BBC SoundsPosts Tagged “BBC Sounds”8 postsPodcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Stakeknife: Freddie Scappaticci and the British Army's most controversial informant Freddie Scappaticci served as the British Army's best-placed informant in the IRA under the codename Stakeknife from 1978 to 1994. While working for the intelligence service, he led the IRA's internal security unit and orchestrated the murders of over 40 suspected informers. StakeknifeBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+12Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Stakeknife: Freddie Scappaticci and the British Army's most controversial informant Freddie Scappaticci served as the British Army's best-placed informant in the IRA under the codename Stakeknife from 1978 to 1994. While working for the intelligence service, he led the IRA's internal security unit and orchestrated the murders of over 40 suspected informers. StakeknifeBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+22Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Cover: Stakeknife — Freddie Scappaticci's double life in the IRA and British Army Freddie Scappaticci operated from 1978 to 1994 as the British Army's most valuable agent under the alias Stakeknife, while he led the IRA's infamous punishment unit. The episode Introducing... Stakeknife outlines how Scappaticci tortured and killed suspected informants with the knowledge of the British authorities. CoverBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+8Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Cover: Stakeknife — Freddie Scappaticci's double life in the IRA and British Army Freddie Scappaticci operated from 1978 to 1994 as the British Army's most valuable agent under the alias Stakeknife, while leading the IRA's infamous punishment unit. The episode Introducing... Stakeknife outlines how Scappaticci tortured and killed suspected informants with the knowledge of British authorities. CoverBBC SoundsNorthern Ireland+8Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Vanished: Nat Fraser and the crucial 50-minute window in Elgin Arlene Fraser disappeared from her home in Elgin, Scotland, on April 28, 1998, in a window of just 50 minutes. This episode of Vanished examines Nat Fraser's reaction and the first steps in what became Scotland's largest missing person investigation. Vanished: The Arlene Fraser Murder CaseBBC SoundsScotland+28Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Vanished: Nat Fraser and the Crucial 50-Minute Time Window in Elgin Arlene Fraser disappeared from her home in Elgin, Scotland, on April 28, 1998, in a time span of just 50 minutes. This episode of Vanished examines Nat Fraser's reaction and the initial steps in what became Scotland's largest missing person investigation. Vanished: The Arlene Fraser Murder CaseBBC SoundsScotland+25Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Vanished: Nat Fraser and the Disappearance of Arlene Fraser in Elgin Arlene Fraser vanished without a trace from her home in Elgin, Scotland, on April 28, 1997, after taking her two children to the school bus. The first episode of Vanished charts the 50 minutes that changed the case from a missing person report to a comprehensive murder investigation against her husband, Nat Fraser. VanishedBBC SoundsScotland+8Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Vanished: Nat Fraser and the Disappearance of Arlene Fraser in Elgin Arlene Fraser vanished without a trace from her home in Elgin, Scotland, on April 28, 1997, after taking her two children to the school bus. The first episode of Vanished maps out the 50 minutes that transformed the case from a missing person report to an extensive murder investigation against her husband, Nat Fraser. VanishedBBC SoundsScotland+5
