daly, Hannah McClintock and Joanne Willott. Artwork by Matt Russell. Production Manager is Susan McLundie. Production management assistant is Ruth McKay. Series Editor is Shelley Jofre. The Commissioning editors are Gareth Hydes and Heather Kane-Darling. This is a BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds.

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    • Apr 16, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 0:46


    Welcome to the new home of investigative stories from the award-winning Disclosure team, including Dead Man Running, Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate, Matched with a Predator and Hunting the Whiskey Bandits.Coming soon, in Charmain and the Prophet, Myles Bonnar travels to Ghana and the US in search of answers in the mysterious death of Charmain Spears.

    Matched With A Predator: 5. Against The Odds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 37:18


    As the dust settles, questions begin to emerge about whether Harkins could have been stopped sooner. Another woman makes a startling realisation that could have changed everything.

    Matched With A Predator: 4. The Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 28:07


    The full extent of Harkins' abuse is revealed as he stands trial, and his crimes go far beyond fraud. Even the journalist who exposed him is shocked by what she hears. As Harkins' behaviour finally catches up with him, will the court deliver justice?

    Matched With A Predator: 3. On The Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 28:38


    The police investigation ramps up and an arrest is made but as the time for Harkins to face justice draws near, he is nowhere to be seen. A look through his past life may reveal some answers. But while he's staying hidden – is anyone safe?

    Matched With A Predator: 2. The Dam Breaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 24:24


    A journalist publishes Christopher Harkins' name in the paper for the first time. The story triggers a response she didn't see coming. Suddenly, her phone is ringing off the hook and she's shocked by what she hears.

    Matched With A Predator: 1. The Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 38:40


    Shannon thinks she's met her match, but what should have been a dream date soon turns into a nightmare. She desperately searches for help but finds closed doors. Is he going to get away with this?

    Matched With A Predator: Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 2:38


    The shocking tale of one of Scotland's most prolific romance fraudsters and the devastation he left in his wake. Christopher Harkins had an insatiable appetite for money and women – and he knew exactly how to lure them in.

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    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 6. The Reckoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 49:27


    Sam goes undercover. Can she catch the whisky bandits in the act? And the day of reckoning - for everyone - arrives.

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 5. The Broken Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 43:16


    Can Sam Poling get the only person who knows the truth behind a multi-million pound fraud to speak?

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 4. Knock Knock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 41:33


    Londoner Casey Alexander hit the headlines when he was arrested in an FBI sting. But what really happened inside the multi-million pound international fraud? And can Sam track down the man at the centre of it all?

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 3. The World's End

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 54:52


    Sam hits the road to confront a pair of whisky bandits. She discovers a dark past, conmen living the high life, and an army of victims fighting back. But with leads turning cold, will Sam have to confront failure?

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 2. The Many Faces of Craig

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 36:38


    Sam makes a shocking discovery using facial recognition. But is she already too late to catch a criminal before he vanishes forever? A chance meeting with a man from Belgium might hold the key to the investigation.

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 1. Batman's List

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 44:16


    An anonymous tip-off sends investigator Sam Poling inside a booming industry where organised crime has gained a foothold. Sam tracks down the man helping the FBI catch a wanted criminal, meets those showered in promises but left high and dry, and hears from an old friend who has a stark warning. Can she catch any whisky bandits in the act?

    Hunting the Whisky Bandits: Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 3:45


    An epic tale of organised crime, multi-million pound fraud, and the victims left in its wake. Reporter Sam Poling investigates the world of cask investment to find the bandits exploiting Scotland's most famous export - whisky.

    Introducing... World of Secrets S3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 4:37


    The Apartheid Killer – a new investigation. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. Some relatives are still searching for the graves. They were killed during a three-year bloodbath in the 1980s, in the South African city of East London – by one person. He killed so many, he lost count. It has been 30 years since the white supremacist apartheid regime crumbled. The unresolved trauma of this time has cast a long shadow across a nation. In piecing together this story, the new season of World of Secrets exposes the disturbed past and racial injustices of South Africa itself.To hear more, search for World of Secrets, wherever you get your podcasts.World of Secrets is the BBC podcast about the stories they don't want told. Delve into a World of Secrets – major BBC global investigations and gripping storytelling. Holding the powerful to account and exposing scandals around the world.

    6. Inverness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 35:52


    In this final episode, Kim writes from prison. And back in the place where this all started, could a tragic story about a young woman's death in Inverness hold more answers about him?

    5. Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 32:59


    It's been two years since Kim Avis faked his death at "Mortuary Beach", California. Now, four women take the stand in the trial against him at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland.

    4. Vince

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 40:57


    As the net closes in on Kim, the programme team receives an intriguing tip-off and the promise of learning who the fugitive really is.

    3. Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 21:22


    Kim has yet again switched identities and is beginning to settle down in Colorado Springs. But is the fugitive's new friend Angie all that she seems?

    2. Fugitive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 28:28


    While American police launch a manhunt, a woman who knows all about Kim Avis's darkest crimes shares her story.

    1. Missing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 28:15


    After a mysterious drowning off ‘Mortuary Beach', police start to question what's really happened to the missing man.

    Welcome to… Dead Man Running

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 1:59


    A missing tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the story of how a local celebrity, Kim Avis, became a fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him. NEW EPISODE EVERY FRIDAY.

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    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 6. Beneath The Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 34:50


    In this final episode, decades on from the Magic Circle scandal, a dark secret is revealed about Shiny Bob and his inner circle. You can watch the accompanying documentary, 'Beneath the Magic Circle Affair', on BBC iPlayer.

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 5. The Inquiry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 32:04


    As the damning contents of a leaked secret police report spark outrage, a high profile lawyer is tasked with finding the truth of the Magic Circle conspiracy theory.

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 4. Fettesgate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 28:18


    A police station has been robbed. Hundreds of documents have been stolen. Could one of them be a damning police report on the Magic Circle scandal?

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 3. Operation Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 45:26


    A police investigation into alleged abuse of young gay men becomes part of the Magic Circle scandal. For the first time, we hear from those involved in the controversial case.

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 2. The List

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 28:02


    A senior lawyer claims to have a list of secretly gay legal figures and is threatening to expose its contents. As cases collapse, the press start to dig deeper.

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 1. A Scandal Is Born

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 32:51


    A rumour that secretly gay lawyers and judges are perverting the course of justice sparks a conspiracy theory that puts the press on a hunt.

    Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 1:01


    A conspiracy theory that secretly gay judges threaten the justice system has gripped Scotland. A shiny lawyer with a dark secret claims to have a list that possesses the truth.

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