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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

Latest episodes

  • Unreliable Witness 7: The Other Trial

    February 28, 2025 · 39 min

    EPISODE 7: A new court case finally exposes abuse in Barrow. Jason and Liz have known about these allegations for years but they can only reveal the facts now. The case involves three brothers and it's taken their victims more than a…

  • Unreliable Witness 6: Eleanor Williams – Inside

    March 24, 2024 · 39 min

    Police material is released, taking us to the moments they discover her battered at her flat and the night before her infamous post. They also reveal her reaction when accused of lying. Meanwhile Liz and Jason are given a psychiatric…

  • Unreliable Witness 5: I’m Coming for You

    March 24, 2024 · 32 min

    It’s revealed Mohammed Ramzan has been facing allegations other than from Ellie Williams. Liz and Jason meet ‘Sarah’ - who says she was groomed as a child in Hull and accuses Mo of being involved in the gang responsible. He claims…

  • Unreliable Witness 4: The Witness Who Went Home

    March 24, 2024 · 34 min

    Ellie has been sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison but questions have been raised about what evidence was presented and left out in court. One potential witness who wasn’t called on says she could have supported parts of Ellie’s…

  • Unreliable Witness 3: I’m not a Psychopath

    March 24, 2024 · 35 min

    After Covid delays, the trial is finally held and Ellie Williams is in the dock. Liz and Jason were among the reporters at court when the extent of her claims were revealed for the first time, shocking the media and public alike. She’s…

  • 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…

  • Introducing: Unreliable Witness

    March 18, 2024 · 5 min

    At the height of lockdown, 19-year-old Ellie Williams claims on social media she’s been trafficked by an Asian grooming gang across the North of England. Photos of her horrific injuries add to the outrage and the post goes viral – shared…