S3 Ep12: Naked Villainy Ep 12
Brenda's closest work colleague tells the court how she begged her to go along with Kit's wishes on a foreign work trip and confided her greatest fears. For exclusive extra content, including the full interview with Dr Jessie Watt and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_c...
41m Nov 23, 2023
41m
S3 Ep11: Naked Villainy Ep 11
Three statements from three colleagues with more damning evidence of Kit's violent outbursts, bruises seen on Brenda's legs and the lengths she went to, to hide the white trousers used as proof of a past assault on her, for the divorce hearing. For exclusive extra content, including full interviews and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipb...
33m Nov 16, 2023
33m
S3 Ep10: Naked Villainy Ep 10
Inspector Morse was a famous British detective drama set in Oxford and in this episode you'll hear from the journalist who likened the murder of Dr Brenda Page, to one of the fictional scripts from the TV series. The first officer at the scene of the murder tells the court what he was met with upon entering her flat and Brenda's neighbour and colleague tells Isla about the grim task he was aske...
38m Nov 09, 2023
38m
S3 Ep9: Naked Villainy Ep 9
Hear a fascinating insight into the characters of Dr Brenda Page and her accused killer from Kit's former boss and in court Brenda’s boyfriend reveals a chilling promise he made to her in the event of her death. For exclusive extra content, including full interviews and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm...
43m Nov 02, 2023
43m
S3 Ep8: Naked Villainy Ep 8
An eye witness reveals she spotted a green mini outside the hotel where Dr Brenda Page was dining with two businessman hours before she was killed and a friend of Kit's details an incident during which he showed him how to remove a pain of glass from a window without damaging it. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_med...
37m Oct 26, 2023
37m
S3 Ep7: Naked Villainy Ep 7
Brenda's former boss reveals there was a palpable feeling of evil in the air following her murder and two colleagues give evidence.  The court learns she DID go to the police about her husband's violence. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm...
35m Oct 19, 2023
35m
S3 Ep6: Naked Villainy Ep 6
Two brutal cross-examinations of two very sharp women - one Dr Brenda Page's friend and the other, Kit's friend and both give damning testimonies. The King's Counsel defending the accused killer, won't give up easily...but neither do the witnesses. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon and show your support. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipbo...
40m Oct 12, 2023
40m
S3 Ep5: Naked Villainy Ep 5
The post mortem results are read to the court revealing the horrific final moments of Dr Brenda Page's life and a friend and colleague recalls a chilling statement. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon and show your support. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
36m Oct 05, 2023
36m
S3 Ep4: Naked Villainy Ep 4
A shocking letter is shown to the court in which Dr Brenda Page predicts her sudden death and asks her lawyer to take steps in the event it happens. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon and show your support. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
30m Sep 28, 2023
30m
S3 Ep3: Naked Villainy Ep 3
On what would have been Dr Brenda Page's 77th birthday, one of her best friends from her hometown in England gives a chilling insight into the marriage and one of the most important witnesses in the trial begins his evidence. For exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon and show your support. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=cop...
36m Sep 21, 2023
36m
S3 Ep2: Naked Villainy Ep 2
After a bombshell delay, the murder trial finally gets underway and the first witness has her moment after a 45 year wait. For early and ad free releases, extra content and bonus episodes, head to the Patreon and show your support. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
49m Sep 14, 2023
49m
S3 Ep1: Naked Villainy Ep 1
The Number 1 series is back for a third season and this time, it's making history. We begin by travelling back in time by two decades and hearing exclusive audio of crime journalist Isla Traquair confronting a killer, before facing him present day in court. As she hits record for the FIRST TIME IN A UK COURT, things don't go as expected. For extra content, exclusive interviews and behind the s...
37m Sep 07, 2023
37m
Trailer - Naked Villainy
A teaser of a mammoth series which is making history. This is the first time in UK history that a murder trial has been recorded in full. Get ready for a deep dive as you hear Isla Traquair confront a killer two decades ago and then face him again in court. Unprecedented access and interviews coming soon. For bonus episodes, photos of the crime scene, locations, people, court analysis and so m...
1m Aug 31, 2023
1m
Violent Delights Special - Kate Dickie EP 13
Isla Traquair talks to award-winning actor Kate Dickie on taking on the role of Sheila Garvie and her thoughts on the murder case.
51m Dec 12, 2020
51m
Violent Delights Special - Laura Richards EP 12
World-renowned criminal behavioural analyst, advocate and investigator Laura Richards BSc, MSc. MBPsS, gives an in-depth analysis of this case and all the people involved. If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out any of the following websites. http://www.laurarichards.co.uk http://www.womensaid.org.uk http://www.thehotline.org http://www.lifeline.org.au
1hr Dec 06, 2020
1hr
Violent Delights Special - EP 11
In this special extended episode, a new and different insight into the case from a previously unheard viewpoint for a detective who interrogated the three accused. And the horrifying truth about Sheila Garvie’s never-ending prison from the womAn who cared for her in her final years.
