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To Catch a King: 5. Travel Agents
Jun 10, 2026
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May 27, 2026
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To Catch a King: 2. The Bullet Train
May 20, 2026
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May 12, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: 5. Travel Agents✨ | smugglingcrime+4 | — | — | Northern IraqUK+2 | smugglerillegal crossings+3 | — | 34m 52s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: 4. The French Escort✨ | migrant smugglinginvestigation+4 | — | BBC Radio 4 | Northern Iraq | migrantssmuggler+5 | — | 33m 46s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: 3. Stormy Weather✨ | people smugglinginvestigation+5 | Rob | BBC Radio 4 | Northern IraqUK | smugglingKardo Ranya+6 | — | 33m 58s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: 2. The Bullet Train✨ | smugglingillegal crossings+4 | — | BBC Radio 4 | Northern IraqUK | smugglingKardo Ranya+5 | — | 33m 43s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: 1. Kardo✨ | people smugglinginvestigation+5 | Rob | BBC Radio 4 | Northern IraqUK+1 | people smugglerillegal crossings+5 | — | 34m 04s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() To Catch a King: Trailer✨ | people smugglinginvestigation+3 | — | To Catch a Scorpion | UK | people smugglingUK+3 | — | 3m 00s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 6. Nameless, Faceless People✨ | interviewtrue crime+4 | Julius Kivimäki | BBC StudiosEcho Collective | TurkuFinland | Julius KivimäkiJenny Kleeman+3 | — | 29m 00s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 5. 635 Years of Suffering✨ | data breachmental health+3 | Tomi Haustola | VastaamoBBC Studios | — | Vastaamodata breach+6 | — | 28m 56s | |
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 4. The Zen Garden✨ | data breachtrue crime+4 | Pasi Vainio | EuropolBBC Studios+1 | — | Julius Kivimäkidata breach+5 | — | 28m 13s | |
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 3. For the LOLz✨ | cybercrimehacking+3 | Blair | VastaamoBBC Studios+2 | — | ransomhacker+6 | — | 29m 01s | |
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| 1/27/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 2. Whoopsie :D✨ | data breachpsychotherapy+5 | — | VastaamoReddit+1 | Finlanddark web | data breachVastaamo+6 | — | 28m 26s | |
| 1/16/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: 1. Naked✨ | data breachcybersecurity+4 | — | VastaamoBBC Studios+2 | HelsinkiFinland | data breachcybersecurity+5 | — | 28m 57s | |
| 1/9/26 | ![]() Ransom Man: Trailer✨ | data breachhacking+4 | — | BBC Radio 4Finnish psychotherapy service | — | ransomhacker+5 | — | 3m 27s | |
| 3/19/25 | ![]() Word of God: 6. Higher Powers✨ | evangelicalismmuseum studies+3 | Roberta MazzaKatherine Stewart | Museum of the BibleGreen family | — | Museum of the Bibleevangelical leaders+5 | — | 28m 55s | |
| 3/12/25 | ![]() Word of God: 5. Revelations✨ | biblical scholarshipmuseum investigation+4 | — | Museum of the Bible | — | Museum of the BibleDr Roberta Mazza+6 | — | 28m 35s | |
| 3/5/25 | ![]() Word of God: 4. You've Got Mail✨ | antiquities traffickingcultural heritage+4 | Karin OrensteinBrenton Easter | Hobby LobbyBBC Radio 4 | United Arab EmiratesMemphis | ancient tabletscuneiform+7 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 2/26/25 | ![]() Word of God: 3. Holy Grail | A biblical scholar's dramatic last-minute announcement at a packed debate hints at a fragment that could rewrite history.On a winter's night in 2012, an extraordinary claim electrifies a university auditorium in North Carolina - the discovery of what could be the earliest known Christian text, written within decades of Jesus's life. Through exclusive interviews, investigative journalist Ben Lewis reveals how this announcement connects to a meeting one night in an Oxford professor's chambers, where precious gospel fragments were laid out on a pool table.He uncovers how the Green family's fervent quest for biblical artefacts intersected with the world of elite academia. Their representatives were desperate to buy the four gospel fragments - including one potentially dating to the first century. But as scholars wait years to find out more, questions mount about that fragment in particular and what exactly is the professor's role.From the gothic halls of Christ Church Oxford to heated debates in American universities, Lewis follows papyrologist-turned-detective Roberta Mazza as she pieces together clues from social media posts, YouTube videos, and academic papers. What she uncovers raises troubling questions about the relationship between wealthy collectors, prestigious scholars, and the verification of sacred texts.Presented by Ben Lewis Produced by Clem Hitchcock Executive producers: Philip Abrams and Jago Lee Story editor: Andrew Dickson Sound design by Richard Courtice Original music by Max de Wardener Commissioning editor: Daniel Clarke Commissioning executive: Tracy Williams Assistant commissioner podcasts/digital: Chris Walsh-HeronA TellTale production for BBC Radio 4Episodes of Intrigue: Word of God are released weekly on Wednesdays, wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode a week early, first on BBC Sounds. | 28m 54s | ||||||
| 2/19/25 | ![]() Word of God: 2. Roberta Investigates | A threatening message leads a papyrologist into the shadowy world of online antiquities trading.On a September morning in 2017, Dr Roberta Mazza opens her WhatsApp to find menacing messages and warnings to "watch her back". How did a respected academic specialising in ancient texts find herself at the crossroads of biblical scholarship and antiquities looting?Through exclusive interviews, investigative journalist Ben Lewis reveals how Dr Mazza's chance discovery at a Vatican exhibition three years earlier set her on a collision course with one of the world's most ambitious collecting projects. When she spots a rare biblical fragment she'd previously seen listed on eBay, Roberta begins pulling threads that lead from online auction sites to a prestigious museum collection.Her investigation intensifies as she uncovers connections between anonymous online sellers and the Museum of the Bible's massive acquisition programme. Going undercover to expose the trade in potentially looted artefacts, Roberta finds herself drawn into an increasingly dangerous world where ancient treasures, scholarly research and outright illegality intersect.Her digital