In the bag | Deep Water Ep3

Foundling | Tortoise Investigates

Nov 25, 2025•31 min•Season 17Ep. 3

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Episode description

Vertical Blue, 2023, the moment the doping scandal erupts. The competition organiser, William Trubridge, recounts his plan to catch the dopers – and Lydia investigates the fallout of a very controversial drugs bust.

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Reporter - Lydia Gard

Producer - Gary Marshall.

Music supervision and sound design - Karla Patella

Sound design - Rowan Bishop

Podcast artwork - Lola Williams

Fact checking - Poppy Bullard, Katie Gunning, Amalie Sortland, Madeleine Parr & Jess Swinburne

Executive producer - Basia Cummings

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