About this season
In ‘Missing, Presumed Dead’, we hear the fascinating, shocking stories of real people’s disappearances - how they have survived their experiences and how they were found or rescued - from their own points of view.
Episodes (5)
E1
1. Ian Purchase: Taken By The Taliban
Aired 7 January 2025 • 43 min
Aid worker Ian Purchase was kidnapped and imprisoned by Taliban extremists.
E2
2. Shiva Mahbobi: Solitary Confinement
Aired 14 January 2025 • 43 min
Young activist Shiva Mahbobi was jailed for protesting the Iranian regime.
E3
3. Rhianon Bragg: At Gunpoint
Aired 21 January 2025 • 42 min
Rhianon Bragg is held hostage for eight hours by her controlling ex-boyfriend.
E4
4. Benedict Allen: Jungle Hell?
Aired 28 January 2025 • 43 min
Explorer Benedict Allen embarks on a perilous journey to the Amazon rainforest.
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5. George Linnane: The Cave
Aired 4 February 2025 • 43 min
Experienced caver George Linnane fell 26 feet when a rock shelf collapsed.