Deep Water | Tortoise Investigates
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Description
Three years ago travel writer Lydia Gard discovered freediving almost by accident. It’s an extreme and beautiful sport defined by one simple objective: to dive as deep as you can on one single breath. Record holders are now routinely diving to more than 120 metres, pushing the sport and their bodies to find out what’s humanly possible.
Through her coach, Lydia was drawn into a small but fanatical community of competition athletes all united in their drive for depth, and that’s where she stumbled on a darker side of the sport. Rumours swirled that a group of top divers were doping to get deeper, faster.
As the community began to turn on each other over the allegations, one prominent diver decided to take the law into his own hands. A secret sting operation was meant to put an end to the problem by bringing the alleged dopers out of the dark, and into the light. But the issue hasn't gone away. And now, a lot of people who’ve been too scared to speak up, are ready to talk.
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| Episode | Date |
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Don’t hold your breath | Deep Water Ep4
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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In the bag | Deep Water Ep3
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Fair Play | Deep Water Ep2
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Depth Wish | Deep Water Ep1
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Introducing ... Deep Water
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Myths and monsters | The Lab Detective Ep4
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Science versus the law | The Lab Detective Ep3
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The eureka moment | The Lab Detective Ep2
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Three is murder | The Lab Detective Ep1
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Introducing...The Lab Detective
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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An update on the story | Lucky Boy
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Lucky Boys | Lucky Boy Ep4
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The school | Lucky Boy Ep3
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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The relationship | Lucky Boy Ep2
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Gareth | Lucky Boy Ep1
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Introducing...Lucky Boy
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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A star is born | Elon's Spies Ep4
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Amber | Elon's Spies Ep3
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Horrible human being | Elon's Spies Ep2
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Pedo guy | Elon's Spies Ep1
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Introducing...Elon's Spies
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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The lawsuit | Master Ep 7
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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The phone calls | Master Ep 6
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The NDAs | Master Ep 5
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The fan | Master Ep 4
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The pond | Master Ep 3
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The Whatsapps | Master Ep 2
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The bath | Master Ep 1
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Lightbulbs | Dangerous Memories Ep 6
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Who is Anne? | Dangerous Memories Ep 5
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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The ‘other person' | Dangerous Memories Ep 4
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Do not say my name | Dangerous Memories Ep 3
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Seagull | Dangerous Memories Ep 2
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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That amazing healer lady | Dangerous Memories Ep 1
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Introducing...Dangerous Memories
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Devil's breath | The Gas Man Ep 6
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Truth serum | The Gas Man Ep 5
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The other Gas Man | The Gas Man Ep 4
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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The escape | The Gas Man Ep 3
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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The sting | The Gas Man Ep 2
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May 28, 2024 |
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The special agent | The Gas Man Ep 1
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May 28, 2024 |
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Introducing...The Gas Man
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May 21, 2024 |
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Who Trolled Amber: Live
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May 20, 2024 |
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Public enemy | Who Trolled Amber Ep 6
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The special relationship | Who Trolled Amber Ep 5
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Through the looking glass | Who Trolled Amber Ep 4
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Into the dark | Who Trolled Amber Ep 3
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Gold dust | Who Trolled Amber Ep 2
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Missing evidence | Who Trolled Amber Ep 1
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Introducing: Who Trolled Amber?
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The confidence game | Walter's War Ep 4
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The rebellion | Walter's War Ep 3
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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The secret life of Walter Mitty | Walter's War Ep 2
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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An English gentleman | Walter's War Ep 1
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Introducing: Walter's War
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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The movement | Dr Anti-vax Ep 3
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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The rock star | Dr Anti-vax Ep 2
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The fall | Dr Anti-vax Ep 1
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Introducing: Dr Anti-vax
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Trump and Rudy | Ep 3
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Trump and Rudy | Ep 2
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Trump and Rudy | Ep 1
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Inquiry | Three Doors Down Ep 5
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Conviction | Three Doors Down Ep 4
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Confession | Three Doors Down Ep 3
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Rumours | Three Doors Down Ep 2
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Missing | Three Doors Down Ep 1
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Introducing: Three doors down
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The whole truth | Into the Dirt Ep 6
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The verge | Into the Dirt Ep 5
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Chicken feed | Into the Dirt Ep 4
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Poison into medicine | Into the Dirt Ep 3
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Project Spring | Into the Dirt Ep 2
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The truth | Into the Dirt Ep 1
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Introducing: Into the Dirt
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Gender GP | The Tavistock Ep 7
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The real scandal | The Tavistock Ep 6
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The noise | The Tavistock Ep 5
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The enemy within | The Tavistock Ep 4
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Thin ice | The Tavistock Ep 3
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The broom cupboard | The Tavistock Ep 2
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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A verdict | The Tavistock Ep 1
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Introducing: The Tavistock
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Out there | Pig Iron Ep 7
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The rope | Pig Iron Ep 6
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Kaya | Pig Iron Ep 5
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The kaleidoscope | Pig Iron Ep 4
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The lonely impulse | Pig Iron Ep 3
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Spring break | Pig Iron Ep 2
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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White rebel | Pig Iron Ep 1
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Introducing: Pig Iron
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Bonnie and Clyde | Hoaxed Ep 6
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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The Healer | Hoaxed Ep 5
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Infiltration | Hoaxed Ep 4
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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The Avengers | Hoaxed Ep 3
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Ella's list | Hoaxed Ep 2
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Secrets and lies | Hoaxed Ep 1
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Introducing: Hoaxed
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Motive | Sweet Bobby Ep 6
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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(In)justice | Sweet Bobby Ep 5
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Dark triads | Sweet Bobby Ep 4
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Confession | Sweet Bobby Ep 3
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Witness protection | Sweet Bobby Ep 2
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Sliding doors | Sweet Bobby Ep 1
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Introducing: Sweet Bobby
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Introducing ... Tortoise Investigates
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Oct 16, 2021 |