39m Nov 30, 2020
39m
Violent Delights EP 10
Sheila and Brian begin their life sentences but both are released on parole a decade later. However freedom did not guarantee happiness.
55m Nov 23, 2020
55m
Violent Delights EP 9
The stern judge gives his directions to the jury and asks them to ignore the very aspects of the case which attracted so much attention. Lady Chatterley, Lady Bountiful or Lady MacBeth? Which will the jury decide best describes Sheila Garvie? All three accused discover their fates.
32m Nov 16, 2020
32m
Violent Delights EP 8
Sheila Garvie is questioned about two books she was writing while in prison awaiting trial and the lawyers for the Crown and defence take centre stage for their addresses to the jury.
31m Nov 09, 2020
31m
Violent Delights EP 7
Former police officer Alfred Birse enters the witness box and yet more explosive details emerge and claims are made from two witnesses that Brian and Sheila had joked about getting Max out of the way.
23m Nov 02, 2020
23m
Violent Delights EP 6
Alan Peters claims Sheila assisted in the murder of her husband and police go to great lengths using a pig to establish how Max was murdered.
28m Oct 26, 2020
28m
Violent Delights EP 5
Sheila attempts to leave her husband but is urged to return to the marital home by those she sought help from and the court hears two very different versions of what happened on the night of Max’s murder.
28m Oct 19, 2020
28m
Violent Delights EP 4
The trial hears Max Garvie’s appetite for the extreme increased beyond fast cars and planes. He became the puppet-master who pushed his wife into the arms, and bedroom, of a younger man. He then finds a lover for himself, a woman who is a little too close to home.
30m Oct 11, 2020
30m
Violent Delights EP 3
The trial of the century gets underway with three people accused of murdering 35-year-old prominent farmer Maxwell Garvie. The cream of Scottish legal talent and top journalists are drafted in for the case while hundreds of people queue outside for a seat in court.
26m Oct 05, 2020
26m
Violent Delights EP 2
A second person is arrested for the murder of prominent farmer Maxwell Garvie and cracks during an overnight interrogation leading police to the body. The forensic team then face a major challenge retrieving the body from a hiding place that would never have been found.
32m Sep 29, 2020
32m
Violent Delights EP 1
A prominent Scottish farmer has disappeared and after initial thoughts he'd gone off with a fellow amateur pilot, suspicions grow that something sinister has happened to him. Three months later his glamorous wife is arrested in front of their three children. But who tipped off the police and prompted the most sensational murder investigation in Scottish history?
27m Sep 28, 2020
27m
Violent Delights Trailer
The official trailer for series two of the The Storyteller: Violent Delights. Following on from the True Crime Number 1 hit The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul, investigative journalist Isla Traquair returns to Scotland to uncover the dark truths of one of the most sensational cases in recorded criminal history. Set against a backdrop of the North east coast and prudish farming community, a promi...
2m Sep 21, 2020
2m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 10
In the final episode of this series, loose ends are tied in a poetic way as the living victims of Pamela Gourlay come together and find comfort by sharing their very different experiences. The Storyteller Isla Traquair thinks she’s done, but is she? Maybe one last trip north but will she find the truth?
1hr 3m Dec 11, 2019
1hr 3m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 9
In an unexpected twist a key character in this awful story, who was believed to be dead, is in fact alive and ready to talk about the case for the first time in 20 years.
48m Dec 04, 2019
48m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 8
What was Pamela Gourlay's solicitor predicting for the verdict and why did she only serve 14 years? Meanwhile the family of Melanie Sturton were forced to return to the court time and time again for appeals and deal with receiving her belongings still covered in fingerprint dust and blood stains.
32m Nov 29, 2019
32m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 8
The jury returns but who do they believe? Pamela Gourlay or her former boyfriend Kris Taylor? Present day The Storyteller Isla Traquair goes on a quest to find the killer to get some answers twenty years after the horrific murder.
39m Nov 27, 2019
39m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 7 - Part 2
Pamela Gourlay gave evidence over two days. In the second part of this week's bonus content, find out exactly what the young chef said in court as The Storyteller Isla Traquair goes through and reads excerpts of the transcript. An actor is used for reading the parts of Edward Targowski QC and former Advocate Depute Neil Brailsford who is now a judge, Lord Brailsford.
10m Nov 23, 2019
10m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 7 - Part 1
In Part 1 of Bonus Episode 7, The Storyteller Isla Traquair explains the options available to the jury. Did you know Scotland has a third verdict? And fellow journalist Alison Shaw and defence agent Shane Campbell recall the cold behaviour of Pamela Gourlay throughout the trial. QC Edward Targowski explains the perils of an accused giving evidence and learn more about that phone call confession...
