Intrigue: Lockerbie
True crime podcast review — 2026
"One of the world's longest-running conspiracies, re-opened by a strand with a strong investigative track record."
Who is this podcast for?
- ✓Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish
- ✓Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news
- ✓Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system
Pros
- +Serialized format builds a compelling, sustained narrative arc across episodes
About this podcast
Intrigue is BBC Radio 4's long-running investigative anthology, with each season taking on a different global conspiracy or covert operation. The Lockerbie season revisits one of the world's longest-running unresolved cases: the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, and the decades of competing theories about who was truly responsible.
Best episode to start with
Lockerbie — Episode 1
Serialized format — listen from the beginning for the full experience
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What is Intrigue: Lockerbie about?
Intrigue is BBC Radio 4's long-running investigative anthology, with each season taking on a different global conspiracy or covert operation. The Lockerbie season revisits one of the world's longest-running unresolved cases: the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, and the decades of competing theories about who was truly responsible.
Is Intrigue: Lockerbie worth listening to?
Our editorial verdict is "Good if you want one of the world's longest-running unsolved conspiracies re-examined properly". BBC Radio 4's investigative strand turns to Lockerbie — who was really behind the bombing that killed 270 people in 1988.
Who is Intrigue: Lockerbie for?
Intrigue: Lockerbie is ideal for: Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish; Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news; Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system.
What is the best episode of Intrigue: Lockerbie to start with?
We recommend starting with Lockerbie — Episode 1. As a serialized show, it's best to listen from the beginning of a season.
What podcasts are similar to Intrigue: Lockerbie?
If you enjoy Intrigue: Lockerbie, you might also like: Crime & Conspiracies with Coffee, Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead, Gone South, A Moment In Crime. See our full "Podcasts Like Intrigue: Lockerbie" page for more recommendations.
Quick facts
- Format
- Serialized
- Host style
- Solo narrator
- Style
- Investigative, historical, revelatory
- Episode length
- 30-40 min
- Episodes
- 120+ episodes (multi-season anthology)
- Country
- United Kingdom
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