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A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder? The first and second series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed: Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the story they didn't want you to know - and one of the biggest medical disasters in history. Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. This is the untold story of one of Britain's biggest secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trouble | 1

2025/01/30

Three innocent Catholic men are shot dead in front of their families by a brutal Protestant paramilitary group hunting the IRA. Even in the dark days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the murders shock the nation. Then it emerges the gunmen aren’t working alone. Cara McGoogan is determined to find out who else is involved and how deep the collusion goes. Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN, ITV, RTÉ, Fremantle, Thames TV, Npatou Binge Bed of Lies now on Apple Podcasts with a Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collusion | 2

2025/01/30

Top detectives race to untangle a web of lies behind the murders. But just as they’re about to arrest a key loyalist suspect, their secure office containing top-secret evidence goes up in flames. They hear whispers that a clandestine unit of the British army could be behind the sabotage. All to protect one man – a man Cara reveals is a vicious fighter with a shadowy past. Binge Bed of Lies now on Apple Podcasts with a Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agent 6137 | 3

2025/02/06

Facing life in prison for murder, a key loyalist makes a surprising confession: he is Agent 6137. When he targeted people for the UDA to assassinate, he was also working for the British. The daughter of one of his victims hunts for the truth about his life as a spy – but as she and Cara dig deeper, they find documents are missing and proof is hard to pin down. Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN, BBC Binge Bed of Lies now on Apple Podcasts with a Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Touts | 4

2025/02/13

The IRA creates a new unit to root out informers – or touts – and kill them. A man known as Scap quickly rises to the top of this ‘Nutting Squad’ and builds up a fearsome reputation for cruelty. But he is hiding a dark secret – and the implications of the truth being exposed are enormous. Archive in this episode: Carlton TV, ITV, BBC, Getty, ITN, RTÉ Binge Bed of Lies now on Apple Podcasts with a Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Handlers | 5

2025/02/20

Cara tracks down soldiers from the covert unit of the British army at the heart of her investigation. As these people who handled spies in the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries spill their secrets, it becomes clear that Agent 6137 and Scap are just the tip of the iceberg. Betrayal, sex, murder. Was it really all for the greater good? Binge Bed of Lies now on Apple Podcasts with a Telegraph subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

License to Kill | 6

2025/03/07

Brian Nelson is finally in the dock for his campaign of murderous violence, but will he face justice? The question sends shivers through the British government, and the answer causes even more of a stir. But Brian is just the tip of the iceberg – there’s a new battle, shocking revelations, and a landmark apology to come. Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN, UK Parliament Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cover-up | 7

2025/03/21

IRA spycatcher Freddie Scappaticci has been outed as FRU agent Stakeknife – but he’s not going to disappear without a fight. The British state takes unprecedented measures to make sure their spy gets away with murder. Cara teams up with veteran reporter John Ware to reveal just how high up the cover-up goes. Their reporting leads to a key organisation that has so far remained in the shadows: MI5. Archive in this episode: Getty, Parliament TV. Get in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Bed of Lies: Conflict

2025/01/22

Infection

2021/10/11

Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experimentation

2021/10/18

Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook| Get in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Confrontation

2021/10/25

Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fabrication

2021/11/02

If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.9 out of 5

435 reviews

★★★★★

MMBuga 2024/07/07

Well done

Highly recommend both seasons.

★★★★★

MaryLut 2024/05/25

Your experience isn’t everyone’s

@sissarea27 doesn’t believe due to being a college student plasma donor and having a different experience than prisoners, unhoused living in the stree...

★★★★★

leapingheart 2023/12/29

Important story, polished production

Season 1: I still can’t believe this could happen in the UK in my lifetime. The last episode does a fine job of bringing us up to the present, and sho...

★★★★★

Bubster 15 2023/11/05

Both seasons enlightened me to things I never knew

The stories in both seasons (1 and 2) were horrifying. It’s terrible what our fellow man will justify. Season 1 was a bit hard for me to follow at fi...

★★★★★

Melee1118 2023/07/25

So so sad

Great research. Wonderful podcast. First time hearing of this case.

★★★★★

Ivyleaf072 2023/06/13

Season 2 is just as riveting as season 1.

So glad I found this podcast, has such a deep level of investigative journalism and they are doing such important work. I’ll wait anxiously for a seas...

★★★★★

Terroirexplorer 2023/05/24

Excellent production quality

Season 1 is a good reminder that if your boyfriend f----s off with not a thought for you, do not spend one more minute on him. "The not knowing could ...

★★★★★

jeffnanna 2023/02/19

Oh My!

Wow, this is unbelievable! Thank you for educating me about this.

★★★★★

hippyeloise 2022/12/07

WILD

This story was WILD. I loved every second of it and I feel so much for those women affected by this great miscarriage of justice. I mean wow.

★☆☆☆☆

Sissarae27 2023/02/04

“Journalism”

A “journalist” who laughs at her sources who don’t agree with her agenda is not worth listening to despite the possible truth behind the story. Also c...

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