Unreliable Witness | Storycast

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For more than a decade, London mum Anna has led a secret double life as a brothel keeper. But in 2024, a break-in at her brothel there sparks a potentially deadly chain of events.

Pitted against both criminals and the police, can Anna untangle herself from this hidden world with both her secret and her safety intact? 

The first episodes of The Brothel are out in May.

The series uses the voices of actors to protect the identities of those featured.

For more investigative stories from the award-winning Sky News StoryCast strand, listen to our past seasons.  

SEASON 6: Unreliable Witness (2024)
Investigating the high-profile case of Ellie Williams, the young woman jailed for lying about sexual assault and grooming in her home town. Sky News’ Jason Farrell and Liz Lane look at what could have led her to make these claims and if, underneath it all, there is some other secret buried amongst the lies.
 
SEASON 5: Patient 11 (2024) 
Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three year ordeal that would ultimately expose a national scandal. 
 
SEASON 4: StoryCast 21 (2021) 
Through extraordinary personal stories, Sky News revisits 21 of the world’s biggest news events this century. 
  
SEASON 3: Polonium and The Piano Player (2020) 
Two Russian agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim. 
  
SEASON 2: What happened to Annie? (2019)  
In 2005, the body of 30-year-old Swedish woman, Annie Börjesson, was found on Prestwick beach in Scotland. Could one of the world’s most secretive security agencies be behind her death? 
 
SEASON 1: The Hunt for the Brinks-Mat Gold (2018) 
In 1983, an armed gang stole £26m in gold bars from a high-security depot near Heathrow Airport. Dubbed the crime of the century, the heist changed the face of Britain’s criminal landscape and the life of one undercover Scotland Yard detective.  
  

