World of Secrets
Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets. Latest season: DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared. T...
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- James Netto2 eps
- Greg Squire1 ep
- Pete Manning1 ep
Also: Cathy, Peter, Laura Italiano, Ivana Davidovic
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- 🇺🇸United States · Documentary#2965K to 343K
- 🇮🇳India · Documentary#561K to 322K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · DocumentaryHOME#1450K to 263K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Documentary#1416K to 85K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Documentary#1215K to 81K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
318K to 1.7M🎙 Biweekly cadence·95 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
454K to 2.4M🇺🇸20%🇮🇳19%🇬🇧16%+22 more - Active Followers
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182K to 961K
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| 10/19/26 |  Catching My Teacher: 5. Courage | Classmates and teachers at the school urge Sukma to withdraw her allegations. But she’s going to go undercover to demand answers from Abah. Meanwhile, after three long years of dating online, Zia and Yusron are finally meeting in Cairo —will they feel the same about each other in real life? And then Sukma goes home to tell an important person the truth. While Yusron and Zia have one more call to make.This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzxThis audio was updated on 13th October 2026 to included a preview of the next World of Secrets season, Dr Skin.Voice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Adelina Lece-Bere, Paul Agusta, Mian Tiara, Kartika Jahja and Astudestra Ajengrastri. Presenter: Rebecca Henschke Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta Original music: Alffy Rev Sound design: Andy Fell Executive producer: Neil McCarthy Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel Investigation executive producer: Adam Jessel Investigation editor: Michael Simkin Investigation executive editor: Liz Gibbons Special thanks to the BBC News Indonesia team. | 42m 08s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | Catching My Teacher: 4. Powerful enemies | It feels like Abah and the school has won. And they have lost. Yusron is torn between supporting Zia and the promise he made to his mum. But then they meet someone who knows exactly what they’re going through — because it happened to her. And now some crucial new information has come to light.This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzxVoice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Adelina Lece-Bere, Kartika Jahja, Astudestra Ajengrastri. Presenter: Rebecca Henschke Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta Original music: Alffy Rev Sound design: Andy Fell Executive producer: Neil McCarthy Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel | 26m 31s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 | Catching My Teacher: 3. Is this how you repay me? | The students' former headmaster — the man they revered and called “Father” — knows all about their undercover investigation into him. Evidence Zia submitted just weeks ago to the body that oversees their school, after they promised to help them get justice. Instead a cover up has begun. They will record it all, but can Yusron, Zia and Sukma withstand the pressure they are now under?This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzxVoice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Adelina Lece-Bere, Paul Agusta. Presenter: Rebecca Henschke Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta Original music: Alffy Rev Sound design: Andy Fell Executive producer: Neil McCarthy Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel | 27m 56s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | Catching My Teacher: 2. The student detectives | Yusron gets the permission he needs to start chasing the truth. Information begins flooding into the student detective WhatsApp group they set up. Memories from the alumni that now take on new significance and information from students still at their boarding school. They need to make sense of it but who can they trust with their evidence?This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzxVoice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Adelina Lece-Bere, Paul Agusta. Presenter: Rebecca Henschke Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta Original music: Alffy Rev Sound design: Andy Fell Executive producer: Neil McCarthy Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel | 25m 47s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | Catching My Teacher: 1. The golden boy | Deep friendships and memories are made at a boarding school among the rice paddies in Lombok, Indonesia. But the lesson they’re taught to remember most is: “We hear and we obey.” And the person they’re expected to obey is the founder and headmaster — the man they’re told to call “Abah”, or “Father”. But when Yusron, the school’s golden boy, gets in touch over instagram with Zia — a fellow former student — she reveals something that begins to unravel all that he believes in. This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzxVoice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Paul Agusta Presenter: Rebecca Henschke Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta Original music: Alffy Rev Sound design: Andy Fell Executive producer: Neil McCarthy Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel | 30m 14s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Catching My Teacher: Trailer | They were taught to obey. But they learnt to resist, turning detective. Students from a network of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia hear about a dark secret at the heart of the powerful institution that shaped their lives. They set out to seek the truth - at every step, they’re secretly recording. It’s a story about friendship, love and who you can trust.Catching My Teacher is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. | 3m 06s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | legal developmentstrial updates+4 | Laura Italiano | Business InsiderAbercrombie and Fitch | North Carolina | Mike Jeffriestrial+5 | — | 20m 11s | ||
