Episodios

  • Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Coughing Cheating Scandal
    Mar 10 2026

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be covering the so called coughing scandal, where Charles and Dianna Ingram were convicted of cheating when winning one million pounds on the TV game show, who wants to be a millionaire.

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    Sources:

    Quiz - netflix

    Bad Show: The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major by James Plaskett and Bob Woffinden

    Charles Ingram - The Major Fraud Documentary

    https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Ingram_cheating_scandal

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Ingram,_C.,_Ingram,_D._and_Whittock,_T.

    https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Ingram

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/jul/17/couldthewhowantstobeami

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    48 m
  • Shackleton and the Endurance - Escape from Antarctica - Part 2
    Feb 24 2026

    *UPLOADED WITH PART 2! Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be discussing Ernest Shackleton and his dramatic expedition to the Antarctic where he would be stranded along with his 27 crew members deep in the Weddell Sea and his attempts to get back to land. This is part 2 of 2.

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    Sources:

    • Empire - episode 111 - Shackleton: the hero of Antarctica
    • BBC - restoring Shackletons cabin
    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34856379 - photos
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Sea_party
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_of_the_Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton
    • Endurance: Shackletons incredible voyage - Alfred Lansing
    • South! The Story of Shackletons Last Expedition 1914-1917 - Ernest Shackleton - https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/south/south_shackleton_preface.php
    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541 - finding endurance
    • https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Ernest_Shackleton_map_time_line.php
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    45 m
  • Shackleton and the Endurance - Escape from Antarctica - Part 1
    Feb 17 2026

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be discussing Ernest Shackleton and his dramatic expedition to the Antarctic where he would be stranded along with his 27 crew members deep in the Weddell Sea and his attempts to get back to land. This is part 1 of 2.

    Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at @whenitgoeswrongpod or email me at whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.

    You can buy me a coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/whenitgoeswrongpod

    Sources:

    • Empire - episode 111 - Shackleton: the hero of Antarctica
    • BBC - restoring Shackletons cabin
    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34856379 - photos
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Sea_party
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_of_the_Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton
    • Endurance: Shackletons incredible voyage - Alfred Lansing
    • South! The Story of Shackletons Last Expedition 1914-1917 - Ernest Shackleton - https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/south/south_shackleton_preface.php
    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541 - finding endurance
    • https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Ernest_Shackleton_map_time_line.php
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    45 m
  • Death by Mushroom
    Jan 27 2026

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we will be discussing death by mushroom, we will cover the recent Australia Leongatha Beef Wellington deaths by Erin Patterson, but we will also deep dive into mushrooms themselves - how do they kill, how common is it and how do we make sure not to eat one?!

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    Sources:

    Podcast - The trial: Australia

    Deathcap: the mushroom murders on netflix

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g93rlxwklo

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx554n1x0wo

    https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/fungi-and-lichens/deathcap/

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/03/mushroom-cook-erin-patterson-court-murder-charges-australia-suspected-poisoning-deaths-leongatha-victoria-ntwnfb

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongatha_mushroom_murders

    https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/things-to-do/foraging/

    https://www.nature.scot/plants-animals-and-fungi/fungi


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    52 m
  • The First Ascents of Everest - Mallory and Irvine
    Oct 31 2023

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be heading back to Mount Everest and covering some of the first attempts at climbing it. We will cover Mallory's attempts in 1921, 1922 and the fateful trip in 1924 and then subsequent attempts before it was successfully climbed in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

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    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_British_Mount_Everest_reconnaissance_expedition

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_British_Mount_Everest_expedition


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_British_Mount_Everest_expedition

    https://aspectsofhistory.com/a-corpse-on-everest-george-mallory/

    https://malloryandirvine.com/

    https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/mystery-everest-mallory-irvine-climb-disappearance-what-happened/


    Disney+ - Lost on Everest

    Everest 1922 - Mick Conefrey

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLOJAXPC_s

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    50 m
  • Crush Disasters - Hillsborough and other Human Crushes - Part 2
    Aug 15 2023

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering crush disasters - mainly Hillsborough where in 1989, 97 people were killed at a football game in Sheffield UK. We will then summarise some other crushes Astroworld where in 2021, 10 people were killed at a concert in Houston Texas and the Love Parade festival crush in Germany. This will be a 2 part series.

    Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at @whenitgoeswrongpod or email me at whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/english-football-clubs-banned-from-europe

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/10/police-uk-riots-football-postponements


    Hillsborough:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229038/0581.pdf

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster

    https://iosh.com/news/hillsborough-30-years-on/


    Astroworld:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/what-happened-astroworld-travis-scott/

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59205840

    Astroworld - countdown to tragedy:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYREIrmHLGM


    Love Parade:

    Dark records youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5bcWOjdrU

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Parade_disaster

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    47 m
  • Crush Disasters - Hillsborough and other Human Crushes
    Aug 8 2023

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering crush disasters - mainly Hillsborough where in 1989, 97 people were killed at a football game in Sheffield UK. We will then summarise some other crushes Astroworld where in 2021, 10 people were killed at a concert in Houston Texas and the Love Parade festival crush in Germany. This will be a 2 part series.

    Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at @whenitgoeswrongpod or email me at whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/english-football-clubs-banned-from-europe

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/10/police-uk-riots-football-postponements


    Hillsborough:

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229038/0581.pdf

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster

    https://iosh.com/news/hillsborough-30-years-on/


    Astroworld:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/what-happened-astroworld-travis-scott/

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59205840

    Astroworld - countdown to tragedy:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYREIrmHLGM


    Love Parade:

    Dark records youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5bcWOjdrU

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Parade_disaster

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    53 m
  • Submarine Disasters - Squalus and The Titan
    Jul 11 2023

    Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering submarines and submarine disasters including how they are rescued, we will cover the Squalus rescue from 1937 and the very recent OceanGate Titan disaster from June 2023.

    Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at @whenitgoeswrongpod or email me at whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.

    Sources:
    James Camerons Deepsea Challenge - Amazon Prime

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_rescue

    Titan:

    https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/the-titan-submersible-was-an-accident-waiting-to-happen

    https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Mission-Titanic-part-3

    https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/22/timeline-oceangate-founding-expedition-history/70344305007/

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-visiting-the-most-famous-shipwreck-in-the-world/

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-27/what-happens-next-with-oceangate-titan-submersible/102523732

    https://www.reddit.com/r/OceanGateTitan/comments/14olxkh/a_rubiks_cube_thick_socks_and_giddy_anticipation/

    Squalus:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sailfish_(SS-192)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCann_Rescue_Chamber

    https://eu.fosters.com/story/news/2019/05/19/squalus-sinking-tragedy-and-triumph/5118683007/

    https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/squalus-ss-192/squalus-ss-192-sinking-rescure-of-survivors-and-salvage.html

    These Terrible Hours - Peter Maas

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    1 h y 6 m