Bad People Features

The Most Subversive Thing You Can Give a Villain is Humour

Writer Ben Richards on his new BBC drama, Season two of Showtrial, for Bad People
3 things that everyone should know about bisexuality

'Bi People's' Dr Julia Shaw looks at 3 things everyone should know about bisexuals.
BBC One’s The Tourist sub-plot includes a surprising portrayal of emotional abuse

The Bad People podcast look at the emotional abuse portrayed in the Tourist.
Children Who Kill

Can children be born 'evil'?
Dark Fantasies

What is the line between fantasy and crime?
How a serial killer inspired a feminist movement

Bad People podcast look at how the Yorkshire Ripper murders inspired a feminist movement
How are police lineups created?

How lineups are created, and what we need to do to make them balanced and reliable.
How far is too far to save the planet?

Dr Julia Shaw from the podcast 'Bad People' looks into the role of eco-activists.
How much of Killing Eve is based on reality?

The Bad People podcast look into how much BBC One's Killing Eve is based on reality.
In the Line of Duty – Our love affair with TV detectives

The podcast Bad People delve into our obsession with TV detectives.
Polygraph tests

Should we use the polygraph for counter-terrorism in the UK?
Sexual double-standards in the new BBC one drama A Very British Scandal are still relevant today

A look at how sexual double standards in A Very British Scandal are still relevant today.
The Most Dangerous Job in the World

One day in December 1995, Sarah de Vries wondered whether she’d be dead soon.
The myths that silence male victims of rape

The Bad People podcast look into the myths surrounding male rape
Time: How accurately does the BBC drama depict life in prison?

The Bad People podcast speak to the writer of BBC One drama Time, Jimmy McGovern.
Understanding False Memories of Crime

Can we believe our memories?
Weinstein: Why so many witnesses of sexual harassment stay silent

The Bad People podcast looks at sexual harassment and why witnesses don't intervene.
What We Get Wrong About People Who Murder

Dr Julia Shaw from hit BBC podcast Bad People explores
What We Get Wrong About Psychopaths

Dr Julia Shaw looks at the misuse of the popular term
What can the Unabomber case teach us about anti-tech radicalisation?

The 'Bad People' podcast look into the Unamomber case in their latest episode.
What does a killer look like?

How bias and expectations affect criminal investigations
What the ‘Pyjama Killer’ teaches us about how killers cope with their own crimes

Dr Julia Shaw explores what drove Penny Jackson to murder her husband
When is spreading infectious diseases a crime?

Dr Julia Shaw looks into the criminal cases of those that spread infectious diseases.
Why are we so fascinated by true crime?

Why are we drawn to true crime and what keeps us coming back for more?
Women Who Kill

The curious case of the female killer.

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