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Last Man Standing | Times Investigates

Last Man Standing is season 1 of Times Investigates - bringing you award-winning investigative and true crime podcasts from The Times and The Sunday TimesFrom war zones to suburban homes, pursuing brutal criminals and cult leaders, our podcasts go further than any other to uncover the truthIn season 1, war correspondent Anthony Loyd investigates the life - and fate - of his colleague John Cantlie, who was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic StateIn season 2, crime correspondent John Simpson breaks down

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36:16

Atonement? | The Feud Ep. 5

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

Andrew returns to Oxford to reveal the wounds that still remain following the seven-figure financial settlement.The woman who made an allegation against Martyn Percy speaks out, alleging intimidation by some of his supporters.And has Christ Church college tried to hide the astronomical cost of the feud?Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our

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29:22

Atonement? | The Feud Ep. 4

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

Breaking point as the college dons question Martyn Percy’s mental capacity. He accuses them of smear campaigns, and an ill-judged essay likening his plight to Nazi persecution triggers outrage.Costs soar, reputations crumble, and the University of Oxford itself is forced to intervene.After four long years, a deal is struck. But at what cost?Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited

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27:01

Mystery in the cathedral | The Feud Ep. 3

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

Christ Church stalls when a student asks for protection, yet when Martyn Percy is accused of impropriety he is suspended within days.What at first appeared a battle over different styles of governance now carries the stain of misconduct - and divisions widen within the college.Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.Clips: ITV, BBC, Sky News.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our

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40:06

Immoral, scandalous, or disgraceful | The Feud Ep. 2

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

A stabbing, a scandal, and a battle over job descriptions.Andrew exposes the bureaucratic dispute that spirals into bitter war between Martyn Percy and Christ Church’s governing body.Behind the formal manners and age-old statutes, a plot is being devised to oust the dean at any cost.Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.Clips: Walt Disney StudiosThis podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our

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30:45

Down the rabbit hole | The Feud Ep. 1

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

Christ Church college, Oxford: a bastion of higher education since the 16th century that produced some of the country’s best and brightest, and is home to a very British way of life.When The Very Reverend Martyn Percy - a reformer from a working-class background - was appointed dean in 2014, everything looked promising. Until it didn’t.Andrew Billen explores the city's dreaming spires to find out why.Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The TimesClips: BBCThis podcast was brought to you thanks to

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2:36

Introducing: The Feud

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/24

The Very Reverend Martyn Percy leaves his post as dean of the world-famous Christ Church college, Oxford, with a seven-figure settlement after a bitter dispute that pitted a lone reformer against an institution.But what really happened amid the Alice in Wonderland world of Oxford's dreaming spires?The Times's feature writer Andrew Billen heads down the rabbit hole to find out.This series was first released on 13 October, 2022.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The

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36:35

Pennant money | The Legacy of Penrhyn Castle Ep. 3

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/17

Pennant money reshaped not only Jamaica, but also modern Britain. In Wales, it financed the vast Penrhyn slate quarry, built villages, and paid for the castle that April-Louise visits alongside her father, Gil. Together, they face the portraits of men who enslaved their ancestors, and ask what it would take for Britain to stop looking away.Host: Brenna DaldorphThis podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our

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27:50

Plantation records | The Legacy of Penrhyn Castle Ep. 2

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/17

April-Louise Pennant’s grandparents were part of the Windrush Generation, emigrating from the Caribbean to Britain in the 1950s. Visiting a local university archive to discover the significance of her Welsh surname, she discovers the Jamaica Papers - a collection of plantation records donated by the Pennants, which reveal a confronting truth.Host: Brenna DaldorphThis podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our

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41:35

Building Britain | The Legacy of Penrhyn Castle Ep. 1

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/17

Arguments still rage about Britain’s role in the slave trade, but the evidence of that dark past is written across the faces of some of the country’swealthiest stately homes. Journalists Brenna Daldorph and David Aaronovitch face facts to look behind the grandeur and gold-leaf exteriors of one - Penrhyn Castle in North Wales - to uncover the brutal foundation on which it was built.Hosts: Brenna Daldorph & David AaronovitchThis series was first published on 2 August 2021.This podcast was brought

