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Guy Lynn exposes the criminals illegally providing pay TV services at knockdown prices. Marie Ashby reveals how the bones of the Elephant Man may offer new hope in the fight against cancer. And Natalie Graham discovers how London was saved from the onslaught of Hitler's doodlebug bombs.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Feb 201419:30

Fraudsters caught selling 'cheap' TV packages

Fraudsters caught selling 'cheap' TV packages

Criminal gangs are selling hacked pay television services at a fraction of their true cost, a BBC investigation has revealed.

Subscribers to satellite or cable TV can pay more than £80 a month to legitimately receive premium packages.

But fraudsters were caught on camera selling set-top boxes which access equivalent packages for £10 per month.

Read the full Inside Out story on the BBC News website.

Watch the Inside Out London video on the BBC website. 

Elephant Man may shed light on causes of cancer

Elephant Man may shed light on causes of cancer

Joseph Carey Merrick, better known as the Elephant Man, was born in Leicester 150 years ago.

Now cutting edge research could shed new light not only on his disease but also on the causes of cancer.


Joseph Merrick's bones are stored at Queen Mary University of London and Inside Out has been granted rare access to film them.


Watch the video feature on the BBC News website.

Doodlebugs

Doodlebugs

Inside Out's Natalie Graham looks at how false intelligence was leaked during World War Two to move the doodlebugs away from London to land on Kent, Sussex and Essex.

Professor Eric Grove from Liverpool Hope University says there is evidence the British government was prepared to sacrifice lives in the countryside to avoid heavier casualties in London.

Watch the Inside Out South East video feature on the BBC News website.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMatthew Wright
ReporterGuy Lynn
ReporterMarie Ashby
ReporterNatalie Graham
Series ProducerAndy Richards

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