Episodes
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| 01 | 20240318 | 20241030 (WS) |  Finding Mr Fox: 1. The adventure of a lifetime Delve into a World of Secrets: the global investigations podcast from the BBC. Uncovering stories around the world and telling them, episode by episode, with gripping storytelling. Season 5: Finding Mr Fox. Investigating a plot to smuggle around a hundred millions of dollars' worth of drugs from Brazil to Europe and the miscarriage of justice that followed. But where is the man Brazilian police believe to be at the centre of it all? As the Rich Harvest yacht set off from Brazil to Europe, the sailors on board thought their transatlantic crossing would be the trip of a lifetime. When they stopped for repairs on the African tropical islands of Cape Verde, the lives of the Brazilian crew would be changed forever. Yemisi Adegoke and Colin Freeman retrace the boat's journey along “Highway 10. ? It's a true crime story of smuggling, scandal, narcotics, police raids and injustice, with one question at the centre of it all - where is Mr Fox? Two Brazilian sailors prepare for a transatlantic voyage that will change their fortunes forever in ways they can't imagine. Daniel and Rodrigo sign up for a life changing opportunity to crew a yacht from Brazil to Europe and gain the experience they both crave. But before they even set off, police and their sniffer dog raid the boat and spend hours searching for cocaine, which they think may have been hidden on board. World of Secrets, Season 5: A special investigation NEW season: Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape |
| 02 | 20240318 | 20241106 (WS) | Finding Mr Fox: 2. In the doldrums. Days into their Atlantic crossing, the boat's motor stops working, one of their crewmates becomes too sick to get out of bed and cabin fever sets in. They're forced to make an emergency stop in Cape Verde, the archipelago of islands off the coast of West Africa known for its natural beauty and its beaches. But they don't get the welcome they're hoping for. World of Secrets, Season 5: A special investigation NEW season: Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape |
| 03 | 20240318 | 20241113 (WS) | The sailors are imprisoned in a country known as a “motorway service station ? for cocaine cartels. Among certain police forces and crime agencies, the shortest sailing route from Latin America to Africa is known as drug traffickers' Highway 10. Cape Verde lies at one end of it. The West African nation is used as a handy stop off point for smugglers to refuel or swap boats ahead of their journey on to Europe. For Daniel and Rodrigo though, it was somewhere to enjoy the beaches and the surf. But they can't do that now they're locked up in jail. Colin and Yemesi learn more about the wider, destructive impact of drug dealing and the international narcotics market, boarding a police boat as local cops patrol the ocean. World of Secrets, Season 5: A special investigation NEW season: Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape |
| 04 | 20240318 | 20241120 (WS) | Finding Mr Fox: 4. A detective calls. A police chief in Brazil investigates Fox. He spends months overseeing surveillance of Fox's yacht, then months more investigating how more than a tonne of cocaine ended up on board. For Andre Gonçalves it begins with a tipoff from Britain's National Crime Agency. He's determined to fix what he sees as a grave injustice for the sailors after their arrest and harsh sentencing. World of Secrets, Season 5: A special investigation NEW season: Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape |