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Shadow World

Stolen Years

2. Without a Trace

19 May 2026

29 minutes

Available for over a year

Who is Mr B? In Shadow World: Stolen Years, a DNA match reopens a 20 year old rape case that should have been solved years earlier.

As police investigate the new suspect, Andrew Malkinson begins to reckon with the damage of a wrongful conviction and whether recovery after so many years in prison, is possible.

Shadow World: Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.

Presenter and Producer: Jemma Gander

Series Producer and Editor: Fran Robertson

Assistant Editor: Christopher Whyte

Composer: Sholto

Sound design and mix: Chris Maclean

Executive Producer for Goldhawk: Kate Holland

Commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Commissioning editor: Dan Clarke

A Two Step Films production in association with Goldhawk for Radio 4