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Strange But True Crime

True Crime EN ↓ 31 episodes

Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima AhmedProducer: Luke de CostaVideo Producer: Fede MarilottiResearcher: Bethan DaviesExecutive Producer: Luke EldridgeCommissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin

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The Great British Takeoff 13.05.2025 30:17

The McDonagh’s from Port Talbot in South Wales go out for a steak dinner in Swansea and leave without paying. The restaurant posts to social media to try and track the family down, only to find that this wasn't their first 'dine-and-dash' meal. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Meleri Williams. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Pr...

Missing in Action 06.05.2025 31:37

'Army medic' Tanya Nasir’s CV lands her a prestigious job on the neonatal unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, Wales, but all is not as it seems. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Colette Hume. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editor: Gareth...

The Treasure Traitors 29.04.2025 36:28

Two Welsh metal detectorists make an astonishing discovery in a farmer’s field and try to secretly sell the treasure before the authorities track them down. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Nicola Goodwin. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editor: Gareth Hy...

Dr Nope 22.04.2025 40:57

Patrick O’Hara lives a comfortable life with his partner in Newcastle. But a routine visit from a suspicious community nurse is about to put him on life support. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Peter Harris. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Garet...

The Man with the Golden Hun 22.04.2025 33:48

Carolyn Woods starts fresh in the quaint town of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. She falls for the charming Mark Conway, an ‘MI6 spy’. He says he’s not normal. After moving in to his apartment in Bath she finds out what that really means. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Martin Jones. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Producer: Rachael...

Trailer 16.04.2025 1:11

Dive into a world of bizarre crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these criminal cases. Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Written by Luke de Costa. Produced by Luke de Costa and Luke Eldridge. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Commissioning Ed...