Bed of Lies
by The Telegraph
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Estimated from 32 chart positions in 32 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Documentary#34100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#39100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Documentary#7030K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Documentary#8330K to 100K
- 🇳🇱NL · Documentary#4430K to 100K
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213K to 683K🎙 Weekly cadence·33 episodes·Last published 9mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
426K to 1.4M🇬🇧22%🇦🇺22%🇺🇸7%+29 more - Active Followers
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128K to 410K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/28/25 | disappearancesafari+5 | — | NPRITN+1 | KenyaMasai Mara | Julie Warddisappearance+6 | — | 40m 52s | ||
| 11/21/25 | mysteryinvestigation+4 | — | MI6 | Masai MaraKenya+1 | Julie WardMasai Mara+6 | — | 1m 39s | ||
| 4/11/25 | Northern IrelandThe Troubles+4 | — | The Telegraph | Northern Ireland | Northern IrelandThe Troubles+5 | — | 1h 09m 29s | ||
| 3/29/25 | familyjustice+4 | — | RTEGetty | abroad | Troublescar bomb+5 | — | 1h 04m 49s | ||
| 3/21/25 | IRAspy+4 | John Ware | MI5The Telegraph | — | Freddie ScappaticciStakeknife+5 | — | 56m 57s | ||
| 3/7/25 | murderjustice+3 | — | British governmentGetty+3 | — | Brian Nelsonmurder+3 | — | 52m 12s | ||
| 2/20/25 | covert operationsmilitary history+4 | — | British armyIRA+3 | — | Agent 6137Scap+5 | — | 49m 54s | ||
| 2/13/25 | IRAinformers+4 | — | IRACarlton TV+6 | — | IRAinformers+5 | — | 49m 54s | ||
| 2/6/25 | murderespionage+4 | the daughter of one of his victims | UDABritish+4 | — | Agent 6137murder+5 | — | 57m 45s | ||
| 1/30/25 | murdersdetectives+4 | — | British armyThe Telegraph | — | detectivesmurders+5 | — | 49m 51s | ||
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| 1/30/25 | Trouble | 1 | 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, NpatouSign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on social media @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/25 | Introducing Bed of Lies: Conflict | 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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/25/24 |  Final Report | Over the last three years, Cara McGoogan has kept in touch with the people impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal who she spoke to for Series 2 of Bed of Lies. On Monday 20th May those victims finally heard how Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the inquiry, interpreted the evidence he’s heard over the past 5 years. But as the dust settles, and the euphoria of the final report and compensation package dies down, what's next?Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/11/23 |  Introducing Cara McGoogan's Book: Part 2 | Listen to this extract from the host of Bed of Lies Cara McGoogan's new book: The Poison Line (UK) and Blood Farm (US). Developed from the second series of this podcast, Bed of Lies: Blood, The Poison Line gives the full and shocking account of one of the biggest medical disasters in history – and the lengths that big pharma, the NHS and governments worldwide took to cover it up.If you're in the US you can buy Blood Farm here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Farm-Explosive-Corporate-Scandal-ebook/dp/B0BTDVSKCW |If you're in the UK you can buy The Poison Line from Telegraph Books: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Cara-McGoogan/The-Poison-Line--The-shocking-true-story-of-how-a-miracle/27367373 |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. | — | ||||||
| 9/21/23 |  Introducing Cara McGoogan's Book: Part 1 | Listen to this extract from the host of Bed of Lies Cara McGoogan's new book: The Poison Line (UK) and Blood Farm (US). Developed from the second series of this podcast, Bed of Lies: Blood, The Poison Line gives the full and shocking account of one of the biggest medical disasters in history – and the lengths that big pharma, the NHS and governments worldwide took to cover it up.If you're in the US you can buy Blood Farm here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Farm-Explosive-Corporate-Scandal-ebook/dp/B0BTDVSKCW |If you're in the UK you can buy The Poison Line from Telegraph Books: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Cara-McGoogan/The-Poison-Line--The-shocking-true-story-of-how-a-miracle/27367373 |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. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/22 |  Introducing: Call Bethel | Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse.Bed of Lies' Cara McGoogan introduces a new podcast from the Telegraph, Call Bethel. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses.For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/bethelpodcast |If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on [email protected] |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. | — | ||||||
| 11/17/21 |  Retribution, Part 2 | Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it’s too late? In this final instalment of the series, they lay bare the shattering impact of this bed of lies.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/17/21 |  Retribution, Part 1 | A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen?Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/9/21 |  Violation | Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/2/21 |  Fabrication | 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 Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/25/21 |  Confrontation | 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 Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/18/21 |  Experimentation | 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 Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/11/21 |  Infection | 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 Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/7/21 |  Introducing Bed of Lies: Blood | It begins in a maximum security prison in Louisiana – and it ends in thousands of deaths. This is the story of people poisoned, families torn apart by grief and a mass cover up. Cara McGoogan investigates one of the biggest medical disasters in history.The second series of the award-winning podcast, Bed of Lies, launches Tuesday 12th October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/22/20 |  Inquiry, Part 2 | The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorGet in touch: [email protected] and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Bed of Lies
Peaked at #8 in IS, top 10 in 1 of 38 tracked markets, currently #8 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Ireland | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Norway | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| KE | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| Australia | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| India | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| IS | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Denmark | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Finland | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| United States | — | #70 | #70 | — |
| Sweden | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Canada | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| HU | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| Ireland | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| CH | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| GR | — | #91 | #91 | — |
| RO | — | #99 | #99 | — |
Chart Positions
38 placements across 32 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 32 markets.