God Next Door – BBC Radio 4
A few years ago, my friend Sophie told me about the strangest evening of her life. She had always been sober, her friends drank, they had drifted apart and she was looking to meet new people. It was a friend of her Mum who had suggested the group. “She told me it was all about […]
Searching for Nicola: TikTok Sleuths and ‘Grief Junkies’
The disappearance of Nicola Bulley has attracted an industry of TikTok sleuths and amateur detectives – some sharing theories online, others visiting the scene to make content. They have been condemned by Lancashire Police, with some accused of harassing villagers, upsetting the family and hampering the police search. I went to meet them, to ask: […]
Dark Patterns – Out Now on BBC Sounds
Have you ever tried to cancel an online subscription? On some websites, it can be a painful maze of fruitless searches and false hopes. In fact, for one famous example, it was found to be nine clicks away from the home page, through a network of seemingly unrelated destinations that you’d have no reason to […]