by BBC Radio 4
<p>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.</p><p>"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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>
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November 3, 2024
<p>Two years on from their award-winning Buried series about British waste crime, investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor return to Mobuoy in Northern Ireland, where more than one million tonnes of recycling and waste was illegally dumped. </p><p>Inundated with new leads and information, they decide to follow secret waste trackers hidden in councils' recycling today. The devices lead them to startling revelations about the scale of problems in recycling. Worse still, a police file reveals suspicions that waste criminals flourished thanks to corruption.</p><p>Written and produced by Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor Executive Producer: Phil Abrams Sound Design: Jarek Zaba Sound Recording: Nigel Thompson Composer: Phil Channell Commissioning Editor: Hugh Levinson</p><p>A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4</p>
June 24, 2024
<p>In a finale of discoveries, Dan and Lucy speak to Douglas's best friend and finally learn the truth about his stories. </p><p>They are moved to test their own blood for PCBs. When Douglas talked about 'the children... and the children's children...' Do you get it now? </p><p>At Douglas’s grave, the 'apex stone' is revealed.</p><p>Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. 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.</p><p>Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor Research by Georgie Styles Additional research by Grace Nicholls and Cardiff Journalism School Sound design and mixing by Jarek Zaba Original music and sounds by Phil Channell Executive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita Elash Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke</p><p>A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4</p>
June 24, 2024
<p>A friend casts doubt on Douglas’ honesty. Could he have lied? Dan and Lucy uncover unsettling truths, and begin to question what’s real. They've tested the chemicals - now it is time to test Douglas. And Michael Sheen gives his verdict. </p><p>Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this new investigation, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen. 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.</p><p>Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor Research by Georgie Styles Additional research by Grace Nicholls Sound design and mixing by Jarek Zaba Original music and sounds by Phil Channell Executive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita Elash Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke</p><p>A Smoke Trail production for BBC Radio 4</p>
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