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15.07.2026
36 Minuten
Nigel Farage realises one of his lifelong ambitions, as he becomes an MP, with the help of Posh George.
This leads to questions over George’s financial support for his ally. Did it breach parliamentary rules?
And, the Insight team tries to make sense of Posh George and Farage’s ten-plus year friendship after the fallout from their reporting.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Police investigate Reform donations by mother of fraudster who bankrolled Farage by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
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Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
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This leads to questions over George’s financial support for his ally. Did it breach parliamentary rules?
And, the Insight team tries to make sense of Posh George and Farage’s ten-plus year friendship after the fallout from their reporting.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Police investigate Reform donations by mother of fraudster who bankrolled Farage by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch -
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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12.07.2026
26 Minuten
In 2023 Posh George is accused of wading into Montenegro elections after police seize a crypto ATM.
As negative headlines in the Balkans pile up, Farage, back on the campaign trail in the UK, is once again facing questions over his friend’s alleged behaviour.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
George Cottrell failed to declare gifts to Reform office by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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As negative headlines in the Balkans pile up, Farage, back on the campaign trail in the UK, is once again facing questions over his friend’s alleged behaviour.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
George Cottrell failed to declare gifts to Reform office by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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08.07.2026
31 Minuten
Back home after 8 months in a US prison, Posh George attends a rally where the controversial, far-right provocateur Tommy Robinson is speaking - and starts dating a Made in Chelsea star.
Having already made and lost at least one fortune, George moves to the crypto paradise of Montenegro.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Nigel Farage’s secret donor pictured with Tommy Robinson at rally by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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Having already made and lost at least one fortune, George moves to the crypto paradise of Montenegro.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Nigel Farage’s secret donor pictured with Tommy Robinson at rally by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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05.07.2026
29 Minuten
It’s July 2016 and Nigel Farage is riding high on a Brexit wave when his young aide, Posh George is arrested following a sting by US federal agents.
He’s accused of running a money laundering scheme over the dark web. Can the young financier escape a jail term and rebuild his gilded life?
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Nigel Farage’s crypto-gambler ally used Reform UK business cards by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
He’s accused of running a money laundering scheme over the dark web. Can the young financier escape a jail term and rebuild his gilded life?
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Nigel Farage’s crypto-gambler ally used Reform UK business cards by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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04.07.2026
25 Minuten
Who is George Swinfen Cottrell, aka Posh George? Booted out of his expensive boarding school after gambling in 2010, he comes of age in London’s Mayfair district, learning the tricks of his trade in international finance, private banking, and offshore structures.
George is soon drawn into the orbit of UKIP leader, Nigel Farage.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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George is soon drawn into the orbit of UKIP leader, Nigel Farage.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
Get in touch:
Call or WhatsApp The Sunday Times’s Insight team: 020 7782 5959
For any tips on this series: insight@sunday-times.co.uk
If you have a story for us: investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Posh George: The criminal behind Farage is season 13 of
Times Investigates - bringing you award-winning investigative and
true crime podcasts from The Times and The Sunday Times
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cult leaders, our podcasts go further than any other to uncover
the truth
In season 1, war correspondent Anthony Loyd investigates the life
- and fate - of his colleague John Cantlie, who was kidnapped in
Syria by Islamic State
In season 2, crime correspondent John Simpson breaks down the
wall of silence surrounding the killing of 14-year-old Corey
Junior Davis
In season 3 Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody uncovers the story
of Hans Globke, the Nazi bureaucrat who laid the legal basis for
the Holocaust - and helped build the modern German state
In season 4, columnist David Aaronovitch follows the trail of
charm and deception left by businessman Lex Greensill through the
corridors of power in Britain
In season 5, special correspondent Emily Dugan asks whether the
wrong man was sent to prison for a brutal attack on a mother of
two
In season six, Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan steps
into the weird world of ‘kittens’, ‘lions’, and televangelism
surrounding a cult leader
In season seven, journalists Brenna Daldorph and David
Aaronovitch explore the dark past behind some of Britain’s
wealthiest stately homes
In season eight, feature writer Andrew Billen exposes a very
British scandal at the world-famous university college, Christ
Church, Oxford
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Patriotic Alternative, a far-right group using the Covid pandemic
as a recruiting tool
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investigate the death of one of our own, David Holden, the
reporter whose killing became a Cold War whodunnit
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leading from a quiet British town to frozen Canada, where he
discovers a man allegedly selling death online
In season 12, reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown in
Northern Ireland, seeking answers about the bloody 1987
Remembrance Sunday attack
In series 13, The Sunday Times’s Insight team investigates how
Nigel Farage came to depend upon a crypto enthusiast, gambler and
fraudster
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