REAL LIVES
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“I Went From Crime Scenes to Preventing Them.”
October 5, 2026 · 49 minDiane Rourke has spent her career helping to solve serious crimes across England. From working as a crime scene investigator to working in counter-terrorism, she then led a team to stop Firework Abuse in the North West of England. She is…
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“My Dog Helped Me Find the Missing and Track Down Criminals”
September 28, 2026 · 53 minAndrew Holgate spent over 25 years working in the police force, with a majority of them on the front line in Kent Police's dog unit. He is here today to tell us about his time on the force and how he found dangerous criminals, killers and…
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'I See People on the Worst Days of Their Lives'
September 21, 2026 · 38 minIn this episode we are joined by Dr Josh McConkey, an emergency doctor who has worked on the front line, both in hospitals and in war zones. From suicides and murder victims, delivering babies and removing objects from places they…
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'After 17 Years of Fighting, My Mothers Murder is Going to Trial'
September 14, 2026 · 57 minIn this very special episode of 'REAL LIVES', we hear from Michael J Porter, a man who has been fighting for justice for his mother, Jean Hanlon, who was murdered in Crete in 2009. You'll hear from Michael over a year long period, right up…
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'My Stepfather Stopped Me For Seeing My Mother... And Banned Me From Her Funeral'
September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minEmma had a loving and close relationship with her mother growing up. Her father had died when Emma was a child and when her mother re-married, she had no idea that he would control her life and keep her from her children, even when she…
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'I Put Him in Prison for 13 Years... Now We Are Friends'
August 31, 2026 · 50 minIn this episode, we are joined by a former FBI detective, Shawn Johnson and former bank robber Steven Meyers. Steven was part of a team of bank robbers, led by Scott Scurlock, who stole millions of dollars from banks across Seattle…
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'I Built Cases for the Police. Now I Challenge Them'
August 24, 2026 · 56 minDuncan McNab was a detective for New South Wales Police - but when he witnessed corruption, he decided to change sides. He worked as a private investigator and journalist to expose wrong-doing and today he's here to share his story. This…
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'I Begged Doctors For Help For Eight Years... I Had Stage 4 Cancer'
August 17, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minWhen Anna started to feel unwell eight years ago, she knew deep down that something wasn't right. She would constantly seek help from doctors, begging them to help her find out what was wrong. Anna believes that medical misogyny was…