Episodes

  • 1 - The Reporters

    1 - The Reporters
    May 7 2019

    In the spring of 2009, a small group of reporters at the Telegraph were given access to hundreds of thousands of pages of parliamentary expense claims, covering every single MP in the country. Working in secret, they began to pick through the files. This is the story of what happened next.

    Guests: Robert Winnett and Christopher Hope.

    For more: www.telegraph.co.uk/expenses

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    30 mins
  • 2 - The Cartoonist

    2 - The Cartoonist
    May 15 2019
    On a normal day Matt Pritchett, our front page cartoonist, gets into the office at around 8am and starts to figure out where the news is heading. But there weren’t many normal days in May 2009. ———— For our full Expenses coverage: www.telegraph.co.uk/expenses To see Matt’s latest cartoons: @MattCartoonist Email us: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    25 mins
  • 3 - The Campaigner

    3 - The Campaigner
    May 22 2019
    When New Labour came to power in 1997, they made a promise that they’d eventually come to regret.And one journalist did more than anyone else to hold them to it. Guest: Heather Brooke --- For our full Expenses coverage: www.telegraph.co.uk/expenses Email us: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    25 mins
  • 4 - The Politician

    4 - The Politician
    May 29 2019
    What was it like to be working in Parliament when the expenses scandal broke? It’s a question that most MPs are reluctant to answer. But not all of them.  Guest: Norman Baker --------To claim our subscription offer: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio For more Expenses coverage: www.telegraph.co.uk/expensesTo get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    25 mins
  • 5 - The Lawyer

    5 - The Lawyer
    Jun 5 2019
    The Telegraph’s reporting on expenses involved a secretly copied disc, a million pages of sensitive personal information, and the most powerful institution in the land.What would the paper have to do to avoid getting stopped by the law?It fell to one man to figure that out.--------------Guest: Arthur Wynn DaviesTo claim our subscriber offer: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioTo get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    23 mins
  • 6 - The Editor

    6 - The Editor
    Jun 12 2019

    For ten years, the man who led the Telegraph in 2009 has kept quiet about what happened during the scandal. But some stories are worth returning to.

    Guest: Will Lewis

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    24 mins