On the Edge

Paula Lewis's brother Damien was discovered in the Thames with his hands tied together. She is convinced he was murdered and that there is a killer dumping bodies in the Thames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Liverpool drugs kingpin Darren Gee exposes the organised crime that runs the city and describes his brutal gang war that caused havoc in the North West throughout the 2000s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'West Ham United hooligan firm became my drug’ A former hooligan and Essex gangland debt collector, author of the book which inspired the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise discusses his antics leading one of Englands most feared firms and gets deep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘My terrorist UK mass shooter attack failed because of Liverpool gang lure’ Liverpool gangland boss Sicarius McGrath engaged in a life of crime and flooded the streets with guns reveals he once planned a terrorist attack after converting to radical Islam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For 14 years Neil Woods was the man sent to infiltrate the organised crime groups who were considered impenetrable. His life was threatened repeatedly as he adopted the persona of a drug addict for his undercover exploits, but worse than the danger were his doubts; 'Was the "War on Drugs'" really delivering the results it promised?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Growing up as a girl in Essex Danny Baker always thought he was a monster. Blighted by poverty and domestic violence, the young Danny began selling drugs and fighting everyone until he was sent to jail. Shown love and acceptance like he'd never known, Danny began committing crimes just to go back to prison. Eventually, he realised he was trans and had a sex change; it proved to be the best decisio...

Patrick Campbell was taught by Jamie Oliver to cook for celebrities like Ed Sheeran, Rio Ferdinand and John Torode. But his journey to the kitchen of a Michelin-star restaurant could so easily never have occurred. Patrick had one of his childhood friends killed as an innocent bystander in the crossfire of a deadly gang war. He escaped by becoming a top chef but found life in Michelin-star kitchens...

An ex-gangster who ruled Manchester during the notorious 'Gun-chester' era, Matthew Norford details what life is really like trapped in an urban gang war. He explores how his complex relationship with his brother drove him towards a life of crime and saw him pass up the chances to escape it all with basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The man behind TikTok channel Jail Tales, Jamie Robinson, reveals his shocking back story. Constantly in prison since he was a teenager, it took being shot through his mother's door for him to realise what the life he was living was doing to him. In this powerful and exclusive podcast interview Jamie delivers a brutally honest telling of his life from heroin addiction to his personal relationships...

Rob Evans was one of the biggest stars in modelling in the early 2010s. Chosen by Tyra Banks as a judge from the global hit TV show America's Next Top Model the pair were linked romantically until a brush with the law saw Rob lose his career and permission to remain in America. Sharing his incredible story for the first time, Rob reveals how he is now seeking to fulfil the ambitions related to his...

Gritty true stories from people pushed to the brink. Guests range from gangsters to celebrity chef’s prodigies and undercover cops who reveal secrets of their extraordinary lives. Hosted by Express investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis, a journalist specialising in exposing criminals and holding the powerful to account, these interviews will make you think differently about topics ranging from c...