Intrigue

A new people-smuggling boss is running routes into the UK. Who is he, and can his true identity be revealed? To Catch a Scorpion duo Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie investigate.

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To Catch a King
Trailer
A new people smuggling boss is running routes into the UK. Can he be unmasked?
11 May 2026,3 mins
To Catch a King
1. Kardo
A secret meeting, a missing person and a worried family. Who is the man connecting them?
12 May 2026,34 mins
To Catch a King
2. The Bullet Train
Gangs exert power through fear, but where are they getting weapons from?
12 May 2026,33 mins
To Catch a King
3. Stormy Weather
A pause in small boat crossings and a coincidence that reveals how boats are delivered.
20 May 2026,33 mins
To Catch a King
4. The French Escort
A hidden location. Migrants awaiting a boat crossing. Who helps them to reach the UK?
27 May 2026,33 mins
To Catch a King
5. Travel Agents
A Turkish smuggler and his money man reveal more about alliances between criminal gangs.
03 Jun 2026,34 mins
Ransom Man
Trailer
We all have thoughts we’d never write down. What if they were held to ransom?
09 Jan 2026,3 mins
Ransom Man
1. Naked
A woman's deepest secrets are stolen by a hacker called ransom_man.
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
Ransom Man
2. Whoopsie :D
ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next.
21 Jan 2026,28 mins
Ransom Man
3. For the LOLz
Someone is suspected of being ransom_man. Jenny looks into his wild past.
16 Jan 2026,28 mins,
Ransom Man
4. The Zen Garden
Julius Kivimäki has disappeared. He’s added to Europol’s Most Wanted list.
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
Ransom Man
5. 635 Years of Suffering
Julius Kivimäki is put on trial for all of Finland to see. Will he be proven guilty?
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
Ransom Man
6. Nameless, Faceless People
A surprise opportunity to meet the man at the centre of it all. Ransom_man.
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
Word of God
Trailer
A scholar turned sleuth hunts stolen relics, exposing a scandal of biblical proportions.
06 Feb 2025,3 mins
Word of God
1. In the Beginning Was the Word
How the world's top Bible museum became embroiled in a scandal over thousands of artefacts
12 Feb 2025,28 mins
Word of God
2. Roberta Investigates
A chance visit to the Vatican hints at a black market in ancient treasures on eBay.
12 Feb 2025,29 mins
Word of God
3. Holy Grail
A biblical debate reveals claims of an amazing discovery - but is it too good to be true?
19 Feb 2025,29 mins
Word of God
4. You've Got Mail
When ancient tablets arrive labelled as tile samples, a federal investigation begins.
26 Feb 2025,29 mins
Word of God
5. Revelations
How an Oxford professor's betrayal exposed the secrets of the Museum of the Bible.
05 Mar 2025,29 mins
Word of God
6. Higher Powers
How America's biggest Bible museum found a new mission after losing its sacred treasures.
12 Mar 2025,29 mins
Worse than Murder
Trailer
A tragic kidnapping that shook Britain and launched a tabloid war.
12 Jul 2024,4 mins
Worse than Murder
1. Muriel Is Missing
When Muriel McKay vanishes in 1969, the police are baffled. Then the phone rings.
15 Jul 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
2. Alick, Darling
As the police hunt for clues about Muriel’s disappearance, the tabloids hunt for a scoop.
31 Jul 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
3. The Waiting Game
The McKays' phone rings off the hook, but Muriel’s kidnapper, M3, has gone AWOL.
07 Aug 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
4. Paper Flowers
The police set a trap for M3, but will their plan to catch Muriel's kidnapper succeed?
14 Aug 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
5. A Sense of Evil
Police close in on Muriel's kidnappers, but will they find her before it's too late?
21 Aug 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
6. Death Plus
The Hosein brothers face trial for Muriel's murder, but her body is still missing.
28 Aug 2024,28 mins
Worse than Murder
7. The Grand Finale
Decades after Muriel's murder, her family still searches for answers and closure.
04 Sep 2024,29 mins
To Catch a Scorpion
Trailer
A dramatic hunt for one of Europe's most-wanted people smugglers, recorded as it unfolds.
26 Apr 2024,2 mins
To Catch a Scorpion
1. Dangerous Journeys
Recorded as it unfolds, the dramatic hunt for a people smuggler on the run from the law.
03 May 2024,34 mins