Afleveringen
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Waiting for a verdict is weird, but it does eventually arrive. Afterwards, Dan and Lucy ask, is violence winning? Because it turns out, the dead animal threats are everywhere. In this final episode, a monster in plain sight, which the rest of us didn't know about. "Tweet tweet, tweet tweet."
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Dan and Lucy meet the man accused of leaving the dead animals outside the village shop, as new CCTV is released in court showing how brazen it was, and how quick.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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If organised crime groups have taken over hare coursing, what happens when people confront them? Our survey shows the terrifying scale of violence and threats across the country. People in the countryside say they feel abandoned. And Dan and Lucy are given a new tip about one of the dead animal events that led them into this.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Dan and Lucy are discovering that the hare coursing criminal underworld is bigger than they ever imagined - but who is really behind it? And will they ever catch them in the act?
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Dan and Lucy find a video filmed the night of the cup final, exposing that hare coursing isn’t just a game - it’s big business. Why would anyone pay tens of thousands of pounds for one dog? Chris Packham weighs in with his experience, and a police chief gives them striking new information.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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In broad daylight, 70 people storm a farm, tear up fields and rob a petrol station. People fear for their lives. Is something bigger at play? When he turns up to investigate, Dan is shown something special.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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After the wild rumours they heard about hare coursing in the villages, Lucy and Chris Packham join a stakeout to see it for themselves. It means driving over remote fields late at night, with only a volunteer called John and his friends to keep them safe. It feels like this is leading them into something new - could it be dangerous?
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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The killers strike again at a village shop, just a few miles away from where dead animals were dumped outside a school. And this time, it is far worse, with more than fifty hares piled up, blood smeared on the shop windows and birds impaled on the door handles. Local people are scared to talk about it - but slowly, Dan and Lucy realise that they know who is behind it.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Someone in the New Forest is on a killing spree, with dead animals left in lots of different places. Could the dead animals left outside the school be some kind of satanic sacrifice? Chris Packham steps in to help Dan and Lucy investigate.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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It starts like a horror film. In the dead of night, 20 dead animals are left outside a village school. Who left them there - and why? In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor stumble into something sinister lurking in the British countryside. Is it the first flash of a monster?
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, Dan and Lucy team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorSound design, mixing and AP: Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Executive: Tracy WilliamsCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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Why is someone leaving dead animals as a mafia-style warning in a village in Hampshire?
From the team behind Buried and Buried: The Last Witness, comes a new investigative documentary series, Dead Rabbit.
Husband and wife journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with Chris Packham to investigate why 20 dead animals were left at a village school – uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Listen to the whole series on BBC Sounds from 18 July, 2026.
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Two years on from their award-winning Buried series about British waste crime, investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor return to Mobuoy in Northern Ireland, where more than one million tonnes of recycling and waste was illegally dumped.
Inundated with new leads and information, they decide to follow secret waste trackers hidden in councils' recycling today. The devices lead them to startling revelations about the scale of problems in recycling. Worse still, a police file reveals suspicions that waste criminals flourished thanks to corruption.
Written and produced by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorExecutive Producer: Phil AbramsSound Design: Jarek ZabaSound Recording: Nigel Thompson Composer: Phil Channell Commissioning Editor: Hugh Levinson
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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In a finale of discoveries, Dan and Lucy speak to Douglas's best friend and finally learn the truth about his stories.
They are moved to test their own blood for PCBs. When Douglas talked about 'the children... and the children's children...' Do you get it now?
At Douglas’s grave, the 'apex stone' is revealed.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesAdditional research by Grace Nicholls and Cardiff Journalism School Sound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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A friend casts doubt on Douglas’ honesty. Could he have lied? Dan and Lucy uncover unsettling truths, and begin to question what’s real. They've tested the chemicals - now it is time to test Douglas. And Michael Sheen gives his verdict.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesAdditional research by Grace NichollsSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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Dan and Lucy are shown how official reports have been changed, and hear allegations of ‘cover-up’ and ‘conspiracy’. What do those in power know - and what have they done?
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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Michael Sheen calls... have Dan and Lucy accidentally poisoned him?
Probably not, but scientists warn that 'something out there' is causing a rise in illnesses, such as testicular cancer. Could it be PCBs in our food? Dan and Lucy test for the chemicals in fish that people buy to eat.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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Dan rushes to a site in South Wales, where PCBs are reportedly escaping from an old landfill site. He and Lucy take their strange team on the road, to test the earth in towns and villages countrywide. The results could reveal whether Douglas' prophecy has come true.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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As Dan and the film star Michael Sheen go digging around a toxic site, they are given a warning - the truth is a can of worms. A vicar picks up where Douglas left off. What is the full scale of the UK’s chemical legacy?
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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A child born without eyes. What did the chemical do? In Alabama, Dan finds a contaminated town, still reeling from its toxic legacy. Internal confidential memos reveal the manufacturer knew the risk.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesAdditional research by Cardiff Journalism SchoolSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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“They would have killed me.”
Douglas Gowan says he was denounced in Parliament, impersonated and attacked - all to keep him silent. Dan and Lucy dig further into his explosive story, until they uncover an intriguing memo.
Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy TaylorResearch by Georgie StylesSound design and mixing by Jarek ZabaOriginal music and sounds by Phil ChannellExecutive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita ElashCommissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4
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