Police Officer Mark Kennedy aka ‘Mark Stone’ is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on. Andy Whittaker investigates how he and other ‘spycops’ operated.Presenter / Producer: Andy Whittaker. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison. Executive Editor, BBC Radio Nottingham: Chris Pegg. Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.
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20. Box 500
Andy Whittaker investigates how involved MI5 was in the deployment of undercover officers with political and protest groups and shares analysis of the first official report from th…
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19. The Undercover Policing Inquiry
The 2020 public inquiry started hearing evidence and ‘Madeleine’ was the first deceived woman to give her account.Kate Wilson, who had a two year relationship with undercover offic…
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18. The blacklist
How undercover police officers contributed to an illegal blacklist being maintained in a secretive Worcestershire business called the ‘Consulting Association’.Featuring Dave Smith…
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17. Tradecraft
Andy Whittaker reviews the Special Demonstration Squad’s tradecraft handbook, with advice on how an officer should act whilst undercover.Also, Andy Coles, brother of TV presenter R…
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16. Donna, 'Lindsey' and Carlo
Donna McLean, and ‘Lindsey’ share details of their long relationships with spycop Carlo Neri.
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15. The whistleblower
Former Special Demonstration Squad officer ‘Peter Black’, who was really Peter Francis, turns whistleblower. Peter's claims include finding 'dirt' on activists involved in the camp…
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14. The bereaved families
Exploring the activities of ’Rod Richardson', the last undercover cop to use the identity of a dead child. The real Rod Richardson died three days after his birth and his mum campa…
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13. Lawsuit
Solicitor Harriet Wistrach explains how a number of deceived women came together to take legal action against the police. Featuring ‘Alison’ who describes her relationship with ‘Ma…
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12. The children
Officers from the ‘Special Demonstration Squad’, known as the SDS, are revealed. This secretive police department has been spying on activists since 1968 and two officers fathered…
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11. Aftermath
Andy Whittaker explores how the activists managed to identify two further undercover officers after Mark Kennedy’s unmasking. Tom Fowler from south Wales talks about his friendship…
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New episodes coming soon
Explore what happened next and what was real as we uncover more stories from women who were deceived into sexual relationships.
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10. ‘I’m not the only one’ - Mark Kennedy
The revelation that Mark Stone was actually undercover police officer Mark Kennedy left many questions behind for the activists.Guardian Journalist Rob Evans explains why Mark Kenn…
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9. Unmasked
‘Lisa’ continues the story of what happened after she discovered a passport in Mark Stone’s real name of Mark Kennedy.The shockwaves that rippled through the activist community as…
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8. The passport – Who is Mark Kennedy?
Mark Stone’s long-term girlfriend ‘Lisa’ discovers a passport with his real name and questions Mark’s life with her. During this time, Mark celebrates a group 40th Birthday party w…
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7. Ratcliffe on Soar power station protest
In 2009, a covert plan to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station is prevented by a police raid. One of the people arrested is undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.Andy talks t…
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6. Train hijack
Andy Whittaker secures access to police documents which detail Mark Stone’s involvement in a plot to stop and board a coal train heading for Drax power station in Yorkshire.Andy he…
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5. The D lock
In 2006, Mark Stone appears on TV news with his head secured to a gate with a D lock at Hartlepool Nuclear power plant. Andy discusses the incident and meets more of Mark's friends…
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4. Gleneagles, G8 summit
Andy Whittaker hears what motivates protestors and learns how Mark Stone was at the heart of a plan to block roads as the G8 leaders met in Scotland.Andy also meets more of Mark's…
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3. The friends from London
Andy Whittaker hears about an odd incident when Mark's ‘friends’ come from London. It’s described by Eleanor Fairbraida and her housemate Ronny.There's more about Mark's relationsh…
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2. Building trust
Former undercover policeman Neil Woods explains how officers build trust by making friends and Andy Whittaker explores more of Mark Kennedy's undercover life.Andy meets friends of…