Introducing: The Pitcairn Trials

Halfway between Peru and New Zealand is a tiny volcanic island, a little known British Territory. The community of Pitcairn is home to 37 people....and a terrifying scandal. In The Pitcairn Trials, British Journalist Luke Jones uncovers a story of historic abuse in a remote place where prosecuting secrets and challenging centuries of power has left deep scars on generations of women and girls, and brought a unique, lonely, pacific island to the brink of extinction.The Pitcairn Trials is a chilling lesson in what human beings can be capable of when they think no one is watching them.

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Episodes will also be available for free wherever you get your podcasts in January.

Episodes 1-3 from 9 Jan

Episodes 4-5 from 16 Jan

Episodes 6-7 from 23 Jan

Episode 8 from 30 Jan

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The Pitcairn Trials

Halfway between South America and New Zealand is a small piece of volcanic, British territory; Pitcairn. It has one shop open for a few hours a day, it’s accessible only by boat, it was born out of Naval mutiny in the 18th Century, it’s home to 37 British subjects... and an almighty scandal.

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• No. of episodes: 10
• Latest episode: 2025-03-13
• True Crime

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