The Mystery Of...

The Mystery Of...

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True crime stories.

Episodes

Episode 6 – To Catch a Thief
01October 18, 2025 7:25amExplicit

Episode 6 – To Catch a Thief

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh…

Episode 5 -Down the Courts
02October 18, 2025 7:20amExplicit

Episode 5 -Down the Courts

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh…

Episode 4 - The Crystal Ball
03October 18, 2025 7:15amExplicit

Episode 4 - The Crystal Ball

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast.As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh mu…

Episode 3 - Night Shift
04October 18, 2025 7:10amExplicit

Episode 3 - Night Shift

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast.As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh mu…

Episode 2 - The Money Lender
05October 18, 2025 7:05amExplicit

Episode 2 - The Money Lender

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh m…

Episode 1 - The Forger
06October 18, 2025 7:00amExplicit

Episode 1 - The Forger

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast.As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh mu…

2. Corymore
07October 04, 2025 6:05am

2. Corymore

Episode 2/2 - CorymoreThe Mystery Of…Murder, She Wrote peels back the layers of a Hollywood icon to reveal the woman behind the oversized glasses of Jessica Fletcher around what would have been her 100th birthday.Through interviews with tho…

1. Angela Brigid Lansbury
08October 04, 2025 6:00am

1. Angela Brigid Lansbury

Episode 1/2 – Angela Brigid LansburyThe Mystery Of…Murder, She Wrote peels back the layers of a Hollywood icon to reveal the woman behind the oversized glasses of Jessica Fletcher around what would have been her 100th birthday.Through inter…

Episode 3 – Hum’s the word
09August 30, 2025 3:00am

Episode 3 – Hum’s the word

Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound? A hum – one that certainly merits further investigation. Enter sel…

Episode 2 – Through the looking glass
10August 30, 2025 2:45am

Episode 2 – Through the looking glass

Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound? A hum – one that certainly merits further investigation. Enter sel…

Episode 1 - A Buzz About the Hum
11August 30, 2025 2:30am

Episode 1 - A Buzz About the Hum

Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound. It is a hum – one that merits further investigation. Enter self-pr…

Episode 4 - The Party’s Over
12June 07, 2025 4:50am

Episode 4 - The Party’s Over

Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …

Episode 3 - The Golden Years
13May 31, 2025 4:45am

Episode 3 - The Golden Years

Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …

Episode 2 - The Big House
14May 24, 2025 4:45am

Episode 2 - The Big House

Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …

Episode 1 - Tunnels
15May 17, 2025 4:40am

Episode 1 - Tunnels

Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …

Episode 2 - Black Notice
16February 22, 2025 6:05am

Episode 2 - Black Notice

‘Peter Bergmann’ isn’t his real name. The Vienna address he gives at the hotel doesn’t exist. Bags seen on CCTV are never found, including a purple plastic bag he is seen with 13 times over three days. What was in it? Where did he empty it?…

Episode 1 - Dead Man’s Point
17February 22, 2025 6:00am

Episode 1 - Dead Man’s Point

‘Peter Bergmann’ isn’t his real name. The Vienna address he gives at the hotel doesn’t exist. Bags seen on CCTV are never found, including a purple plastic bag he is seen with 13 times over three days. What was in it? Where did he empty it?…

The Lady with the Ring
18January 04, 2025 7:30am

The Lady with the Ring

European folklore is full of crossover. Stories with the same themes, heroes and villains told across the continent for centuries. Are they myth? Legends? Or do some have an aspect of historical credibility?The Lady with the Ring is one of …

Episode 4 - Defiance in the Old Bailey
19December 21, 2024 7:15am

Episode 4 - Defiance in the Old Bailey

Roger Casement is sent to the Tower of London and then put on trial at the Old Bailey. Things go from bad to worse as his infamous Black Diaries are brought to light by the British government. As defence and prosecution teams battle it out,…

Episode 3 - Breakdown in Germany
20December 14, 2024 7:10am

Episode 3 - Breakdown in Germany

Roger Casement plays a central role in the formation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. One of the public faces, he travels around Ireland to raise support for this nationalist organisation. As his political commitment grows, he also mastermi…

Episode 2 - Triumph in the Amazon
21December 07, 2024 7:05am

Episode 2 - Triumph in the Amazon

By the early years of the twentieth century, Roger Casement has become known for his humanitarian work exposing the atrocities of the rubber industry in the Congo. But other causes he supports are much closer to home. In 1904 he helps or…

Episode 1 - Searching for his place in the world
22November 30, 2024 7:05am

Episode 1 - Searching for his place in the world

Roger Casement became a household name in Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century. But his childhood gives no hint of what is to come. Born in Dublin on 1st September 1864, his early life is a hand to mouth existence. His father is …

Episode 4 - Conspiracy
23October 12, 2024 6:00am

Episode 4 - Conspiracy

April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …

Episode 3 - Sins of the Brother
24October 05, 2024 6:00am

Episode 3 - Sins of the Brother

April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …

Episode 2 - The Prosecution Rests
25September 28, 2024 6:00am

Episode 2 - The Prosecution Rests

April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …

Episode 1 - A Dying Declaration
26September 21, 2024 6:00am

Episode 1 - A Dying Declaration

April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …

Episode 3 - Searching for answers
27January 06, 2024 4:15am

Episode 3 - Searching for answers

April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…

Episode 2 - A boat disappears on the lough
28December 30, 2023 4:10am

Episode 2 - A boat disappears on the lough

April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…

Episode 1 - The grand dame and her loyal team
29December 23, 2023 4:02am

Episode 1 - The grand dame and her loyal team

April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…