Annabel Deas
@annabeldeas
BBC Investigative journalist & narrative podcast producer/presenter. Orwell Prize winner & ARIA winner. [email protected] THE SMUGGLER link below 👇
The Smuggler is the inside story of how a former British soldier became an international people smuggler - revealing the mechanics of how he smuggled migrants on lorry’s, ferry’s and sailboats -working with Albanian&Vietnamese gangs all based inside the UK bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…
Astounding investigation by @NoelTitheradge
My investigation is the most read story on the BBC this morning: Medications which cause sexual urges as a side effect are leading to women and children being exploited Men have been convicted, become addicted to illegal porn and sexually coerced women bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
They were strapped down, hidden and living on bread bbc.com/news/articles/…
A police force that repeatedly met the family of a nine-year-old boy who was later murdered in his home did not sufficiently train front-line officers to identify child abuse, a police watchdog's report concluded. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
A man who was left paralysed and brain-damaged after a scuffle with police and nightclub doormen 12 years ago has died, aged 31. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
LOVED this! 👏 such incredible access Made me really nervous in parts Defo worth a listen!
The Smuggler is the inside story of how a former British soldier became an international people smuggler - revealing the mechanics of how he smuggled migrants on lorry’s, ferry’s and sailboats -working with Albanian&Vietnamese gangs all based inside the UK bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…
Loved going on The Media Show and discussing the ethnics of working with a convicted criminal. Thankyou for having me @katierazz & @BBCRosAtkins bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
It's Monday so here's my @FT pod column on The Smuggler, an eye-opening new BBC series about the business of human cargo and featuring the testimony of "Nick", a builder-turned-people trafficker. ft.com/content/a125c7…
Yet more of our findings from our @BBCRadio4 @bbcsounds investigative podcast The Smuggler revealed here - listen here for the full story bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Revealed: The new tactic being used to smuggle migrants into the UK after being pioneered by Albanian gangs trib.al/djrQ1fe
"I hesitated before committing myself to all two-and-a-half hours of The Smuggler (Radio 4, 26 May-6 June). But, after the first two episodes, I was hooked," writes Rosie Dawson. Read the full #radioreview below 👇 churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…
“Nick is living evidence that most crime is circumstantial” Thank you @msmirandasawyer for your review of The Smuggler observer.co.uk/culture/podcas…
Thank you @fionasturges @ft for your review of ‘The Smuggler’: “illuminating character study’, “meticulous and wide ranging reporting”, “slickly made”. ft.com/content/a125c7…
“However Deas got hold of Nick (not his real name) and convinced him to spill the beans we’ll likely never know (no money changed hands), but this is surely the scoop of her career so far” telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-smugg…
How do you become a people smuggler? instagram.com/reel/DKKlqgQoo…
Thankyou @RadioTimes & @vanessathorpe for making The Smuggler your pick of the week! You can listen on @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
New @BBCRadio4 podcast, Shadow World: The Smuggler presented by @annabeldeas follows a former British army soldier turned people smuggler @BBCSounds podcastingtoday.co.uk/new-bbc-radio-…
If you listen to one thing this week, make it ‘The Smuggler’
“I found myself absolutely gripped by The Smuggler” spectator.co.uk/article/my-fri…
Meet Nick: ex-army, charming, funny, people-smuggler thetimes.com/article/c42cb7…
Brilliant investigation into how illusory our border control is.
I’ve spent a year speaking to a British people smuggler who brought migrants into the UK. My investigation reveals how he worked with Vietnamese & Albanian gangs & the mechanics of how he evaded the authorities. Search ‘The Smuggler’ on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…