20 Best London True Crime Podcasts

1. Where Is George Gibney?

A famous Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Multi-award-winning podcast series. Reporter Mark Horgan travels across Ireland, the UK, and the US on his trail.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 32 min Since Aug 2020 Play Get Email Contact

2. Who Killed Emma?

From BBC Scotland, Who Killed Emma? Is an eight-part podcast that forensically takes apart the police investigation into Emma's murder and unravels the impact of a series of coincidences and missed opportunities until a clear suspect starts to emerge.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 26.1M Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 24 min Since Jan 2021 Play Get Email Contact

3. Murder Mile UK True Crime

Nominated for the BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST award at the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is a unique UK true-crime podcast, presented as a guided walk of 300 of London and the West End's untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murder cases.
murdermiletours.com
Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 4.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 42 min Play Get Email Contact

4. Protect and Serve

My name is Oliver Laurence, I spent over twelve years as a police officer serving in some of the harshest environments Australia has to offer, now working as a Senior Investigator Security, Intelligence, and Crisis Management expert in London. I'll chat with the men and women on the front line of events such as 9/11 to the investigation into Jimmy Saville, taking down the 'Teflon Don' John Gotti, and even having to pull the trigger to stop a terrorist on a murderous rampage on the streets of London.
shows.acast.com
Twitter Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 61 min Play Get Email Contact

5. Drunk Women Solving Crime

Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn as they welcome top guests from comedians to crime writers to test out their drunk detective skills. Each episode sees the boozed up panel tackle personal crime stories, solve true crime cases, and seek justice for your listener crimes. When women sit around and drink we try to solve the world's problems. So we're taking back the night and putting our inebriation to good use. You're welcome. 
shows.acast.com
Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 9.1KInstagram Followers 10.9K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 28 min Play Get Email Contact

6. Hoaxed

Introducing Hoaxed, the new series from Alexi Mostrous and Tortoise, who brought you Sweet Bobby. In 2014, two children told police a shocking story: that they were being abused by a Satanic cult; a cult headed by their father and by parents and teachers at their school in the wealthy London suburb of Hampstead. The story was a lie. But on the internet, that didn't matter.
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Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 19 min Play Get Email Contact

7. Who Robs A Banksy?

It all comes down to 1 man and a 2-decade long vendetta. The story will take us on a journey through UK's most subversive sub-cultures: from art heists and art terrorists to 80s football hooliganism, the 90s illegal rave scene, and even fetish parties. While all the while, we try to track down one of the most elusive anonymous artists in the world. All to discover who robs Banksy??
audioboom.com
Facebook Followers 296 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

8. Bad People

Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity's dark side.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 26.5M Frequency 17 episodes / year Avg Length 38 min Since Jul 2020 Play Get Email Contact

9. The Missing Cryptoqueen

Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Since Sep 2019 Play Get Email Contact

10. The Lazarus Heist

Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image. Season 1 told the stories of the Lazarus Group's alleged hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Bangladesh Bank and the WannaCry ransomware attack.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 59.7MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 322.5K Frequency 9 episodes / year Avg Length 33 min Play Get Email Contact

11. Behind The Investigation

Behind The Investigation takes you behind the scenes of the genre-defining new crime drama exploring the gripping case of the murdered young Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
podcasts.apple.com
Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 27.1M Since Jan 2021 Play Get Email Contact

12. The Case Files

The Case Files reveals compelling real-life stories behind some of the most astonishing cases in recent legal history - from murder, to devastating medical negligence. With unparalleled access to those closest to the events, the series explores how, when faced with a battle for justice, people were able to use the legal system to right wrongs and get redress.Award winning journalist Kate Gerbeau meets both victims and their lawyers to uncover how the law can help and who to speak to if it can’t.
omny.fm
Facebook Followers 669Twitter Followers 689Instagram Followers 618 Since Oct 2019 Play Get Email Contact

13. Blood Ties Podcast

A Wansell family brunch is never deathly dull. Blood Ties is a weekly true crime podcast.
audioboom.com
Twitter Followers 860Instagram Followers 671 Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 33 min Since Oct 2017 Play Get Email Contact

14. Who Killed CJ Davis?

CJ Davis was shot dead in broad daylight, on September 4th, 2017, in Newham, East London. He was 14 years old. The case remains unsolved. This is a series hosted by the award-winning investigative journalist, John Simpson, looking at what happened that day and in the months leading up to CJ's murder.
shows.acast.com
Facebook Followers 846.7KInstagram Followers 1M Frequency 9 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min Play Get Email Contact

15. The Secrets of Scotland Yard: British True Crime Stories

'The Secrets of Scotland Yard' was a radio show that aired in the United States from 1949 to 1952. It was a dramatization of true crimes that were solved by Scotland Yard, the famous police force in London, England. Each episode featured a different case and provided an inside look into the investigative techniques used by the Yard to solve the crime. The show was popular for its attention to detail and accuracy in portraying real-life cases. Many of the cases featured were high-profile and had captured the public's attention at the time they occurred.
redcircle.com
Frequency 26 episodes / year Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact

16. Jackie the Ripper

The infamous Whitechapel murders, retold. Everyone knows the story of Jack the Ripper, the chilling serial killer that haunted the streets of 19th century London. Now, 135 years later, there's a new killer in town. In this darkly comic reimagining, men are the victims of sexually aggressive murders committed by a woman: the mysterious Jackie. The only obstacle standing in her way? The slightly clueless, extremely over-caffeinated Detective Abberline and his not-so-crack team at the City of London Police.
stak.london
Twitter Followers 4.4KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

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