World of Secrets Podcast
Global investigations from the BBC. Uncovering gripping stories from around the world and telling them episode by episode. Delve into a World of Secrets.
Global investigations from the BBC. Uncovering gripping stories from around the world and telling them episode by episode. Delve into a World of Secrets.
Latest season: The Child Cancer Scam. Your child is critically ill. It’s the worst news you can get. But to make the situation even more awful, you struggle to afford the care they need. So when someone tells you a foreign sponsor can help raise the money, you’ll do anything. You make a video: your child begs for help from strangers online. But it comes to nothing. You wait and wait for the cash that was donated. It never comes, and all the while your child is fighting for their life.
Previously on World of Secrets:
Death in Dubai. A woman falls from a tower block and her name starts trending. But behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality.
The Abercrombie Guys. Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch.
And Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape.
Episodes to download
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6. The calls—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
6/6 Mothers confront the people who scammed them - they want answers
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5. The agency—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
5/6 We go to Israel where this shape-shifting organisation is registered
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4. The contract—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
4/6 We go undercover in Ukraine to try to catch the scammers in action
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3. The recruiters—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
3/6 A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed
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2. The director—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
2/6 More videos of sick children pleading for help appear. Who is the man behind the camera?
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1. The video—The Child Cancer Scam
Mon 15 Dec 2025
1/6 Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?
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Trailer—The Child Cancer Scam
Wed 10 Dec 2025
1/6 Donations pour in to help kids with cancer—but families never see the money
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6. The deal—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
6/7 An undercover meeting with the man we’ve been investigating for two years
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5. The reality of ‘Porta Potty’—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
5/7 The story behind the viral “Dubai Porta Potty” rumours. We follow the trail
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4. The right hand man—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
4/7 An insider at the heart of the illegal prostitution ring in Dubai
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3. The most powerful pimp—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
3/7 Two of Monic’s friends in Dubai speak out. How many others are there like Monic?
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2. Not the first to die—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
2/7 Unsatisfied with the police’s explanation, Monic’s relative hunts for answers
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1. The real Mona Kizz—Death in Dubai
Mon 15 Sep 2025
1/7 Monic lands her dream job in Dubai. But is life going to be as glamorous as it seems?
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Trailer—Death in Dubai
Mon 8 Sep 2025
1/7 A woman falls from a high-rise tower - a clip goes viral. But nothing is as it seems
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5. The last ride—The Killing Call
Wed 11 Jun 2025
5/5 Sidhu predicted he would die young and by the bullet. Who benefited from his murder?
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4. Making enemies—The Killing Call
Wed 11 Jun 2025
4/5 Sidhu joins mass demonstrations which rock Delhi. He writes the protest anthem
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3. The gangsters—The Killing Call
Wed 11 Jun 2025
3/5 Thousands crowd the streets for Sidhu’s funeral, to grieve Punjab’s famous son
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2. Four and a half hours—The Killing Call
Wed 11 Jun 2025
2/5 Have you heard? Sidhu Moose Wala is dead. Social media is on fire across Canada and India
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1. The death of a star—The Killing Call
Wed 11 Jun 2025
1/5 Sidhu Moose Wala becomes a rap sensation but as fame grows so do threats
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Trailer—The Killing Call
Tue 10 Jun 2025
1/5 Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala died in a hail of bullets. Who wanted him dead?
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9. The exit strategy—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 21 Apr 2025
A new witness comes forward with important new evidence on the fate of Michael de Guzman
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8. The fall guy—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Did geologist Michael de Guzman really jump to his death from a helicopter?
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7. Blame—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 7 Apr 2025
The hunt to discover who is behind the gold scam begins
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6. The end of the bonanza—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 31 Mar 2025
With Bre-X stock halted on the financial markets, a terrible truth emerges
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5. Waiting for Michael—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 24 Mar 2025
The dream is collapsing and there’s going to be a showdown at the gold exploration site
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4. Prospector of the year—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Bre-X’s new partners visit the Indonesian gold exploration site. A shock awaits
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3. The battle for Busang—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Bre-X shares skyrocket in value and the fight for control gets dirty
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2. The believers—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 3 Mar 2025
It’s gold fever. Investors hear of unimaginable riches deep in the Indonesian jungle
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1. The fall—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Mon 24 Feb 2025
A body falls from a chopper into the jungle and smashes open a billion dollar secret
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Trailer—The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Fri 21 Feb 2025
It was the biggest gold mine fraud of all time
