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Inside Forensic Science
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  • Inside Forensic Science

    Series 5 Episode 6: Digital Terrorism

    24/08/2026 | 35 mins.
    Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episode 6 contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries, as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
    17th December 1883, ten men stand on trial in Edinburgh for the Glasgow explosions.
    In the final episode of this series of Inside Forensic Science, we discuss the fates of the men known as the ‘Glasgow Dynamitards’ as well as the ways in which forensic explosives investigation has changed over the centuries. Hear from modern day experts as they discuss how the threat of terrorism has changed with advancing technology and how experts work to keep on top of this arms race.
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    Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
    The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
  • Inside Forensic Science

    Series 5 Episode 5: The Ribbon Society

    17/08/2026 | 34 mins.
    Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episode 5 contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
    As police investigate the 1883 Glasgow Explosions, a man approaches a local constable with some vital information about a group of men with the goal of emancipating Ireland from the UK at any cost…
    In episode 5 of Inside Forensic Science series 5 we investigate the Ribbon Society, how they attempted to build a bomb in secret and how they were caught.
    Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
    Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
    The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
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    Series 5 Episode 4: Bomb Makers

    10/08/2026 | 38 mins.
    Content warnings: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. This episode contains sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism including audio of calls to emergency services, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
    Three devices were set up to explode within three hours of each other over one night in Glasgow 1883. Investigations have revealed that this was a deliberate act of terrorism. Now it’s up to investigators to discover who did this, how and why.
    In episode 4 of the Dynamite Detectives, we ask who were the people who planned this attack and what was going on in the 19th century to incite these acts of terrorism?
    Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
    Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
    The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
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    Series 5 Episode 3: Infernal Machines

    03/08/2026 | 39 mins.
    Content warning: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episodes will contain sounds of explosions, discussions of terrorism, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
    The explosion at Tradeston Gas Works on that night in Glasgow January 1883 was only one of many. Just two hours after the first explosion, a party of six spot a strange box in the middle of a bridge on Possil Road. Was this explosive box linked to the earlier explosion at the gas works? What can forensic science tell us about these events, the perpetrators behind them and their goals?
    Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
    Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
    The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
  • Inside Forensic Science

    Series 5 Episode 2: By Design

    27/07/2026 | 43 mins.
    Content warning: This series discusses the use of explosives for terrorism. Episodes will contain sounds of explosions, statements from victims and descriptions of injuries as well as other content you may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
    It is 1883 in Glasgow, Scotland and Colonel Viviene Majendie has determined that the explosion at the Tradeston Gas Works on 20 January was no accident. What evidence led him to this conclusion and what could have triggered this explosion?
    In episode 2 we ask for input from modern day forensic experts as we discuss this pivotal case in British Crime History.
    Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast.
    Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
    The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart. The researchers are Heather Doran and Clara Morriss.
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About Inside Forensic Science
Winner of Outstanding Indie Podcast True Crime Awards 2026 and Best True Crime, Mystery & Dark Stuff Podcast at The Scottish Podcast Awards 2026 Each series of Inside Forensic Science explores a crime where forensic science has played a major role. The story is told through the narrator Pennie Stuart and interviews with forensic science, law and police experts. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. The podcast was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.
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