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The Profumo Affair | War Games
Season 5 Episode 3
Jack Profumo goes to desperate measures to save his political career, while Stephen Ward tries to stop Christine Keeler selling her story.
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5 years ago
The Profumo Affair | The Smoking Gun
Season 5 Episode 2
Christine Keeler goes from one risky affair to another – with dangerous consequences.
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5 years ago
The Profumo Affair | Sex, Lies and Spies
Season 5 Episode 1
Nineteen year old showgirl Christine Keeler meets the cabinet minister John Profumo at a high society pool party. It’s the beginning of their scandal…
5 years ago
Breaking Barings | Interview: John Gapper
Season 4 Episode 4
How can one man bring down a bank? Financial Times journalist John Gapper covered the Nick Leeson story at the time and co-wrote All That Glitters: T…
5 years ago
Breaking Barings | On the Run
Season 4 Episode 3
Barings Bank discover their most successful trader has left them penniless. The hunt is on to find Nick Leeson.
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5 years, 1 month ago
Breaking Barings | In the Pit
Season 4 Episode 2
The losses in Nick Leeson’s secret account start to get out of hand. It means he needs to start taking even more risks.
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5 years, 1 month ago
Breaking Barings | Under The Water
Season 4 Episode 1
Nick Leeson rises through the ranks of Barings Bank. When he moves to run the Singapore office, he notices a weakness in the system.
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5 years, 1 month ago
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Phone Hacking Today: Nick Davies Interview
Season 3 Episode 5
The journalist who broke the phone hacking story, Nick Davies joins Alice and Matt to talk about its legacy today. In 2011, Nick Davies reported the …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | The Media On Trial
Season 3 Episode 4
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face difficult questions in court. Will justice be done? And how will the inquiry affect the future of Britain’s medi…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Murdoch Phone Hacking | Death Of A Tabloid
Season 3 Episode 3
The news breaks that murder victim Milly Dowler was hacked. It sparks a public outcry. Rebekah Brooks fights to hold on to her job while Rupert Murdo…
5 years, 2 months ago