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  • 'Are you mad? Let me go' - Russell Brand’s second accuser gives evidence | Episode 4

    October 16, 2026 · 14 min

    Today, a second alleged victim took the stand in Russell Brand’s trial. She told the court Brand grabbed her arm and tried to pull her into a toilet, but she pulled away saying “are you mad?”. He allegedly turned from being “jovial” to a…

  • ‘Russell Brand did rape me’ - his first accuser gives evidence | Episode 3

    October 15, 2026 · 12 min

    WARNING: This episode contains graphic details of alleged rape and sexual assault as described in court. “I'm reporting that Russell Brand did rape me”- those were the words the jury heard in a video played in Southwark Crown Court…

  • A ‘ruthless sexual predator’ - the prosecution case against Russell Brand | Episode 2

    October 14, 2026 · 12 min

    WARNING: This episode contains graphic details of alleged rape and sexual assault as described in court. Follow the feed to get every episode from Sky News' Katie Spencer and Martin Brunt. Today, the prosecution set out its case against…

  • Russell Brand, the defendant arrives at court | Episode 1

    October 12, 2026 · 13 min

    What happened on Russell Brand’s first day in court as the trial process got underway? Sky News’ Martin Brunt and Katie Spencer take us through the day- inside and outside the court. It starts with queues of journalists arriving early to…

  • Introducing 'Russell Brand: On Trial'

    October 9, 2026 · 1 min

    As Russell Brand goes on trial, Sky News brings together two award winning journalists to cover the case. Together this pair has more than 30 years experience reporting on the most high profile criminal cases. Sky News’ crime commentator…

  • Unreliable Witness 2: Recipe for a Witch Hunt

    March 24, 2024 · 33 min

    The fuse has been lit...and with limited information from police or in the news, social media speculation starts fingers pointing. Barrow is about to hit boiling point. Asian businesses are attacked.  Individuals are targeted. Meanwhile…

  • Unreliable Witness 1: Who is Ellie Williams?

    March 24, 2024 · 31 min

    Ellie’s family and boss share their worries about her leading up to the infamous Facebook post. Unexplained injuries. Becoming withdrawn. Incessant messages. Harassment on the street. Then she started to go missing regularly. When she…

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About the show

Award-winning podcasts from Sky News SEASON 6: Unreliable Witness (2024/25) Investigating the high-profile case of Ellie Williams, the young woman jailed for lying about sexual assault and grooming in her home town. Sky News’ Jason Farrell and Liz Lane look at what could have led her to make these claims and if, underneath it all, there is some other secret buried amongst the lies. NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PODCAST   SEASON 5: Patient 11 (2024)  Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three year ordeal that would ultimately expose a national scandal.  PRESS GAZETTE FUTURE OF MEDIA AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR  NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - SILVER, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PODCAST   SEASON 4: StoryCast 21 (2021)  Through extraordinary personal stories, Sky News revisits 21 of the world’s biggest news events this century.  NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, PERSONAL LIVES  DRUM MEDIA AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR    SEASON 3: Polonium and The Piano Player (2020)  Two Russian agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim.  AIB's AWARDS - HIGHLY COMMENDED, FACTUAL PODCAST SERIES    SEASON 2: What happened to Annie? (2019)  In 2005, the body of 30-year-old Swedish woman, Annie Börjesson, was found on Prestwick beach in Scotland. Could one of the world’s most secretive security agencies be behind her death?  NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST SERIES AIBs AWARDS - GOLD, INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY   SEASON 1: The Hunt for the Brinks-Mat Gold (2018)  In 1983, an armed gang stole £26m in gold bars from a high-security depot near Heathrow Airport. Dubbed the crime of the century, the heist changed the face of Britain’s criminal landscape and the life of one undercover Scotland Yard detective.   AIBs AWARDS - HIGHLY COMMENDED, FACTUAL PODCAST NEW YORK FESTIVAL'S RADIO AWARDS, FINALIST, NARRATIVE PODCAST SERIES