Pick of the week
The Immortal Man
Ahead of the release of the Peaky Blinders film, Edith Bowman and Packy Lee (who played Johnny Dogs) present an in-depth look at the series. Astonishingly, given it’s made by – and viewable on – Netflix, it works well in both audio and video form. From erudite chats with creator Steven Knight about 19th-century masculinity to Cillian Murphy going deep on the research he did to play Tommy Shelby, it’s a nice companion piece for fans. Alexi Duggins
Widely available, episodes weekly
Who Blew Up the Georgia Guidestones?
An unsolved attack in 2022 destroyed “America’s Stonehenge”. Tyler McBrien explores it in detail, starting with the strange origins of the 19ft monument – erected in 1980 – via an engraving that referred to a future nuclear apocalypse, and the occult following it amassed. Hannah J Davies
Widely available, episodes weekly
Novel Idea
Mollie King and Matt Edmondson take it in turns to write a preposterous novel in this nostalgic podcast that recalls youthful pen and paper games. A more PG take on My Dad Wrote a Porno, each week the hosts are joined by journalist Steffan Powell who reads their murder mystery – beginning with a shredder-related death. HJD
Widely available, episodes weekly
A Family History Of …
This series from ancestry site Findmypast, hosted by genealogist Jen Baldwin, spotlights stories unearthed through their archives. The first is something of a coup: a look at wartime women, focusing on Edna Bourne, who lived through the Birmingham blitz and is the grandmother of TV historian Lucy Worsley. HJD
Widely available, episodes weekly
Palestinians in Paraguay
This investigation tells the tale of a 1969 Israeli government plan to secretly transfer 60,000 Palestinians to Paraguay. It draws on declassified Israeli documents, the research of a university professor and interviews with those who say they were lured into what they believed to be a work programme in Brazil – only to be stranded in a different country. A unique piece of storytelling. AD
Widely available, episodes weekly
