Murder They Wrote

And they say comedy and true crime shouldn't mix

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is a new weekly podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live unravelling the stories of history’s most atrocious criminals.

Each episode, true crime connoisseurs, broadcaster Laura Whitmore and comedian Iain Stirling choose a new despicable criminal and tell the story of their outrageous crimes. From murder to blackmail, fraud to kidnapping, and brainwashing to catfishing, the podcast will explore some of the most wicked characters from history.

Meet Your Hosts

Laura Whitmore

Laura Whitmore is an established and highly experienced TV presenter and radio broadcaster, known for her roles hosting Love Island, Celebrity Juice, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now, MTV and much more, as well as her own BBC Radio 5 Live series, The Laura Whitmore Show. She is also the Presenter and Associate Producer of her hugely successful ITV documentary series Laura Whitmore Investigates and launched her own Sunday morning entertainment series on ITV, The Laura Whitmore Breakfast Show. She is also a Sunday Times best selling author after the release of her first book, No One Can Change Your Life Except For You.

Iain Stirling

BAFTA-winning comedian Iain Stirling is best known as the acclaimed voice of the hit reality shows Love Island (ITV2) and spin off series Love Island USA (Peacock). He appeared on series 8 of Taskmaster (C4/Dave), and for seven series hosted ITV2’s comedy entertainment show, Iain Stirling’s CelebAbility. Iain also wrote, created and starred in two series of his own comedy sitcom, Buffering (ITV2) and his first stand-up special Failing Upwards launched on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories.

”Myself and my partner have been loving your podcast as we road trip along the east coast of Australia. [...] Your witty banter and light-hearted take on true crime has made the long days driving even more enjoyable. We particularly love Iain’s attempts at accents!”

“Just want to say thank you for making my journeys go so much quicker! I travel every weekend to see my partner 180 miles round trip - I have just found your podcast and I am addicted!”

”I discovered your podcast whilst I was in a French hospital with a badly broken leg from skiing 😬 5 weeks later I am back home and have become (unhealthily) obsessed with true crime. I cannot tell you how exciting Mondays are now with the delivery of a new episode. I hope you continue to make these podcasts forever.”

”I find your podcast very entertaining and save it for the car when I’m running around doing chores. It helps turn something I dread into something I look forward to! I love the tongue and cheek humour between the two of you and how quickly Iain can go off on a tangent. Keep up the good work!”

”I love you both and this podcast. You both have me laughing out loud while I’m listening. You keep me company while I’m busy doing my job as a zoo keeper in Canterbury Kent. Listening to you while I’m cleaning the animals makes time go quicker.”

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a success story

Millions of Streams

Reaching BBC Sounds Objectives

The podcast is in the Top 10 for overall number of under 35s listening on BBC Sounds

Extensive media coverage

Including being featured on the BBC homepage, the One Show and ELLE's 'Best True Crime Podcasts To Listen To' round-up

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