Episode 8: Consequences

11/01/21 • 39 min

We conclude our investigation by speaking to the people who have been affected by the story.

Hearing the opinions of experts in the field, we understand why this story was so important to share.

BAT denies any wrongdoing and the UK’s Serious Fraud Office concluded there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions.

But could the British authorities have done more to try to ensure such things couldn’t happen?

A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy.

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We conclude our investigation by speaking to the people who have been affected by the story.

Hearing the opinions of experts in the field, we understand why this story was so important to share.

BAT denies any wrongdoing and the UK’s Serious Fraud Office concluded there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions.

But could the British authorities have done more to try to ensure such things couldn’t happen?

A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy.

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Episode 7: The Needle in the Haystack

The investigation continues to explore the FSS and finds evidence that the bribes may have extended beyond South Africa’s borders.

As things began to spiral out of control the government became involved and key players took the blame.

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Episode 9: TBIJ talk to BizNews

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and its reporting partners received hundreds of thousands of documents about British American Tobacco and its hired spies – and what they got up to in South Africa and beyond. It's a tale of spies, lies, tobacco and bribes, but how do you go from thousands of leaked documents to a story people would want to listen to? The team that reported out the story and turned it into an acclaimed eight-part podcast talk to BizNews and reveal how they did it.The resulting podcast "Smoke Screen" is A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. Panelists include:

Victoria Hollingsworth, reporter and podcast host.

Tom Wright, podcast producer

Chrissie Giles, global health editor at TBIJ

Alec Hogg, founder of BizNews

Chair: James Ball, global editor at TBIJ

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