Intrigue: To Catch A Scorpion
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Ben Lewis unravels the tangled story of a Christian billionaire family, stolen relics, fake treasures and the scholar turned sleuth who exposed the scandal of biblical proportions. Intrigue: 'Jaw-dropping', 'gripping', 'bingeable,' 'thrilling' - dramatic true stories and investigations that reveal how the world really works.
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Jun 4, 2024
"Mitchell is an engaging audio presence and an exceptional interviewer...Lawrie is charismatic and well-connected, but perhaps a little overeager...And phew, this is a fantastic series.This series really is an eye-opener."
Score: 5
Catherine Carr • Podcast Rex • May 17, 2024
"...tense, exciting and so informative...Mitchell’s vast experience as a reporter is evident in every second of this brilliantly told story. Layers of sound, from the clanking of ferry doors to the bleep of a sat nav, to the rattle of a chain link fence at a lorry park are all captured. What the show has achieved is just so impressive on every level: construction, ambition, style and results."
Score: 5
James Marriot • The Times UK • May 16, 2024
"Lawrie and Mitchell put in a lot of work: interviewing refugees, visiting migrant camps, tracking smugglers. No subject attracts more ill-informed bloviating than migration. Many attempts to explain it end up boring or depressing or repellently partisan. This fascinating account of how the whole thing works is valuable indeed."
Score: 5
Rachel Cunliffe • New Statesman • May 8, 2024
"Staggering too is the disregard for human life."
Score: 5
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • May 5, 2024
"Mitchell and Lawrie make a terrific team: as well as bringing clear knowledge and a storytelling flair, their contacts — are quite remarkable. I look forward to seeing whether Mitchell and Lawrie catch up with Scorpion, though if they don’t, it won’t be a wasted effort. That they have captured the intrigue, desperation and unfathomable danger of the people smuggling business is enough."