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28:51

The kittens who still purr | The Messiah and his...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/10

Adnan Oktar is behind bars but some of his followers still believe. Louise meets his devotees, listens to their claims of injustice and comes to terms with the power Oktar still wields from behind bars.Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: Al-Jazeera, CNBC, Sky News, CNN.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available support services:https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk/Or

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30:54

The turnstile system | The Messiah and his Kittens Ep. 3

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/10

The fortress walls begin to crumble. Survivors describe suffering sexual abuse and financial crimes while cult insiders help the authorities bring Adnan Oktar down.Accompanied by a former ‘kitten’, Louise revisits the night the police finally descended on Oktar’s hilltop compoundHost: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: Ulusal KanalIf you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available

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32:45

Nice girls from good families | The Messiah and his...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/10

Away from the TV cameras, Adnan Oktar reigns over a den of secrecy. Louise meets the male enforcers he used to keep it under control.Oktar’s ‘lions’ reveal the hierarchy, rules, and ruthless methods used to enforce loyalty to the cult. And a woman who says she was sexually abused by Oktar describes how loyalty comes with a terrifying cost.Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: A9TV, ABC News.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in

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32:12

The Mahdi wears Armani | The Messiah and his Kittens...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/10

Meet Adnan Oktar, the Turkish televangelist who’s rarely spotted without an entourage of surgically enhanced young women he calls his ‘kittens’.After Oktar is sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison, Louise tries to get to grips with one of the strangest stories she has ever covered.Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: CNN TÜRK, TV100, Anadolu Agency, CBS News, Sky News, A9TV.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode,

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1:03

Introducing: The Messiah and his Kittens

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/10

The leader of Turkey’s most powerful cult, Adnan Oktar, was sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison in January 2021.The Sunday Times’s Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan steps into his weird world of ‘kittens’, ‘lions’, and televangelism to reveal its dark heart.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalismsubscribehere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:21

Innocent | Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Seventeen years after his original conviction, Andrew Malkinson walks out of prison a free man. In the final episode of the series, we visit Andy a day after the Court of Appeal overturned his rape conviction following the revelation that new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime.Host: Will RoeIf you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual

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20:11

A breakthrough (February 2023 UPDATE) | Seventeen...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Finally, a door opens. The CCRC refers Andy’s case to the Court of Appeal, and police arrest another man. After 17 long years, could Andy win his freedom?Host: Will RoeIf you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practiceThis podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The

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33:23

Police failings | Seventeen Years - The Andrew...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Emily meets the former wife of another suspect in the original investigation. Police failures loom as we learn of other men - some with violent histories - who were barely investigated.Host: Emily Dugan, social affairs correspondent at The Sunday Times.Actress: Eliza Marsland.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review

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31:19

‘Forced’ to testify? | Seventeen Years - The Andrew...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Cracks are showing in the case against Andrew Malkinson. Emily Dugan meets the key witnesses who claimed they felt pressure to testify, and learns of failures at the Criminal Cases Review Commission that may have contributed to a miscarriage of justice.Host: Emily Dugan, social affairs correspondent at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and

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28:12

Forensics | Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Years into Andrew Malkinson’s prison sentence, new forensic techniques reveal the presence of another man’s DNA at the crime scene. Emily Dugan investigates the implications of this evidence and the challenges of reopening a long-closed case.Host: Emily Dugan, social affairs correspondent at The Sunday Times.Audio from HMP North Sea Camp courtesy of Two Step Films.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis

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27:15

Witness testimony | Seventeen Years - The Andrew...

Last Man Standing | Times Investigates ·

2025/09/03

Eyewitness evidence is powerful. But it is not infallible. Emily Dugan draws on wrongful convictions abroad to explore how memory and trauma can complicate justice and what this might mean for Andy’s conviction.Host: Emily Dugan, social affairs correspondent at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review

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