140 Episodes

  1. 18. Lone Wolf: Who becomes a far-right terrorist?

    Published: 12/31/2020
  2. Black Saturday: Why is Wildfire Arson Common?

    Published: 12/24/2020
  3. 16. The Pearl Earring: No body, no parole?

    Published: 12/17/2020
  4. 15. "Insanity": Can schizophrenia cause violence?

    Published: 12/10/2020
  5. 14. Piggy's Palace 2: Are serial killers intelligent?

    Published: 12/3/2020
  6. 13. Piggy's Palace 1: Why are witnesses reluctant?

    Published: 11/26/2020
  7. 12. Ward Four: Can you spot Munchausen by Proxy?

    Published: 11/19/2020
  8. 11. Plant Pot Killer: How do our biases blind us?

    Published: 11/12/2020
  9. Bad People is back

    Published: 11/5/2020
  10. 10. Bad Blood: Should you fake it till you make it?

    Published: 10/1/2020
  11. 9. Unimaginable: Can we understand paedophiles?

    Published: 9/24/2020
  12. 8. The Land of Fires: What are green crimes?

    Published: 9/17/2020
  13. 7. River Rat: What leads to false confessions?

    Published: 9/10/2020
  14. 6. When Children Kill: Should we imprison kids?

    Published: 9/3/2020
  15. 5. The Wrong Man: What causes misidentification?

    Published: 8/27/2020
  16. 4. Cannibal Cop: What is your darkest fantasy?

    Published: 8/20/2020
  17. 3. Remembering Monsters: Can we trust memories?

    Published: 8/13/2020
  18. 2. Murder in Peachland: When do women kill?

    Published: 8/6/2020
  19. 1. The Nightstalker: Who marries a serial killer?

    Published: 7/30/2020
  20. Welcome to Bad People

    Published: 7/23/2020

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Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity’s dark side.Series producer: Louisa Field Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi Music: Matt Chandler Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa Strathie Dr Sarah Laurence Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.