140 Episodes

  1. Bad People is back!

    Published: 8/08/2024

  2. 105. Dark Arts 2: Can we prevent campaigns of vilification?

    Published: 29/06/2023

  3. 104. Dark Arts 1: How biasing is pre-trial publicity?

    Published: 22/06/2023

  4. 103. Bad People x People Who Knew Me

    Published: 15/06/2023

  5. 102. Paedophile Hunters: Do vigilantes help or harm justice?

    Published: 25/05/2023

  6. 101. Thalaikoothal: What is extreme elder abuse?

    Published: 18/05/2023

  7. 100. Tough Love: How should we help troubled teens?

    Published: 11/05/2023

  8. 99. Central Park Jogger 2: How should we interview children?

    Published: 4/05/2023

  9. 98. Central Park Jogger 1: Do you know your right to silence?

    Published: 27/04/2023

  10. 97. Belt Selfie: Why don’t people kill their friends?

    Published: 20/04/2023

  11. 96. Personification of Evil: Who becomes a prison pen pal?

    Published: 6/04/2023

  12. 95. Battle for Winson Green: Are prison riots inevitable?

    Published: 30/03/2023

  13. 94. Bad People x The Shamima Begum Story

    Published: 23/03/2023

  14. 93. Spirit Photographer: Are deepfakes a new problem?

    Published: 16/03/2023

  15. 92. Drugged Intent: Can intoxication excuse crimes?

    Published: 9/03/2023

  16. 91. Knox: Can translators make innocence look guilty?

    Published: 2/03/2023

  17. 90. Trash Puppies: Why are some people cruel to animals?

    Published: 23/02/2023

  18. 89. Baby Snatcher: Does anyone deserve the death penalty?

    Published: 16/02/2023

  19. 88. Thoughtcrime: How dangerous is anti-intellectualism?

    Published: 2/02/2023

  20. 87. Bad People x Please Protect Abraham

    Published: 26/01/2023

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Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity’s dark side.Series producer: Louisa Field Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi Music: Matt Chandler Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa Strathie Dr Sarah Laurence Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.

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