Undercover Podcast
Police Officer Mark Kennedy aka βMark Stoneβ is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on. Andy Whittaker investigates how he and other βspycopsβ operated.
Police Officer Mark Kennedy aka βMark Stoneβ is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on. Andy Whittaker investigates how he and other βspycopsβ operated.
Presenter / Producer: Andy Whittaker.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.
Executive Editor, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Nottingham: Chris Pegg.
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.
Episodes to download
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20. Box 500—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
How the secret intelligence service MI5 collected reports from the βspycopsβ.
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19. The Undercover Policing Inquiry—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
The 2020 public inquiry started hearing evidence from deceived women.
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18. The blacklist—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
How undercover police officers contributed to an illegal blacklist.
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17. Tradecraft—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Andy Whittaker reviews the Special Demonstration Squadβs tradecraft handbook.
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16. Donna, 'Lindsey' and Carlo—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Donna McLean, and βLindseyβ had long relationships with spycop Carlo Neri.
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15. The whistleblower—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Former Special Demonstration Squad officer Peter Francis turns whistleblower.
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14. The bereaved families—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Discussing βRod Richardson', the last undercover cop to use the identity of a dead child.
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12. The children—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Revealing two undercover βspycopsβ who had fathered children with their targets.
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11. Aftermath—The Spycops
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Two further undercover officers are revealed after Mark Kennedyβs unmasking,
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New episodes coming soon—The Spycops
Tue 28 May 2024
Explore what happened next and what was real as we uncover more stories.
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10. βIβm not the only oneβ - Mark Kennedy—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Mark Kennedy talks to the media while his deployment leaves huge questions.
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9. Unmasked—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
The activists become investigators and discover who Mark Kennedy really is.
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8. The passport β Who is Mark Kennedy?—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Mark Stoneβs long-term girlfriend βLisaβ discovers a passport with his real name.
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7. Ratcliffe on Soar power station protest—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
In 2009, a covert plan to shut down a power station is prevented by a police raid.
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6. Train hijack—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Police documents reveal Mark Stoneβs involvement in a plot to intercept a coal train.
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5. The D lock—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Mark Stone appears on TV news with his head secured to a gate at a nuclear power plant.
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4. Gleneagles, G8 summit—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Mark Stone is at the heart of a plan to block roads as the G8 leaders meet in Scotland.
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3. The friends from London—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Andy Whittaker hears about an odd incident when Mark's βfriendsβ come from London.
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2. Building trust—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Exploring more of Mark's undercover life, the friends he had and relationships he built.
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1. The target—The Spycops
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Exploring how an undercover police officer infiltrated a group of climate activists.
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Introducing Undercover—The Spycops
Fri 5 Jan 2024
Officer Mark Kennedy is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
