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British Scandal

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Great Britain, England, Documentary, Exhibit C, History, Society & Culture, Matt Forde, British, Scandal, Alice Levine, True Crime

4.47.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

A brilliant biochemist believes his LSD can transform the world - and make a criminal network millions. But someone among them is watching. Fifty years on, this is the unbelievable true story of Operation Julie: one of the most audacious undercover police operations in British history.


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0:00.0

Just a warning, this episode features drugs and lots of strong language.

0:04.5

And regrettably, hilarious content that will probably make you want to see us live in Sheffield on Sunday the 5th of July.

0:11.3

Crossedwires.org for tickets. More info in the show notes if you're affected by this issue.

0:17.9

All right, Alice?

0:19.2

Yeah, good. How are you?

0:20.5

Yeah, good. I've got some of those new pills everyone's trading about it. Oh, God, I don't know how I feel about that. Like, what are they? They're the best. Do you want to try them on? I'm not, it's not really my bag. Like, what will it do to me? Just changes things, man. All the cool kids are doing them. When you say changes changes things I'm just a bit worried about sort of like not feeling

0:40.4

like myself no one's themselves at these but like in a good way

0:44.5

okay that sounds pretty profound like have you taken them yeah took them all the time

0:48.2

they're great um wait a sec back that boxes are they antihistamines

0:53.9

yeah with these I can go anywhere I couldn't leave the house during summer I mean on Wait a sec. That box is... Are they antihistamines? Yeah.

0:54.6

With these, I can go anywhere.

0:56.3

I couldn't leave the house during summer.

0:57.8

I mean, on one of these,

0:59.2

you could walk through a meadow

1:00.2

and your eyes and your nose weren't stream at all.

1:02.8

What a trip.

1:09.6

14th of April,, Tragaron Wales.

1:16.6

Richard Kemp clutches the steering wheel tight as the rain lashes against his windscreen.

1:23.6

Squinting through the pitch black night, his eyes frantically scammed the country road for his turn off.

1:31.3

God, be careful about aqua-planning.

1:33.9

Now, I only know about this from doing my theory test,

1:37.0

from my driving test several times.

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