Buried Podcast
A husband and wife team up with the film star Michael Sheen to dig into a witness's lost files on a toxic chemical secret. What really happened to the witness?
From a deathbed tape to a witness in protection, Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history.
"It's buried isn't it? But it's coming back." The haunting words of a witness who claimed he'd discovered a toxic chemical secret half a century ago that would affect us all.
In this thrilling new investigation, Buried: The Last Witness, Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen, who recorded the witness before he died. Together, they dig into the unseen files of a man who said he was beaten up and put under police protection, after alleging that a chemical had contaminated the food chain.
It is a story straight out of a Hollywood drama: an opera-loving British gentleman clashes with an American corporate giant, claiming there was a conspiracy to silence him. Was the witness right? Science and shadows collide in this true-crime epic, as the hosts search for the truth, testing soil, food and even their own blood - to uncover what one chemical can do at its worst.
Buried is a bingeable, fast-paced true-crime series exposing urgent environmental stories you've almost certainly never heard of. Husband-and-wife investigative duo Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor delve into thrilling mysteries - bringing to light never-before-heard recordings or boxes of explosive legal documents, inviting the audience to unpick crimes or scandals with them.
Their stories throw them - and us - into secret worlds, be it the organised crime unfolding in our waste, or trails of toxic chemicals that go right to our plates.
Episodes to download
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Series 1 - Bonus Episode: Recycling Corrupted—Series 1
Sun 3 Nov 2024
1/12 Secret satellite waste trackers reveal what’s really going on with your recycling.
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The Last Witness - 10. The Apex Stone—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
11/13 Douglas’s death provides answers about his life - and what he really uncovered.
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The Last Witness - 9. The Case Against Douglas—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
10/13 A friend casts doubt on Douglas’ honesty. Could he have lied? It's time to test Douglas.
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The Last Witness - 8. The Case for Douglas—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
9/13 Douglas warned of a chemical cover-up. Could it be true? What do those in power know?
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The Last Witness - 7. On Your Plate—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
8/13 Scientists warn ‘something out there’ is causing illness. Could it be PCBs in our food?
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The Last Witness - 6. Off the Scale—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
7/13 Dan and Lucy test the earth, and discover whether Douglas’ prophecy has come true.
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The Last Witness - 5. A Can of Worms—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
6/13 The film star Michael Sheen digs around dumps, as communities wonder what’s hidden nearby.
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The Last Witness - 4. Every Last Dollar—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
5/13 A child born without eyes. In a town in Alabama, what did one chemical do?
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The Last Witness - 3. Discredit Gowan—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
4/13 'They would have killed me.' Was there a conspiracy to silence the witness?
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The Last Witness - 2. A Hollywood Sleuth—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
3/13 A film star records the witness’s final account. Secret chemical tests are revealed.
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The Last Witness - 1. A Box of Secrets—The Last Witness
Mon 24 Jun 2024
2/13 A box of evidence contains a witness’s warning: a chemical is coming for all of us.
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Introducing Buried: The Last Witness—The Last Witness
Mon 17 Jun 2024
1/13 Investigative duo Dan and Lucy join Michael Sheen to dig up a chemical secret.
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Series 1 - 10. What Joe Knew—Series 1
Fri 3 Feb 2023
12/12 In a finale of twists and answers, we uncover the secret that disturbed Joe until the end.
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Series 1 - 9. Fear of the Unknown—Series 1
Thu 2 Feb 2023
11/12 In his last days, Joe thought pollution was putting lives at risk. Was he right?
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Series 1 - 8. The Screams of the Dead—Series 1
Wed 1 Feb 2023
10/12 Crowds gather. A child is dead. And there are countless more. Are dumps to blame?
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Series 1 - 7. How to Make a Mafia—Series 1
Tue 31 Jan 2023
9/12 In a violent mafia’s home town, we learn how the UK is playing a dangerous game.
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Series 1 - 6. FOFO (Fear of Finding Out)—Series 1
Mon 30 Jan 2023
8/12 When a man used satellites to find dumps, he learned they’re everywhere. Is it a mafia?
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Series 1 - 5. The Missing Memo—Series 1
Fri 27 Jan 2023
7/12 A memo goes missing - until now. It rallies a community to keep calling for the truth.
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Series 1 - 4. Blackleg—Series 1
Thu 26 Jan 2023
6/12 In the dead of night, a meeting about an eerie event. Could Mobuoy still be a threat?
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Series 1 - 3. A One-Man Mission—Series 1
Wed 25 Jan 2023
5/12 Who was Joe Ferguson? His family says he was a man on a mission. What did he know?
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Series 1 - 2. A Scene of Horror—Series 1
Tue 24 Jan 2023
4/12 The story of how criminals dumped a million tonnes. A million tonnes of what?
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Series 1 - 1. A Deathbed Tape—Series 1
Mon 23 Jan 2023
3/12 A trucker leaves a tape about an appalling crime. Three words echo: Dig it Up.
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Introducing Buried - Series 1—Series 1
Mon 16 Jan 2023
2/12 A deathbed tape. An appalling crime. Clues to a criminal underworld. A plea: dig it up.