sleuthing uncovers the true identity of a mysterious Turkish dealer - and his possible connections to the museum's inner circle. But her determination to expose the truth comes at a personal cost, as threats escalate and she realises she may have waded too deep into dangerous waters.Presented by Ben Lewis Produced by Clem Hitchcock Executive producers: Philip Abrams and Jago Lee Story editor: Andrew Dickson Sound design by Richard Courtice Original music composed by Max de Wardener Commissioning Editor: Daniel Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Assistant Commissioner Podcasts/Digital: Chris Walsh-HeronA TellTale production for BBC Radio 4.Episodes of Intrigue: Word of God are released weekly on Wednesdays, wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode a week early, first on BBC Sounds. | 28m 53s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 | ![]() Word of God: 1. In the Beginning Was the Word | In July 2017, Dr Jeff Kloha is preparing to start his dream job as Director of Collections at Washington DC's new Museum of the Bible when he discovers his new employer’s biggest donor has been caught up in a government investigation.The donor, Hobby Lobby, has been ordered to return 3,500 artefacts and pay a $3 million settlement.Through exclusive interviews with museum officials and evangelical scholars, investigative journalist Ben Lewis pieces together the extraordinary story of how the Green family - owners of the Hobby Lobby craft store empire - embarked on an unprecedented collecting spree of biblical treasures. Their ambitious mission: to create a museum showcasing the Bible's history through ancient objects.But as Lewis discovers, their rush to acquire 40,000 items in just three years would bring them into the orbit of a complex network of antiquities dealers in problematic ways.And it sparks a scholar turned super sleuth to start asking questions…This episode has been edited since broadcast.Presented by Ben Lewis Produced by Clem Hitchcock Executive producers: Philip Abrams and Jago Lee Story editor: Andrew Dickson Sound design by Richard Courtice Original music composed by Max de Wardener Commissioning Editor: Daniel Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Assistant Commissioner Podcasts/Digital: Chris Walsh-HeronA TellTale production for BBC Radio 4.Episodes of Intrigue: Word of God are released weekly on Wednesdays, wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode a week early, first on BBC Sounds. | 28m 53s | ||||||
| 2/6/25 | ![]() Word of God: Trailer | A billionaire family's mission to amass ancient biblical treasures leads to them getting caught up in an international web of looted artefacts, forgeries and criminal networks.Art sleuth Ben Lewis uncovers how the Green family - owners of America's Hobby Lobby craft stores - spent millions racing to gather biblical manuscripts and artefacts. Their unprecedented collecting spree - 40,000 items in just three years - triggers a government investigation and alarms biblical scholars worldwide.When papyrologist Roberta Mazza begins questioning the collection's origins, she finds herself drawn into an investigation stretching from the Vatican City through Istanbul to Oxford University’s hallowed halls. Through exclusive access to key players, Lewis reveals how thousands of allegedly looted treasures were smuggled into America labelled as "ceramic tiles", whilst priceless items like ancient Babylonian tablets and early Christian manuscripts were acquired through suspicious means.As investigators close in and scholars expose forgeries, the story expands beyond looted antiquities to raise profound questions about faith, power and cultural heritage. A respected Oxford professor stands accused of betrayal, federal agents demand the return of prized possessions, and the museum's ambitious mission becomes entangled in the dark world of international antiquities trafficking.From Washington D.C. to the Vatican City, this is a story about what happens when religious certainty meets the dangerous world of ancient treasures.Presented by Ben Lewis Produced by Clem Hitchcock Executive producers: Philip Abrams and Jago Lee Commissioning Editor: Daniel Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsA TellTale production for BBC Radio 4 | 3m 11s | ||||||
| 3/17/17 | ![]() Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 5 | How the murder of British businessman and fixer Neil Heywood changed China. Concluding the true-life tale of sex, death and politics, told by the BBC's former China Editor Carrie Gracie. As we hear, however, the story isn't over - as one thing you can't predict in China is the past. Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard. | 20m 51s | ||||||
| 3/10/17 | ![]() Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 4 | A spectacular show trial exposes the lavish lifestyle of China's new elite. The continuing true story of sex, death and top-level Chinese poltiics, told by the BBC's former China Editor, Carrie Gracie. Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard. | 21m 53s | ||||||
| 3/3/17 | ![]() Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 3 | What really happened in the hotel suite in Chongqing? The British businessman and go-between Neil Heywood arrives in Chongqing, where an"iron-blooded" police chief holds sway. The continuing true story of sex, death and Chinese politics, told by the BBC's former China Editor Carrie Gracie. Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard. | 18m 42s | ||||||
| 2/24/17 | ![]() Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 2 | We've met the mayor's wife. Now meet the mayor, the remarkable man who takes this story to the national stage. The continuing true story of death, sex and elite politics in China, presented by BBC's former China Editor Carrie Gracie. Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard. | 23m 17s | ||||||
| 2/17/17 | ![]() Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 1 | The story of the mysterious murder which changed the course of Chinese politics. Carrie Gracie investigates the killing of a British man, Neil Heywood, in Chongqing in 2011, and explores his links to China's up-and-coming power couple. China is gripped by a lurid show trial. Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard | 22m 55s | ||||||
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39 placements across 39 markets.
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39 placements across 39 markets.






