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Bad People
Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity’s dark side.Series producer: Louisa Field
Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi
Music: Matt Chandler
Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith
Academic Consultants for The Open University:
Dr Ailsa Strathie
Dr Sarah Laurence
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.
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4.5 stars from 1,422 ratings
A brilliant spin on true crime
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“Bad People is a spectacular take on true crime. Instead of just relaying a true crime story, they take a case and relate it to real life and broader systemic issues that cause these crimes.
The chemistry between Julie and Sofie is so good: they come from such diverse professional backgrounds...”Read full review »
AvaniiG via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
03/17/24
Very hit and miss
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“A few episodes were really interesting but I stopped listening after the child killers one (wasn’t listening in order). The presenters likened the intentional torture and murder of a toddler by two 10 year olds with what sounded like an accidental killing of another child, by younger children who...”Read full review »
Leesaaa36 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/16/23
Recent Episodes
Published 06/29/23
It’s the Bad People finale. In this last ever episode, Julia and Sofie dig into the ethics of the media covering criminal cases.
After a press “campaign of vilification”, all charges against Christopher Jefferies were dismissed. The tabloids had incorrectly painted him as Joanna Yeates’...
Published 06/29/23
In December 2010, the UK media became fixated with the disappearance of 25 year-old Joanna Yeates. When her body was discovered, many tabloid newspapers felt certain they knew the identity of her murderer. Christopher Jefferies had been Joanna’s landlord and was considered by some to be...
Published 06/22/23
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