Lost At Sea

BBC Radio 5 Live
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In August 2015 Keith Davis boarded the Victoria 168. A month later, when the ship returned to port, Keith was missing. Reporter Rachel Monroe investigates his case. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Episodes

  1. 2022-08-22

    Introducing Lost At Sea

    The mysterious disappearance of Keith Davis, a fisheries observer who went missing 500 miles off the coast of Peru. In August 2015 Keith boarded a tuna vessel, the Victoria 168, but when the ship returned to port a month later, Keith wasn’t on it. Reporter Rachel Monroe investigates. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    4 min

  2. 2022-08-23

    Episode 1: 500 Miles from shore

    Keith Davis spent sixteen years as an observer, working for months at a time on fishing vessels. But then, in September 2015, he disappeared at sea. How could this have happened? __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    23 min

  3. 2022-11-21

    Episode 2: Hidden Currents

    In August 2015 Keith Davis boarded a tuna vessel, the Victoria 168. When the ship returned to port, Keith was missing. With the help of Keith’s observer log, Rachel tries to make sense of his final voyage. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    25 min

  4. 2022-11-21

    Episode 3: Panama

    Rachel travels to Panama to retrace Keith’s last days on land, where she has a chance encounter at the port. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    31 min

  5. 2022-11-21

    Episode 4: Shark Finning

    ​​What could Keith have encountered on board the Victoria 168? Rachel hears stories from other observers of cruel captains, knife fights, and bribery. _ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    29 min

  6. 2022-11-21

    Episode 5: Prisoners of the sea

    Did Keith’s decision to speak out about the mistreatment of crew members put him in a vulnerable position? __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    28 min

  7. 2022-11-21

    Episode 6: Deeper Waters

    Keith’s disappearance isn’t a one off. Rachel looks into the cases of other observers who have died at sea under suspicious circumstances. _ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    30 min

  8. 2022-11-21

    Episode 7: The Last Observer

    In the final episode of the series, Rachel speaks to someone with a unique perspective on what might have happened to Keith: the observer who worked on the Victoria 168 directly before him. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

    37 min
  9. Bad People present True Crime Crackers 2022 ft. Lost at Sea

    2022-12-20

    Bad People present True Crime Crackers 2022 ft. Lost at Sea

    Dr Julia Shaw unwraps Bad People’s choice of true crime podcasts in 2022. She talks to Rachel Monroe about her story of lawlessness on the high-seas, BBC podcast Lost at Sea. Julia also meets BBC social media and disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring to discuss her series Disaster Trolls, which investigates the trolling of victims of terror attacks by people who claim they never happened We hear from Audrey Gillan, the acclaimed journalist whose podcast Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer reinvestigates horrific murders that shocked Glasgow over fifty years ago. And Formula One expert Sarah Holt discusses the Spygate podcast which tells the story behind industrial espionage and bitter rivalries in motor racing. CREDITS Presenter: Dr Julia Shaw Producer: Laura Northedge Assistant Producer: Hannah Ward Editor: Anna Lacey Music: Matt Chandler Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland #BadPeople_BBC

    45 min
  • 9 Episodes

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3.8
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About

In August 2015 Keith Davis boarded the Victoria 168. A month later, when the ship returned to port, Keith was missing. Reporter Rachel Monroe investigates his case. __ Credits Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins. Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 5 Live
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2022
  • Show Website
    Lost At Sea

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