

Assume Nothing
BBC Radio Ulster
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
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Jan 4, 2025 • 1h 4min
Episode 8
Vinny Hurrell is joined by a panel of experts and an audience to discuss Doctor John Bodkin Adams and series. Who may have had a lucky escape? Why were those files sealed? We delve into the mind of a sociopath. Are we all capable of murder?This episode was recorded on January 27th in the Accidental theatre, Belfast. Presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Produced, edited and mixed by Vinny Hurrell.
The Executive Editor is Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production

Dec 7, 2024 • 31min
Episode 10: Justice Denied
Katie will never get justice, but the fight for her legacy beginsThe inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted. The actors featured include: Conor O’Donnell, Maeve Bradley, Mary Lindsay, Patrick Buchanan, Paul Mallon and Richard Clements.If you have any further information which you would like to share with the producers who made this series, you can get in touch by emailing assumenothing@bbc.co.uk

Dec 7, 2024 • 22min
Episode 9: The Trial
Now the jury finds out why…The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted. If you have any further information which you would like to share with the producers who made this series, you can get in touch by emailing assumenothing@bbc.co.uk

Dec 5, 2024 • 13min
Episode 8: New Team
This day might never have come, if not for a call…The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.If you have any further information which you would like to share with the producers who made this series, you can get in touch by emailing assumenothing@bbc.co.uk

Dec 5, 2024 • 17min
Episode 7: Getting away with it
Creswell is managing the narrative – his future freedom depends on it.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.If you have any further information which you would like to share with the producers who made this series, you can get in touch by emailing assumenothing@bbc.co.uk

Nov 30, 2024 • 13min
Episode 6: The Unravelling
The mask slips when the red mist descends.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.If you have any further information which you would like to share with the producers who made this series, you can get in touch by emailing assumenothing@bbc.co.uk

Nov 30, 2024 • 28min
Episode 5: The Women
The women are told a story.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.

Nov 23, 2024 • 19min
Episode 4: Red Flags
Jonathan Creswell misleads police… others try to warn them.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.

Nov 23, 2024 • 11min
Episode 3: His Priorities
The panic in Jonathan's voice from the emergency call has been replaced by practicality.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.

Nov 16, 2024 • 10min
Episode 2: Covering Tracks
Jonathan Creswell is told to follow the ambulance, but instead he turns for home.The inside story of a crime that rocked Northern Ireland’s equestrian community. When a promising showjumper Katie Simpson is found hanged at her Lettershadoney home – all is not as it seems. This is a podcast that exposes what can happen behind the stable doors and raises questions about the safety of young women in a world to which many are attracted.