| 8/6/26 | investigationfamily relationships+5 | Ivana DavidovicJames Netto | BBCBBC World Service | — | investigationDNA+8 | — | 23m 09s | ||
| 5/18/26 | family relationshipsmilitary+3 | James Netto | British Army | — | fatherrelationship+3 | — | 42m 02s | ||
| 5/11/26 | orphancourt case+3 | — | BBCBBC World Service | — | orphancourt+5 | — | 30m 12s | ||
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| 5/4/26 | familyidentity+3 | CathyPeter | BBCBefrienders Worldwide | — | DNA analysismental health+3 | — | 37m 20s | ||
| 4/27/26 | DNA detectivesAmerican serial killer+4 | — | BBCBBC World Service | — | DNAdetectives+6 | — | 34m 24s | ||
| 4/20/26 | family secretsidentity+3 | — | BBCBBC World Service | Kenya | fatherDNA+5 | — | 34m 10s | ||
| 4/13/26 | DNA detectionpaternity+4 | — | BBC | Kenya | DNA detectivesBritish soldiers+5 | — | 3m 01s | ||
| 3/23/26 | child sexual abusearrest+4 | — | BBCBBC Eye+1 | — | abusearrest+5 | — | 40m 57s | ||
| 3/16/26 | child sexual abuseinternet safety+4 | — | BBCBBC World Service+2 | BrazilPortugal+1 | paedophilechild abuse+6 | — | 28m 10s | ||
| 3/9/26 | dark webchild sexual abuse+3 | — | BBC | — | dark webchild abuse+4 | — | 26m 17s | ||
| 3/2/26 | child sexual abusedark web+4 | — | Facebook | — | dark webchild abuse+4 | — | 25m 37s | ||
| 2/23/26 | child sexual abusedark web+4 | — | BBCFacebook+1 | — | dark webchild abuse+5 | — | 25m 59s | ||
| 2/16/26 | child sexual abuseonline exploitation+4 | Greg SquirePete Manning | BBCBBC World Service+1 | DenmarkAmerica+2 | dark webchild abuse+5 | — | 29m 12s | ||
| 2/9/26 | child abusedark web+3 | — | BBCBBC Eye+1 | America | dark webchild abusers+3 | — | 4m 44s | ||
| 12/29/25 |  The Child Cancer Scam: 6. The calls | After never receiving the money raised in their children’s name, mothers are finally confronting the scammers and demanding answers. Now is the time to ask why. Where is the money? Season 10 of World of Secrets, The Child Cancer Scam, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. World of Secrets will be back with gripping new investigations in 2026.Reporter and Presenter: Simi Jolaoso Additional reporting: Jack Goodman and Ned Davies Writer and Producer: Neil McCarthy and Rob Wilson Sound design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke Commissioning Senior Producer: Sarah Green Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel | 33m 01s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | The Child Cancer Scam: 5. The agency | The investigation into why millions of dollars promised to families with sick children never reaches them moves to Israel. There we find misleading addresses and more questions than answers. Who is making these online campaigns which claim to help desperate parents? New ones keep appearing, but the story’s the same. Season 10 of World of Secrets, The Child Cancer Scam, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. Reporter and Presenter: Simi Jolaoso Additional reporting: Jack Goodman and Ned Davies Writer and Producer: Neil McCarthy and Rob Wilson Sound design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke Commissioning Senior Producer: Sarah Green Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel | 28m 34s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | The Child Cancer Scam: 4. The contract | A mother from Ukraine signs a contract, hoping that it will help her young daughter. Viktoriia has a brain tumour: her story is plastered all over social media despite her family’s request that the video they made isn’t shared. Olena says she wasn’t given time to read the contract properly. When we look more closely, it makes for shocking reading. Now she knows the truth, she wants to stop the scammers, agreeing to help us go undercover. Season 10 of World of Secrets, The Child Cancer Scam, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. Reporter and Presenter: Simi Jolaoso Additional reporting: Jack Goodman and Ned Davies Writer and Producer: Neil McCarthy and Rob Wilson Sound design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke Commissioning Senior Producer: Sarah Green Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel | 27m 44s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | The Child Cancer Scam: 3. The recruiters | A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed. It’s part of a recruitment drive for sick children in Colombia to take part in campaigns. What does she know about the hundreds of thousands of dollars that appear to have been raised? It’s money the family never saw. Who was she working for, and what can she tell us about this scam? Season 10 of World of Secrets, The Child Cancer Scam, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. Reporter and Presenter: Simi Jolaoso Additional reporting: Jack Goodman and Ned Davies Writer and Producer: Neil McCarthy and Rob Wilson Sound design: Andy Fell Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke Commissioning Senior Producer: Sarah Green Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel | 31m 05s | ||||||
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Chart history for World of Secrets
Peaked at #1 in KE, top 10 in 12 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| KE | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| South Africa | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| IL | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| India | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| HK | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| KE | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| AE | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| MY | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| SG | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| NG | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Ireland | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| ID | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| South Africa | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Australia | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| PH | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Canada | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| CO | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #19 | #19 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.