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The Poppy Day Bomb | Times Investigates
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The Poppy Day Bomb is season 12 of Times Investigates - bringing you award-winning investigative and true crime podcasts from The Times and The Sunday Times
From war zones to suburban homes, pursuing brutal criminals and cult leaders, our podcasts go further than any other to uncover the truth
In season 1, war correspondent Anthony Loyd investigates the life - and fate - of his colleague John Cantlie, who was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State
In season 2, crime correspondent John Simpson breaks down the wall of silence surrounding the killing of 14-year-old Corey Junior Davis
In season 3 Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody uncovers the story of Hans Globke, the Nazi bureaucrat who laid the legal basis for the Holocaust - and helped build the modern German state
In season 4, columnist David Aaronovitch follows the trail of charm and deception left by businessman Lex Greensill through the corridors of power in Britain
In season 5, special correspondent Emily Dugan asks whether the wrong man was sent to prison for a brutal attack on a mother of two
In season six, Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan steps into the weird world of ‘kittens’, ‘lions’, and televangelism surrounding a cult leader
In season seven, journalists Brenna Daldorph and David Aaronovitch explore the dark past behind some of Britain’s wealthiest stately homes
In season eight, feature writer Andrew Billen exposes a very British scandal at the world-famous Christ Church college, Oxford
In season nine, David Aaranovitch steps into the online world of Patriotic Alternative, a far-right group using the Covid pandemic as a recruiting tool
In season 10, journalists Peter Gillman and Emanuele Midolo investigate the death of one of our own, David Holden, the reporter whose killing became a Cold War whodunnit
In season 11, social affairs editor James Beal follows a trail leading from a quiet British town to frozen Canada, where he discovers a man allegedly selling death online
In season 12, reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown in Northern Ireland, seeking answers about the bloody 1987 Remembrance Sunday attack
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Restless ghosts | Last Man Standing Ep 8
Saison 1 · Épisode 8
jeudi 11 août 2022 • Durée 55:21
When a British minister tells reporters that John Cantlie is still alive in February 2019, the search is on again. What does the British government know? Anthony Loyd shares his conclusions.
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: CNN, Sky, Voice of America, Channel 4, ABC.
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Inside Mosul | Last Man Standing Ep 7
Saison 1 · Épisode 7
jeudi 4 août 2022 • Durée 55:02
Anthony retraces John Cantlie’s steps on the streets of Mosul, the Iraqi city where John was last seen alive.
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: CNN and BBC.
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Lend me your ears | Last Man Standing Ep 6
Saison 1 · Épisode 6
jeudi 28 juillet 2022 • Durée 51:04
As one by one the British and American hostages are killed by their captors, John Cantlie emerges in a series of Islamic State propaganda films, ‘Lend Me Your Ears’. His new role keeps him alive. It also attracts questions. Is the hostage becoming a willing messenger?
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: CNN, CBS, EWTN, USA Today, NBC, ABC, EuroNews, eNCA.
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Freedom is for other people | Last Man Standing Ep 5
Saison 1 · Épisode 5
jeudi 21 juillet 2022 • Durée 46:04
Some of the hostages who were held with John Cantlie describe what life was like inside their prison cell, under the watch of brutal Isis guards. Their captors had a special role in mind for John… but why did Isis pick him?
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: Acceleration TV, Bikes Aloud, Enduro Africa.
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There but for the grace of God | Last Man Standing Ep 4
Saison 1 · Épisode 4
jeudi 14 juillet 2022 • Durée 52:23
For Anthony this story is personal as he reveals that he himself was captured while reporting on the Syrian conflict. What is it like to be a journalist covering war? And what does his experience tell us about John Cantlie's kidnap?
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: BBC and CNN.
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Missing | Last Man Standing Ep 3
Saison 1 · Épisode 3
jeudi 7 juillet 2022 • Durée 38:27
John Cantlie is missing and there are no leads in the case. The hunt is on for his whereabouts, when a rapper shows up in a Belgian prison saying he has information to share. What can this man tell us about John’s location and the conditions they both experienced as Isis hostages?
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: Ready4jerri.
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The kidnap | Last Man Standing Ep 2
Saison 1 · Épisode 2
jeudi 30 juin 2022 • Durée 39:45
Anthony investigates details of John Cantlie and his colleague James Foley’s abduction in 2012. He speaks to those who were with them and explores possible reasons the men were targeted.
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: BBC, Al Jazeera, Guardian.
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On the trail | Last Man Standing Ep 1
Saison 1 · Épisode 1
jeudi 23 juin 2022 • Durée 35:57
Anthony Loyd begins his investigation into the disappearance of journalist John Cantlie, who was taken by Isis in 2012. He explores the events of a prior kidnap and asks: what compelled John to return to Syria after his first escape?
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Clips: BBC, 5Live, CNN, NBC, Broadcasting House (BBC Radio 4).
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Introducing: Last Man Standing
Saison 1
lundi 20 juin 2022 • Durée 02:04
In 2012, British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State. While his fellow hostages were released or murdered, he remained captive. Then, a series of Isis propaganda videos emerged, fronted by Cantlie. He hasn’t been seen since. In this new series, the Times’ war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of the missing hostage.
This series was first released on 24 June 2022
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Meet Corey Junior | Who Killed CJ Davis? Ep 1
Saison 2 · Épisode 1
mercredi 13 août 2025 • Durée 33:52
We meet CJ Davis’s mother Keisha McLeod and hear about the promising early years and the struggles of a young boy who, in his final 18 months, was sucked into an underworld of drug deals and gang crime.
Corey Junior Davis was just 14 when he was shot dead on the afternoon of 4 September 2017. In this series, crime correspondent John Simpson exposes the systemic failings, rivalries and silence surrounding CJ’s killer.
Host: John Simpson, crime correspondent, The Times
Clips: BBC, ITV, UK Drill YouTube channel
Original music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk
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