The reporter’s self righteousness and tone is often inappropriate & representative of the biased reporting and lack of historical and policy context of this “coverage” and “journalism”

This show is great. BUT, I feel she is helping to keep this relationship going. No one is really helping this elderly woman and they sit and watch everything imploding.

Lots of filler and repeated ideas, probably to increase episode count. It drags on and on and I usually give up and read about it online

Many times podcast from the BBC organizations a week full of padding almost Zef generated by GenAi, emotional childish this is not the case with a ransom man. The reporting and stare storytelling his first class, entertaining and engaging.

I like the subjects of this investigative journalist. However, I've heard her before when she did a podcast on immigrants and as the same here she's very biased. How about the rights of the elder to make decisions in their own live? Why doesn't she ever question the fact that these adult children want money? Why is inheritance automatic? Her point of view does not look at the whole story I can honestly say I don't really enjoy this.

Things are not quite what they seem, are they? I love Journalists and especially responsible, forensic and investigative journalists. I love the work that was done here. The dedication and thorough reporting and research makes for a very captivating listening experience. I love the intrigue series and I loved this Word of God series too. Great work.

I remember this happening when I was abroad and then it fizzled out of memory… Very revealing about some major players in the Bo Xi Lai scandal which rocked the Chinese political world and exposed it to International attention

God Bless BBC Radio 4.

Too short of episodes

Some seasons are good, some ought to be condensed into one or two episodes. The Scorpion one and the first season were really good. I didn’t listen to all the others, just a few.

How awful that these historical treasures are trapped in the greedy hands of the evangelicals. Such hording of the ancient world is just shameful. Glad that they were forced to return at least some to their rightful homes. Well told story.

I don’t really understand the point of this season. Who cares about some old items being repatriated?!? The BBC reporting on this event is dripping with disdain for these people.

This is such an interesting season, I love it so far. PLEASE either from now on or somehow go back and change it, PLEASE only play a note like that in the intro music that one time. It’s so loud and high and jarring and I want to skip past it so badly but it’s playing during people giving us vital information to the story. Esssssspecially with headphones. I cannot express enough how much I wanted to stop listening all together because of the discordant sound, which I’m truly not trying to be rude. It’s beautiful when played all together in sequence, just that once. Afterward, I just. I’m sorry. It really did take me out of the enjoyment and intrigue into what I was listening to, which is disappointing because this is fascinating, told so well, has interesting people giving us pertinent information, it’s just so well-done. Except for the first 3-5 minutes in every.single.episode. My hobby is podcasts. I have listened to so many. This podcast is great. Truly. Please know this is meant as constructive criticism. It hurts to hear that note. Thank you.

Listened to Burning Sun. Could have been much better. Way to repetitive — how many times do we need to hear the chat convos? I finally started fast forwarding thru the first 6 or 7 minutes. These are short episodes so way too much time spent on repetition. There could have been 2 fewer episodes or more content (analysis, discussion of the different sub themes) could have been presented. I finally stopped listening and turned to finding written coverage

Season 7 was tough to listen to having lived through my mom's decline and finding out one of her helpers was trying to cut out her family, to what end I will never know. These people arrive like vultures around the elderly and it was frankly disturbing how blasé Sue Mitchell was about the raging alcoholic 57yo who brought unending turmoil and estrangement to an octagenarian's last 2 years on earth. Then when his brutal past was revealed there was no change in tone from her. She is not a quality person to have at the helm of these kinda of stories.

Season nine of BBC’s Intrigue tells another true-life story that’s meticulously researched, well crafted, and told in such a fashion that is makes it perfect for a binge listen. Looking forward with great anticipation to a Season 10 release!

I used to LOVE intrigue. I love investigative journalism and the first few seasons were all excellently crafted if differing in theme and style (the best one for me remains Murder in the lucky Hotel). I listened to each, one after the other. Then I came across To Catch a Scorpion and to my chagrin I had to stop after episode 2. Sue Mitchell is shockingly unprofessional for a BBC journalist and seems to absolutely have no idea what she’s doing. It felt like listening to a reality show about her trying to figure out how to become and investigative journalist. It’s not well planned, it’s not well crafted, and it’s often frankly embarrassing. I came here for well researched facts spun into a narrative, not an auditive reality show. Then you gave her a second season, really???

Great story telling of historical significance with current ramifications.

Great story and great production! Love it!

I found the storytelling and reporting very compelling, but this doesn’t get down to the real reason why folks are willing to pay so much money and risk their lives to immigrate. Yes, crimes are being committed by folks like the Scorpion, but on a larger scale, why are folks willing to leave their home countries for this perilous journey? No focus on the wars and immigration policies that are causing this.

Loved this series!! Couldn’t stop listening and it was so satisfying that they reached their goal at the end and we actually got to hear from the Scorpion himself!

Interesting pursuit of scorpion, but seems like a totally missed chance to investigate alllll the racist and harmful anti-immigrant laws and sentiments, the structures that create the market for “illegal” migration in the first place . I get that this criminal could be held accountable - but what about the politicians? The xenophobic policy makers?

This is a great story, but so incredibly frustrating that each episode is so short. This is very unlike most BBC shows. It makes no sense to chop it up. As someone who’s lived in West Germany, and traveled to the East with my military father, I want to hear the story, but this is terrible storytelling to have each episode less than 10 minutes after the ads.

Really good stories

Can’t stop listening