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Exploring and explaining news stories from across England.
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland.
Exploring and explaining news stories from across England.
Series 3: Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.
Previously on In Detail…
Series 1. The Pub Bombings
Exploring the impact of two Birmingham pub bombs in a 50 year evolving story.
Series 2. The Toxic Waste Scandal
Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby.
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Episodes to download
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5. A Living Monument—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Sunday
Explore what the future holds for Sycamore Gap and what made the tree so special.
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4. The Reckoning—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Sunday
Step inside the trial of the two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap.
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3. The Night Of—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Sunday
Meet the last person to see Sycamore Gap before it was felled.
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2. The Accusations—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Sunday
As the investigation gets underway, accusations start to fly and lives are impacted.
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1. All this for a tree?—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Sunday
Hairy Biker Si King documents the global outrage that followed the Sycamore Gap felling.
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Introducing… Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story—Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Friday
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland.
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8. The cost to Corby—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
As George's investigation comes to an emotional conclusion, new information is revealed.
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7. The German Equation—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
Find out who is helped when a new witness speaks out.
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6. Us vs Corby Council—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
A young George Taylor faces a decision that will shape his future.
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5. The cluster and the clean-up—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
A second dead-dropped parcel threatens to expose the toxic waste scandal.
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4. No cluster in Corby—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
Des Collins arrives in Corby to face a case that will change his life.
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3. The Whistleblowers—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
A man with an axe to grind receives a provocative anonymous phone call.
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2. She’ll never play the piano—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
As toxic waste spreads across Corby, the birth rate of babies with deformities rises.
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1. There’s something wrong with George—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Tue 4 Mar 2025
Exploring connections as orange dust blankets a town and a baby is born with a defect.
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Introducing... The Toxic Waste Scandal—The Toxic Waste Scandal
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby.
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12. The Worst of Humanity, the Best of Humanity—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Reflecting on the bombings, the lack of justice and how victims are remembered.
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11. The Search for the Bombers—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Ed travels to Ireland on the hunt for the alleged bombers.
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10. Conflict and Conspiracy—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
We visit Belfast to explore links with 'Stakeknife' and the Birmingham bombings.
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9. Blocked at Every Angle—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Julie Hambleton explains what she thinks really happened that night.
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8. The Naming of the Bombers—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Exploring some of the names linked with the attacks.
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7. Dance with the Devil—The Pub Bombings
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Julie Hambleton manages to secure an inquest with help from an unexpected source.
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6. The Nightmare Begins Again—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
Exploring what happened after the Six were released and the investigations that followed.
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5. The Real Bombers—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
Journalist Chris Mullin set out to find who actually did the bombings.
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4. The Birmingham Six (Their Version)—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
Two of the Six talk frankly about their treatment in police custody and court.
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3. The Birmingham Six (Official Version)—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
Explore how the police tracked down and arrested the Birmingham Six.
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2. Panic on the Streets—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
The story of the blasts told by those first on the scene in Birmingham.
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1. A Night Like Any Other—The Pub Bombings
Sun 3 Nov 2024
Two pub bombs killed 21 people in Birmingham on Thursday 21 November 1974.
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Welcome to The Pub Bombings—The Pub Bombings
Fri 1 Nov 2024
Exploring the impact of two Birmingham pub bombs in a 50 year evolving story.