BBC Radio Scotland

Disclosure Investigates

Society EN ↓ 42 episodes

Gripping true stories unearthed by the award-winning Disclosure team.

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BBC Radio Scotland

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Society

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Nov 5, 2026

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Episodes

Hunting the Whisky Bandits: 2. The Many Faces of Craig 27.03.2025

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 27.03.2025

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 20.03.2025

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.

Dead Man Running: 6. Inverness 07.06.2024

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? 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 Marche...

Dead Man Running: 5. Trial 31.05.2024

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.

Dead Man Running: 4. Vince 24.05.2024

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.

Dead Man Running: 3. Trap 17.05.2024

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?

Dead Man Running: 2. Fugitive 10.05.2024

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

Dead Man Running: 1. Missing 03.05.2024

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

Dead Man Running: Trailer 18.04.2024

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.

Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate: 6. Beneath The Circle 05.06.2023

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 05.06.2023

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 05.06.2023

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 05.06.2023

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 05.06.2023

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 05.06.2023

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 30.05.2023

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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