Dead Rabbit: 8. Left for Dead
7/17/202617 min
If organised crime groups have taken over hare coursing, what happens when people confront them? Our survey shows the terrifying scale of violence and threats across the country. People in the countryside say they feel abandoned. And Dan and Lucy are given a new tip about one of the dead animal events that led them into this.
Buried is the multi award-winning investigative podcast series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. In this series, reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor follow a trail left after dozens of dead animals were left in villages in the British countryside. They team up with the wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose own dead-animal death threats escalated into a car bomb outside his house. The dead animals lead them into uncovering a criminal underworld in the British countryside.
Dead Rabbit is a Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.
Produced and presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor Sound design, mixing and AP: Jarek Zaba Original music and sounds by Phil Channell Executive Producers: Philip Abrams and Anita Elash Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
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First 90 secondsDan Ashby· Host0:00
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Speaker 20:03
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Dan Ashby· Host0:31
[engine revving] Ugh, I think the engine's stalling out on me.
Speaker 30:34
Yeah, that don't sound right.
Dan Ashby· Host0:36
Dang. Got a lot more miles to go.
Speaker 30:39
Nah, it'll be okay, mate. You ride with Geico Motorcycle Insurance and got their 24/7 emergency roadside service. They'll be here with a tow in no time.
Dan Ashby· Host0:46
Good, 'cause these boots weren't made for walking.
Speaker 30:49
[laughs] Those riding boots are pretty sweet.
Dan Ashby· Host0:51
Oh, you like?
Speaker 30:52
Do you think they come in a size one inch?
Dan Ashby· Host0:54
I don't know.
Speaker 30:56
It feels good to ride with help. It feels good to Geico. Emergency roadside service is optional coverage.
Dan Ashby· Host1:01
[engine revving] Oh.
Speaker 31:06
Farmer.
Dan Ashby· Host1:06
Oh, farmer, boys. Farmer. Oh, she's on.
Speaker 31:09
Look at that.
Dan Ashby· Host1:11
[laughs] [laughs] Look at that. Boy, you hit it.
Speaker 31:14
Get out.
Dan Ashby· Host1:19
The video's filmed from the backseat, and through the front windscreen you can see at least four other vehicles circling at speed in the dark. There's no hare, though. This hunt