Assume Nothing Podcast
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
Episodes to download
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Episode 2: The Contact—SAS: The Secret Search for Captain Nairac
Last Saturday
A near-death experience inspires a man to search for someone he once considered an enemy
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Episode 1: The Search—SAS: The Secret Search for Captain Nairac
Sat 7 Sep 2024
Has a former IRA prisoner finally found the burial site of a missing Army officer?
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Episode 8: In Forensic Detail—Oil in the Blood
Sat 6 Jul 2024
Doubts about the official story endure. What can a modern review of the evidence tell us?
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Episode 7: Five Theories—Oil in the Blood
Sat 6 Jul 2024
A rookie detective thinks the evidence doesn鈥檛 add up, but will anyone listen?
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Episode 6: February 16th, 1929—Oil in the Blood
Sat 29 Jun 2024
6/8 After a heated meeting at Greystone, events take a tragic turn.
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Episode 5: Greystone Mansion—Oil in the Blood
Sat 29 Jun 2024
5/8 As the trials intensify, work begins on a magnificent family home for Ned Doheny.
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Episode 4: The Teapot Dome Scandal—Oil in the Blood
Sat 22 Jun 2024
4/8 To seal a secret deal, Ned and Hugh deliver a black bag full of cash.
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Episode 3: Black Gold in Mexico—Oil in the Blood
Sat 22 Jun 2024
3/8 Doheny strikes it rich in Mexico, but rumours of bribery also surface.
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Episode 2: The Wild West—Oil in the Blood
Sat 15 Jun 2024
2/8 The police investigation ends, but not everyone believes the official story.
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Episode 1: A Noise in the Night—Oil in the Blood
Sat 15 Jun 2024
1/8 A strange recording inspires a search for the truth behind two mysterious deaths.
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Episode 10: It鈥檚 Over—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
The end of the affair. Some claim victory, others defeat. How does it look, 50 years on?
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Episode 9: That Speech—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
The Prime Minister decides to make a broadcast. What could possibly go wrong?
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Episode 8: The Wayside—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
The heart of darkness in rural Northern Ireland, as masked men take to the roads.
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Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
Surreal times. Breeze block barbeques. Cement mixers powering petrol pumps. Food heists.
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Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
Huge hopes for a 鈥榖ack to work鈥� march 鈥� but will anyone show up?
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Episode 5: Power Games—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
A State of Emergency is declared 鈥� and there鈥檚 bad news from the Army鈥�
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Episode 4: Carnage—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.
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Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
As the country grinds to a halt, NI Ministers need helicopters to get to work.
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Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
Strikers seize power stations, as NI鈥檚 Chief Executive asks: who elected these people?
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Episode 1: It鈥檚 On!—How to Kill a Government in 14 Days
Sat 11 May 2024
A government vote triggers a strike 鈥� but even the organisers don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 to come.
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Episode 1: A History of Control—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
1/8 Stage one of the Homicide Timeline starts before a couple even meets.
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Episode 2: Lovebombing—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
2/8 Stage Two. A whirlwind romance. Early declarations of love. Things are moving fast.
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Episode 3: Living with Control—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
3/8 Stage Three. Control. Challenge. Consequence.
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Episode 4: Trigger—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
4/8 Stage Four. The most dangerous time for a woman is when she tries to leave.
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Episode 5: Escalation—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
5/8 Stage Five. Increased controlling behaviour. Threats to suicide. Stalking.
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Episode 6: A Change in Thinking—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
6/8 Stage Six. A decision by the abuser to resolve the situation, one way or another.
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Episode 7: Planning.—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
7/8 Stage Seven. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no such thing as a crime of passion.鈥�
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Episode 8: Homicide—Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder
Sat 16 Mar 2024
8/8 Stage Eight. The final stage, but it鈥檚 not inevitable.
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Episode 4: To Catch a Ghost—The Handler: Six Months in Hell
Sat 16 Dec 2023
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. James hunts an elusive explosives expert.
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Episode 3: A Game of Risk—The Handler: Six Months in Hell
Sat 9 Dec 2023
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer. A source sets James a high-stakes test.
