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    The Trial of Russell Brand

    The Trial of Russell Brand is season 14 of Times Investigates, bringing you award-winning investigative and true crime podcasts from The Times & The Sunday Times.

    From war zones to suburban homes, pursuing brutal criminals and cult leaders, our podcasts go further than any other to uncover the truth.

    In season one, war correspondent Anthony Loyd investigates the fate of his colleague John Cantlie, who was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State.

    In season two, crime correspondent John Simpson breaks down the wall of silence surrounding the killing of 14-year-old Corey Junior Davis

    In season three Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody uncovers the story of Hans Globke, the Nazi bureaucrat who laid the legal basis for the Holocaust – and helped build the modern German state

    In season four, columnist David Aaronovitch follows the trail of charm and deception left by businessman Lex Greensill through the corridors of power in Britain

    In season five, special correspondent Emily Dugan asks whether the wrong man was sent to prison for a brutal attack on a mother of two

    In season six, Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan steps into the weird world of ‘kittens’, ‘lions’, and televangelism surrounding a cult leader

    In season seven, journalists Brenna Daldorph and David Aaronovitch explore the dark past behind some of Britain’s wealthiest stately homes

    In season eight, feature writer Andrew Billen exposes a very British scandal at the world-famous university college, Christ Church, Oxford

    In season nine, David Aaranovitch steps into the online world of Patriotic Alternative, a far-right group using the Covid pandemic as a recruiting tool

    In season ten, journalists Peter Gillman and Emanuele Midolo investigate the death of one of our own, David Holden, the reporter whose killing became a Cold War whodunnit

    In season 11, social affairs editor James Beal follows a trail leading from a quiet British town to frozen Canada, where he discovers a man allegedly selling death online

    In season 12, reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown in Northern Ireland, seeking answers about the bloody 1987 Remembrance Sunday attack

    In season 13, The Sunday Times’s Insight team investigates how Nigel Farage came to depend upon a crypto enthusiast, gambler and convicted fraudster

    In season 14, journalists Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace join Luke Jones to report daily from the trial of Russell Brand


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    Introducing: Poison Oct 09, 2025
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    Twenty two-year-old Tom Parfett took his own life in October, 2021. His grieving father’s search for answers leads investigative journalist James Beal from a quiet British town to a freezing carpark in Canada, where he tracks down a man allegedly selling death online.


    In this award-winning series, James Beal uncovers the global trade in a lethal substance, searches for the man alleged to be at its centre, and exposes the systemic failures that allowed it to thrive.


    WARNING: this series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    The wilderness of mirrors | Murder in Cairo Ep. 2 Oct 03, 2025
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    The case breaks open. Using WikiLeaks cables, memoirs, and declassified files, journalist Emanuele Midolo joins Peter Gillman as their investigation into David Holden's death leads them all the way to a CIA post in Jerusalem.


    But who ordered the hit, and who looked away?


    Host: Manveen Rana


    Guests: Peter Gillman, former The Sunday Times reporter and co-author of Murder in Cairo, Emanuele Midolo, reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times and co-author of Murder in Cairo


    Clips: ITN, Getty, Truth Tellers.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    The death of our star reporter | Murder in Cairo Ep. 1 Oct 03, 2025
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    December 1977: The Sunday Times correspondent David Holden lands in Cairo to report on crucial peace talks between Egypt and Israel. Hours later he’s found dead near the airport - shot with a single bullet to the heart.


    Decades later, Peter Gillman retraces Holden’s final days, uncovering a planned abduction, missing telexes, and an espionage tangle between Whitehall, the CIA and the KGB.


    Host: Manveen Rana


    Guests: Peter Gillman, former The Sunday Times reporter and co-author of Murder in Cairo, Emanuele Midolo, reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times and co-author of Murder in Cairo


    Clips: ITN, Getty, Truth Tellers.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    The neo-Nazi YouTuber | Britain’s New Far Right Ep. 2 Oct 01, 2025
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    On the trail of the far-right YouTuber known only as ‘Ayatollah’. Tips from undercover sources, summer camp sightings and voice-recognition technology lead David to a quiet village in the West Midlands.


    How did a karaoke-singing millennial go from writing about Asian footballers to livestreaming Hitler praise, and what role did YouTube play in keeping him online?


    Host: David Aaronovitch.

    Clips: Father and Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    A lockdown creation | Britain’s New Far Right Ep. 1 Oct 01, 2025
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    With the streets emptied by Covid, David Aaranovitch steps into the online world of Patriotic Alternative, a far-right group turning the pandemic into a recruitment tool.


    Discovering a particularly virulent racist aligned to the group, David asks if YouTube is doing enough to stop hate speech?


    Host: David Aaronovitch.

    Clips: BBC, Channel 4, Sky News, ITN.

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    Atonement? | The Feud Ep. 5 Sep 24, 2025
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    Andrew returns to Oxford to reveal the wounds that still remain following the seven-figure financial settlement.


    The woman who made an allegation against Martyn Percy speaks out, alleging intimidation by some of his supporters.


    And has Christ Church tried to hide the astronomical cost of the feud?


    Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    Who blinks first? | The Feud Ep. 4 Sep 24, 2025
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    Breaking point as the college dons question Martyn Percy’s mental capacity.


    He accuses them of smear campaigns, and an ill-judged essay likening his plight to Nazi persecution triggers outrage.


    Costs soar, reputations crumble, and the University of Oxford itself is forced to intervene.


    After four long years, a deal is struck. But at what cost?


    Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.





    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    Mystery in the cathedral | The Feud Ep. 3 Sep 24, 2025
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    Christ Church stalls when a student asks for protection, yet when Martyn Percy is accused of impropriety he is suspended within days.


    What at first appeared a battle over different styles of governance now carries the stain of misconduct - and divisions widen within the college.


    Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.


    Clips: ITV, BBC, Sky News.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    Immoral, scandalous, or disgraceful | The Feud Ep. 2 Sep 24, 2025
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    A stabbing, a scandal, and a battle over job descriptions.


    Andrew exposes the bureaucratic dispute that spirals into bitter war between Martyn Percy and Christ Church’s governing body.


    Behind the formal manners and age-old statutes, a plot is being devised to oust the dean at any cost.


    Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.


    Clips: Walt Disney Studios


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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    Down the rabbit hole | The Feud Ep. 1 Sep 24, 2025
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    Christ Church, Oxford: a bastion of higher education since the 16th century that produced some of the country’s best and brightest, and is home to a very British way of life.


    When The Very Reverend Martyn Percy - a reformer from a working-class background - was appointed dean in 2014, everything looked promising. Until it didn’t.


    Andrew Billen explores the city's dreaming spires to find out why.


    Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times


    Clips: BBC

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/

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