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A Dark City

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Delve into the dark heart of Glasgow, a city with history steeped in mystery and violence. A Dark City takes you behind the headlines to explore the city's most notorious murders - stories that shocked the nation, shattered communities and left scars that still linger. From cold blooded killers to infamous gangland slayings, we uncover the chilling details, the victims stories and the impact on Glasgow's streets.

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Questions about A Dark City

What is A Dark City about?

Delve into the dark heart of Glasgow, a city with history steeped in mystery and violence. A Dark City takes you behind the headlines to explore the city's most notorious murders - stories that shocked the nation, shattered communities and left scars that still linger.

What has A Dark City covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The McGoverns" (26 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Joe Beltrami" (19 October 2026, 13 minutes), and "The High Court" (12 October 2026, 12 minutes).

How often does A Dark City publish?

A Dark City publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 50 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on A Dark City?

Booking probability for A Dark City is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Dark City requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Dark City's contact route on record: public web form.

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A Dark City is a history podcast with 50 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #49

    The McGoverns

    Oct 26, 202627 min

    A man steps out of a Glasgow pub wearing a Kevlar vest because he already knows someone wants him dead. It doesn’t matter. Four shots later, Tony McGovern lies on the pavement outside the Morvan Bar, and the prime...

  • Episode #48

    Joe Beltrami

    Oct 19, 202613 min

    “Get me Beltrami” is more than a line from Glasgow folklore, it is what people reportedly said when the charge could end in a rope before 1965 or a life sentence after it. We take you inside the life of Joseph Beltrami...

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    The High Court

    Oct 12, 202612 min

    A city’s darkest stories do not just happen in closes and back rooms, they end up in court. We take you to Glasgow’s High Court of Justiciary on the Saltmarket, the neoclassical landmark with the vast Doric Portico that...

  • Episode #47

    Paul Ferris

    Oct 7, 202628 min

    A judge calls him a danger to society. Prosecutors call him a killer. A jury says not guilty and Paul Ferris walks out of the High Court in Glasgow smiling at the cameras. That moment is the door into a much bigger...

  • Episode #46

    Arthur Thompson

    Oct 5, 202633 min

    A fortified house on a quiet Glasgow street, bulletproof glass facing the road, and a man inside who believes nobody can reach him. The Ponderosa is more than a home, it is Arthur Thompson’s statement to the city: power...

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  • Episode #45

    The Lyon's Family

    Sep 28, 202624 min

    One night in Milton. A cocaine consignment disappears. And Glasgow’s most destructive modern feud begins. We’re telling the story of how Eddie Lyons Sr, an operator who builds power through connections rather than...

  • Episode #44

    The Daniel Family

    Sep 21, 202631 min

    Thirteen shots in a supermarket car park is the kind of detail you never forget, especially when it happens in broad daylight with families loading shopping into their boots. We start there, with the killing of Kevin...

  • Episode #43

    The Beast of Ibrox

    Sep 14, 202626 min

    He didn’t seek fame, he didn’t taunt police, and he didn’t leave neat clues behind. For years, an unknown predator moved through Glasgow Southside with enough local knowledge to isolate women, vanish into familiar...

  • Episode #42

    Walter Norval

    Sep 7, 202632 min

    A bomb inside Glasgow High Court. A trial collapsing under rubble. And at the centre of it, not a mythic movie villain but a real man who helped invent modern organised crime in the city: Walter Norval. We follow his...

  • Episode #41

    The Billy Boys vs The Norman Conks

    Aug 31, 202625 min

    A gang war can look like noise from a distance, but up close it becomes a map of a city’s pressures. We take you into interwar Glasgow, where overcrowded tenements, hard industrial work and tight-knit districts create...

  • Episode #40

    Lynda Spence

    Aug 24, 202639 min

    A woman leaves her mum’s birthday gathering in Glasgow, says she will be back shortly, and is never seen again. What follows is the Linda Spence case: a rare kind of Scottish true crime story where the facts are...

  • Episode #39

    James White

    Aug 17, 202625 min

    £126 million on paper. About £118,649.50 in assets the Crown can actually seize. That single gap tells you almost everything about how modern organised crime works, and why so many “big wins” still leave the real money...

  • Episode #38

    Omar Sadiq

    Aug 10, 202625 min

    A luxury Audi abandoned on Boydstone Road. Hazard lights flashing. Doors left wide. A man bleeding out on the pavement, trying to catch the eye of a passing police patrol. Omar Sadiq’s death looks, at first glance, like...

  • Episode #37

    The Welsh Family

    Aug 3, 202629 min

    A family can be a refuge, but in Glasgow’s underworld it can also be a transmission belt. We follow the Welsh family, a name that never became a documentary title, never chased the spotlight, and still ran alongside the...

  • Episode #36

    The Gillespie brothers

    Jul 27, 202629 min

    Two of the most wanted men in Scotland vanish on the other side of the world, and the only “official” conclusion is a careful line from police: it might have happened, and they cannot rule it out. We pick up the trail...

  • Episode #35

    Marion Gilchrist

    Jul 20, 202621 min

    A quiet Glasgow stairwell. A heavy thud overhead. Three knocks meant as a lifeline. Then a man steps out of a bedroom doorway, close enough to touch, and walks past without a word. Minutes later, Marion Gilchrist is...

  • Episode #34

    Paul Ferris v Tam McGraw

    Jul 13, 202635 min

    Send us Fan Mail A feud can start with ego, territory, and fear, but it only lasts decades when the stakes are bigger than pride. We follow the brutal, sprawling war between Paul Ferris, a young enforcer raised in...

  • Episode #33

    The Paisley Union Bank Robbery

    Jul 6, 202615 min

    Send us Fan Mail A bank safe in central Glasgow is opened on a Monday morning and it is simply empty. No smashed counters, no injured staff, no dramatic shootout, just a silence where a king’s ransom used to be. We dig...

  • Episode #33

    The Paisley Union Bank Robbery

    Jul 6, 202615 minS0

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A bank safe in central Glasgow is opened on a Monday morning and it is simply empty. No smashed counters, no injured staff, no dramatic shootout, just a silence where a king’s ransom used to...

  • Episode #32

    Tracy Main

    Jun 29, 202630 minS0

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A front door that should be locked sits slightly open, and a family’s ordinary Tuesday in the Gorbals becomes a nightmare that still echoes through Glasgow’s true crime history. We retell the...

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