Recent Episodes
  • Trailer: The hunt for the Brink's-Mat gold
    May 28, 2019 – 01:58
  • The hunt for the Brink's-Mat gold: PART 1 - The Heist
    Jun 10, 2019 – 43:19
  • The hunt for the Brink's-Mat gold: PART 2 - The Sting
    Jun 24, 2019 – 49:16
  • Beyond the hunt for the Brink's-Mat gold
    Jul 12, 2019 – 31:07
  • Trailer: What happened to Annie?
    Nov 29, 2019 – 01:26
  • What happened to Annie? PART 1: The body on the beach
    Dec 3, 2019 – 22:54
  • What happened to Annie? PART 2: The case for murder?
    Dec 5, 2019 – 22:46
  • What happened to Annie? PART 3: Testing the evidence
    Dec 10, 2019 – 18:47
  • What happened to Annie? PART 4: The CIA and Prestwick
    Dec 12, 2019 – 24:26
  • What happened to Annie? PART 5: The case for suicide?
    Dec 17, 2019 – 22:14
  • What happened to Annie? PART 6: The search for answers
    Dec 19, 2019 – 22:34
  • What happened to Annie? Update: Where we're at
    Feb 26, 2020 – 01:52
  • What happened to Annie? BONUS: The fight for key evidence
    Mar 5, 2020 – 22:41
  • Introducing...Polonium & the Piano Player
    Jul 9, 2020 – 02:06
  • Polonium & the Piano Player: PART 1 - A Nuclear Connection
    Jul 13, 2020 – 27:16
  • Polonium & the Piano Player: PART 2 - The Poisoning
    Jul 20, 2020 – 23:18
  • Polonium & the Piano Player: PART 3 - Victims and suspects
    Jul 27, 2020 – 28:33
  • Polonium & the Piano Player: PART 4 - The Reckoning
    Aug 3, 2020 – 32:57
  • Trailer: Storycast '21
    May 10, 2021 – 01:38
  • StoryCast '21: EP1/21 Miracle Boy
    May 17, 2021 – 16:34
  • StoryCast '21: EP2/21 The hunt for Raoul Moat
    May 24, 2021 – 17:13
  • StoryCast '21: EP3/21 Marathon Man
    May 31, 2021 – 16:12
  • StoryCast '21: EP4/21 Migrant Rescue
    Jun 7, 2021 – 16:01
  • StoryCast '21: EP 5/21 Trapped: The Chile Miners
    Jun 14, 2021 – 16:09
  • StoryCast ’21: EP 6/21 War Child
    Jun 21, 2021 – 18:02
  • StoryCast '21: EP7/21 A Football Fairy Tale
    Jun 28, 2021 – 16:31
  • StoryCast '21: EP 8/21 Terror in Brussels Airport
    Jul 5, 2021 – 16:40
  • StoryCast '21: EP 9/21 The UK Biker Wars
    Jul 12, 2021 – 17:29
  • StoryCast '21: EP 10/21 On Stage with Amy Winehouse
    Jul 19, 2021 – 21:10
  • StoryCast '21: EP 11/21 The Last Gun: Disarming the IRA
    Jul 26, 2021 – 19:02
  • StoryCast '21: EP 12/21 The Beirut Blast: Ghassan's story
    Aug 2, 2021 – 18:11
  • StoryCast '21: EP 13/21 9/11 Janice Brooks: Inside the South Tower
    Sep 6, 2021 – 36:39
  • StoryCast '21: EP 14/21 Taking Down Saddam
    Sep 13, 2021 – 18:00
  • StoryCast ’21: EP 15/21 Tim Peake: Britain’s first spacewalk
    Sep 20, 2021 – 17:10
  • StoryCast '21: EP16/21 Escape the Taj Mumbai
    Sep 27, 2021 – 21:04
  • StoryCast '21: EP 17/21 Batman raids Buckingham Palace
    Nov 29, 2021 – 24:04
  • StoryCast '21: EP 18/21 The Shooting
    Dec 6, 2021 – 19:46
  • StoryCast '21: EP 19/21 Michael Jackson - The Trial of the century
    Dec 13, 2021 – 19:46
  • StoryCast '21: EP 20/21 The Queen's stuntman
    Dec 20, 2021 – 16:56
  • StoryCast '21: EP 21/21 The Y2K Prison Bug
    Dec 30, 2021 – 18:43
  • Introducing: Patient 11
    Jan 22, 2024 – 01:24
  • Patient 11: Episode 1 – Locked-up and drugged
    Jan 28, 2024 – 19:15
  • Patient 11: Episode 2 – In harm’s way
    Jan 28, 2024 – 19:21
  • Patient 11: Episode 3 – Escape Plan
    Jan 28, 2024 – 19:48
  • Patient 11: Episode 4 – Breaking free
    Jan 28, 2024 – 18:46
  • Introducing: Unreliable Witness
    Mar 18, 2024 – 04:50
  • Unreliable Witness 1: Who is Ellie Williams?
    Mar 24, 2024 – 31:00
  • Unreliable Witness 2: Recipe for a Witch Hunt
    Mar 24, 2024 – 33:08
  • Unreliable Witness 3: I’m not a Psychopath
    Mar 24, 2024 – 34:48
  • Unreliable Witness 4: The Witness Who Went Home
    Mar 24, 2024 – 33:44
Recent Reviews
  • AnnaPrekeges
    NO ADS
    I’m listening to the most recent season, haven’t yet played the others. I can’t speak for the show as a whole, only a few episodes, but from what I have seen, I say it’s fantastic!
  • Jack_McCoy
    Very Interesting
    Well-told British tales of crime and intrigue. Nice editing, use of music, etc. Looking forward to more.
  • JoeApple9999
    Quite fascinating story
    I thought the story of the gold robbery and ensuing investigation was fascinating and educational. Definitely worth the listen.
  • thebaddaddy
    10 min story stretched to 45
    To make this podcast more enjoyable, drink every time you hear “Brinks Mat gold bullion robbery” or “6800 original gold bars”.
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