BBC Radio Podcasts from Undercover

Undercover

20. Box 500

How the secret intelligence service MI5 collected reports from the ‘spycops’.

19. The Undercover Policing Inquiry

The 2020 public inquiry started hearing evidence from deceived women.

18. The blacklist

How undercover police officers contributed to an illegal blacklist.

17. Tradecraft

Andy Whittaker reviews the Special Demonstration Squad’s tradecraft handbook.

16. Donna, 'Lindsey' and Carlo

Donna McLean, and ‘Lindsey’ had long relationships with spycop Carlo Neri.

15. The whistleblower

Former Special Demonstration Squad officer Peter Francis turns whistleblower.

14. The bereaved families

Discussing ’Rod Richardson', the last undercover cop to use the identity of a dead child.

13. Lawsuit

Deceived women take legal action against the police.

12. The children

Revealing two undercover ‘spycops’ who had fathered children with their targets.

11. Aftermath

Two further undercover officers are revealed after Mark Kennedy’s unmasking,

New episodes coming soon

Explore what happened next and what was real as we uncover more stories.

10. ‘I’m not the only one’ - Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy talks to the media while his deployment leaves huge questions.

9. Unmasked

The activists become investigators and discover who Mark Kennedy really is.

8. The passport – Who is Mark Kennedy?

Mark Stone’s long-term girlfriend ‘Lisa’ discovers a passport with his real name.

7. Ratcliffe on Soar power station protest

In 2009, a covert plan to shut down a power station is prevented by a police raid.

6. Train hijack

Police documents reveal Mark Stone’s involvement in a plot to intercept a coal train.

5. The D lock

Mark Stone appears on TV news with his head secured to a gate at a nuclear power plant.

4. Gleneagles, G8 summit

Mark Stone is at the heart of a plan to block roads as the G8 leaders meet in Scotland.

3. The friends from London

Andy Whittaker hears about an odd incident when Mark's ‘friends’ come from London.

2. Building trust

Exploring more of Mark's undercover life, the friends he had and relationships he built.

1. The target

Exploring how an undercover police officer infiltrated a group of climate activists.

Introducing Undercover

Officer Mark Kennedy is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.