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Sport's Strangest Crimes
Sport's Strangest Crimes
BBC Radio 5 Live

When sport collides with true crime.

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Episodes

5. The Biggest Beast in The Jungle

Bloodgate is big news - and it’s about to get even bigger…Dean Richards’ resignation has thrust Bloodgate onto the front... more

12 Apr 2025 · 25 minutes
4. Downfall

After receiving his 12-month ban, Tom Williams faces pressure from the club and his team-mates as he considers blowing the... more

05 Apr 2025 · 26 minutes
3. The Cover-ups

Gripping testimony from the Harlequins dressing-room as Tom Williams persuades club doctor Wendy Chapman to help cover up his act... more

29 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
2. It’s Not Real Blood

The story of one rugby's most notorious matches, told by those who were there.A European Cup quarter-final between Harlequins and... more

22 Mar 2025 · 24 minutes
1. Dandies to Dark Arts

Ross Kemp visits the Clapham joke shop at the origin of the Bloodgate cheating scandal that brought rugby union to... more

15 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
Introducing…Bloodgate

Rugby union was rocked to its core by an episode that involved deception, cover-ups, recriminations and life-changing consequences for those... more

10 Mar 2025 · 1 minute
8: Sting in the Tale

On the other side of the world, a bugged goalpost brings tales of the match-fixing king. Having completed his confession,... more

24 Sep 2024 · 36 minutes
7: Dragged Back in

Voices from the past bring new opportunities. But is Moses in or is he out? A fatal miscalculation turns Moses’... more

17 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
6. Braveheart

What do you do when you come up against the footballer you cannot corrupt? With the fans on his back... more

10 Sep 2024 · 29 minutes
5. Feeling the Heat

Did you hear the one about the Conference South game that got more bets than Barcelona? With the authorities looking... more

03 Sep 2024 · 23 minutes