19m Nov 22, 2019
19m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 7
Finally the pieces of the jigsaw come together and so do all the people in this story as everyone gathers at the High Court in Aberdeen for the trial of Pamela Gourlay. Melanie’s family come face to face with the young woman accused of killing her for the first time and they are shocked by what they see. What’s even more shocking is the chef’s defence and what she claims really happened. Who wi...
30m Nov 20, 2019
30m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 6
Melanie’s body is finally released to her family for the funeral but not without more delays. Her mother Susan reveals a hidden grief she and her husband suffered months before the murder and The Storyteller Isla Traquair prepares listeners for the trial with full details of the indictment and details of the grandiose court room.
16m Nov 15, 2019
16m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 6
A young solicitor lands the biggest case his career by a chance answering of an urgent phone call from police looking for a back-up duty agent. For the first time, defence solicitor Shane Campbell shares his interactions with the accused murderess in the run up to the court case and his shock at her 11th hour change of story.
24m Nov 13, 2019
24m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 5
A special guest features in this bonus episode as well as the two Claires; one a friend and colleague of murder victim Melanie Sturton and the other the closest friend to Pamela Gourlay at the time of the murder.
24m Nov 09, 2019
24m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 5
Following the surprising arrest of a 20-year-old female, we hear from her former best friend who was as shocked as the public that she was responsible for such a brutal murder. For the first time Claire Forbes speaks publicly about her close friendship with a killer and how she was dragged into the investigation. We also learn of the parallels between murderess and her victim and their rural up...
28m Nov 06, 2019
28m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 4
In the aftermath of the chilling confession The Storyteller Isla Traquair examines the crucial timeline with the police involved in the case and the shock of the press as they realised the woman arrested lived in the same building. Also forensic scientist Chris Gannicliffe reveals something unusual from his notes.
16m Nov 02, 2019
16m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 4
Police track down the CCTV from the ATM where Melanie's bank card was used and despite the poor image quality, they can see it’s a young woman using it, but it’s not Melanie. Meanwhile a new detective steps in to interview the neighbours in the building. The couple downstairs had actually heard the attack. The upstairs neighbour was harder to track down but was very helpful when police spoke to...
26m Oct 30, 2019
26m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 3
The Storyteller Isla Traquair delves deeper into the emotional impact on the professionals working on the case. Pathologist Dr James Grieve, who made an exception in letting Melanie’s mother see the body despite the severe injuries, describes how he feels when working on such a tragic case. Isla also reminisces with former journalist Alison Shaw about the challenges of being a crime report and ...
20m Oct 24, 2019
20m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 3
As the media begins to learn more details about the horrific murder, Melanie's mother Susan Patrick faces the cameras to make a public appeal for help. A huge influx of calls leads detectives down many paths and the investigation stretches far and wide but then in a casual conversation with police family liaison officers, Susan inadvertently delivers a clue which brings them closer to the killer.
28m Oct 23, 2019
28m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 2
Discover what happened to Melanie’s step-father after he was interviewed by police and how his military background and multiple clothes changes led investigators to suspect he was involved. And the lead Forensic Scientist Chris Gannicliffe takes The Storyteller Isla Traquair through the photographs from the murder scene.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
18m Oct 19, 2019
18m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 2
After the shock of the initial sight of Melanie Sturton’s injuries, the pathologist and forensic team continue their painstaking examination of her body and home. Every fibre and blood spot helps them piece together the trainee nurse’s final movements. Meanwhile Melanie’s family struggle to race home from Spain and before they're informed she’s been murdered, they are at the top of the list of ...
27m Oct 16, 2019
27m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul Bonus 1
Bonus content episode with some further information from the investigation team and more from the Storyteller Isla Traquair about how this podcast came about.
14m Oct 11, 2019
14m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul EP 1
In this chilling first episode The Storyteller Isla Traquair begins her journey by meeting up with the murder victim’s mother Susan Patrick and pledging to do her best to find some answers to this motiveless crime. Susan bravely recalls the awful moment a ringing phone changed her life forever. Her mother’s instinct was strong and we learn what horrors unfolded. Sadly there was far worse to come…
26m Oct 09, 2019
26m
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul
A chilling and addictive brand new true crime podcast set in Scotland. A young woman is found face down behind her door in an upmarket area of the Granite City, Aberdeen. Her throat has been cut so deeply, it's almost severed. She was an unlikely victim, but the identity of the killer was even more shocking. The Storyteller Isla Traquair was a 19-year-old newspaper reporter at the time of the m...
2m Oct 01, 2019
2m