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Strange But True Crime

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Strange But True Crime
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28 episodes

  • Spoonful of Shards

    17/06/2026 | 32 mins.
    A vexed farmer wages war on a major supermarket, threatening innocent families with a deadly game of Russian roulette. He hides shrapnel in jars of baby food and places the jars back on supermarket shelves. Detectives race against time to intercept the contaminated food and unmask the culprit.
    For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe
    Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.
    Presenter: Rima Ahmed
    Guest: Luke de Costa
    Produced by Luke de Costa
    Researcher: Bethan Davies
    Social Media: Fede Marilotti
    Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge
    Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
    Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases.
  • The Great Twitter Hack

    10/06/2026 | 34 mins.
    Young hackers infiltrate the social media accounts of the world’s biggest celebrities and spark internet-wide chaos. This is the story of the 2020 Twitter hack.
    For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe.
    Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.
    Presenter: Rima Ahmed
    Guest: Joe Tidy
    Producer: Luke de Costa
    Researcher: Bethan Davies
    Social Media: Fede Marilotti
    Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge
    Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
  • An announcement

    09/06/2026 | 1 mins.
    Rima has some exciting news!
    For tickets, go to crossedwires.live/fringe.
    Get in touch with the show at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk
    Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
    Produced by Luke de Costa.
    Researcher: Bethan Davies.
    Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
    Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
    Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
  • Sorry, We Missed You

    11/02/2026 | 33 mins.
    A criminal gang in Cardiff set up an elaborate scheme to import cannabis from the United States.
    When their insider is arrested, the gang leader has to scramble to keep his illegal operation alive.
    Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk
    Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
    Reporter: Matt Murray.
    Produced by Luke de Costa.
    Researcher: Bethan Davies.
    Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
    Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
  • The Stream Thief

    04/02/2026 | 21 mins.
    Stephen Woodward builds a million-pound business selling access to illegally streamed TV channels.
    He’s digitally savvy, however, it’s not long before he starts leaving the police clues about his cyber crimes.
    Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk
    Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
    Produced by Luke de Costa.
    Researcher: Bethan Davies.
    Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
    Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
    Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
    Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases.Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Producer: Luke de Costa Video Producer: Fede Marilotti Researcher: Bethan Davies Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
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