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    Missing Debbie | Bed of Lies

    A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder?

    The first and second series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed:

    Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.

    Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her – and a web of state-spun lies. Cara investigates the untold story of the “spycops” and the undercover policing scandal.


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    Episode 6 | Missing Debbie Nov 07, 2026
    Show notes

    Thirteen years after Debbie's horrific murder, Cara travels to Nottingham with her sisters Beth and Nic to go through the police files to look for answers. In this final episode of Missing Debbie, Cara tracks down new witnesses to uncover more about Jamie’s past and the disturbing echoes with his first marriage. Ultimately, Beth and Nic want to know: could anything have been done to protect Debbie?


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

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    Episode 5 | Missing Debbie Nov 03, 2026
    Show notes

    With Nottinghamshire Police now investigating the disappearance of Debbie Cooper, it soon becomes clear she never left the country and Jamie has been travelling alone for years. Investigators slowly unravel his lies, but critical questions remain: what did he do to Debbie and how can they get their hands on him?


    Archive in this episode: Getty and BBC


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Episode 4 | Missing Debbie Oct 30, 2026
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    As Debbie’s family and friends await news from the police, Jamie is enjoying an international backpacking trip across Europe, Asia and the Americas. To the people he meets on his travels, he plays the role of chatty, opinionated traveller who reveals very little about his personal life. But behind the friendly facade lies a volatile temperament and a dark secret about the life he left behind.


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

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    Episode 3 | Missing Debbie Oct 27, 2026
    Show notes

    A year into the worldwide honeymoon, Jamie begins a cynical travel blog called Diary of a Misanthrope. Back in Nottingham, it sets off alarm bells with Debbie’s friends who can’t see any photos or mentions of her. They fear she’s vanished. Matthew and Andy start to investigate and they find a phone number for someone who reveals disturbing details about Jamie’s past.


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

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    Episode 2 | Missing Debbie Oct 23, 2026
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    Debbie and Jamie are getting married, but family and friends aren’t invited. They exchange vows in front of a handful of guests, then announce they’re setting off on a round-the-world honeymoon. They vanish onto the backpacker trail without getting their wedding presents, photos, or saying goodbye. To the outside world, it looks like the trip of a lifetime, but back home Debbie’s loved ones have a growing sense of unease.


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

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    Episode 1 | Missing Debbie Oct 23, 2026
    Show notes

    When Debbie Cooper turns 40, she’s finally ready to find love and settle down, putting years of wanderlust behind her.

    She falls in love with awkward, geeky Jamie Starbuck and their relationship moves very quickly.

    But Debbie’s friends and family feel uncomfortable around him, and the new couple withdraw from the world. Cara McGoogan investigates the red flags and asks if we can we ever really know what’s going on with our loved ones?


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan


    If Debbie's story has affected you, here are some resources you can turn to:


    National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk and 0808 2000 247

    Centre for Women’s Justice: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk and 020 7092 1807

    Missing People: missingpeople.org.uk and 116 000

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    Introducing Missing Debbie, a new series of Bed of Lies Oct 16, 2026
    Show notes

    Coming soon, on October 23rd.

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    Murder in the Masai Mara | Episode 1, SOS Nov 28, 2025
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    On a cold February day in 1988, Julie Ward sets off on the journey of a lifetime from England, through Africa. She establishes a new life in the bustling capital of Kenya but mysteriously disappears while on safari - leaving her plane ticket back to England untouched on a table in her Nairobi home. When her father John flies to Kenya to track her down, he finds a gruesome crime scene in the Masai Mara that throws up more questions than it answers.


    Archive in this episode: NPR, ITN via Getty, The Telegraph


    Listen to the whole series of Murder in the Masai Mara: https://linktr.ee/TelegraphInvestigates


    Get in touch: juliewardcase@telegraph.co.uk


    Watch the accompanying film to this series: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/28/kenyas-secret-deal-silence-father-murdered-julie-ward/


    How to access bonus content on Apple Podcasts with your Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/


    Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor

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    Introducing: Murder in the Masai Mara Nov 21, 2025
    Show notes

    When Julie Ward vanishes mysteriously in the Masai Mara in 1988, her father begins a hunt for answers that stretches from a safari lodge in Kenya to MI6’s headquarters in London. The case was never solved.

    Nearly four decades on, The Telegraph Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton pours over classified documents, interviews the people tangled in the case, and travels to Kenya to try to understand who tried to stop her murder being solved.

    What happened to Julie Ward, why did the Kenyan authorities try to cover it up, and why were MI6 agents involved?


    Murder in the Masai Mara: Coming Friday 28th November.

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    Legacy | 9 Apr 11, 2025
    Show notes

    Peace walls, segregated schools and old enemies living on the same street. Cara returns to Northern Ireland to see how, today, The Troubles are far from forgotten history. A victim of Stakeknife breaks his silence and, like so many others, he wants to know the truth about his father’s murder. As her investigation draws to a close, Cara examines the legacy of Britain’s terror spy network and asks, has justice been served – or is the state getting away with murder?


    Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN, PA, Infowars, BBC, RTÉ


    Get in touch: cara.mcgoogan@telegraph.co.uk and on social media @cjmcgoogan

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