World of Secrets - Death in Dubai: 2. Not the first to die
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Monic’s relative heads to the UAE, like her, in pursuit of a dream. But soon after, news of her death shatters everything. Devastated and distrusting of the police’s account, Michael takes the search for truth into his own hands leading to a dramatic confrontation.
This episode contains strong language.
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Here’s a link to the BBC Eye documentary film, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://bit.ly/bbcdeathindubai
If you are in the UK, you can watch on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n12t256jg
Reporter and Presenter: Runako Celina
Producers: Ruth Evans, Ly Truong and Runako Celina
Field Producer: Bondo
Sound design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke
Commissioning Senior Producers: Anne Dixey and Hatty Nash
Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel
Death in Dubai is a BBC Eye Investigation produced in association with Thread Studios.
Executive producer: Mauricio Gris
Head of Production: Alex Farquharson
Production manager: Siobhan Rae
Assistant Producer: Chris Jones
Additional production by: Jamie Welham
Composer: Huw Jones
Published on Monday, 22nd September 2025.
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