ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Award-winning journalist Cathy Newman goes behind some of the biggest news stories of recent decades, speaking to the people who were at the very heart of them.
From moments that shocked the world to scandals that changed the course of history, Cathy revisits the stories etched in our memory. Through revealing, in-depth conversations with those who witnessed, shaped or exposed them, she uncovers what really happened behind the scenes, the decisions that changed everything and the personal stories that never made the headlines.
Because behind every headline is a story we haven't fully heard. And decades later, those stories still shape the world we live in today.
From moments that shocked the world to scandals that changed the course of history, Cathy revisits the stories etched in our memory. Through revealing, in-depth conversations with those who witnessed, shaped or exposed them, she uncovers what really happened behind the scenes, the decisions that changed everything and the personal stories that never made the headlines.
Because behind every headline is a story we haven't fully heard. And decades later, those stories still shape the world we live in today.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
26 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
2 episodes
since Nov. 5, 2026
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~48.69% of listeners are from United States.
🇺🇸
US
48.69%
🇬🇧
GB
40.84%
🇨🇭
CH
1.63%
🇮🇪
IE
1.30%
🇦🇺
AU
1.30%
🇹🇼
TW
0.98%
🇫🇷
FR
0.98%
🇷🇺
RU
0.65%
🇩🇪
DE
0.65%
🇱🇻
LV
0.32%
🇪🇬
EG
0.32%
🇬🇪
GE
0.32%
🇺🇦
UA
0.32%
🇸🇬
SG
0.32%
🇮🇹
IT
0.32%
🇨🇦
CA
0.32%
🇮🇳
IN
0.32%
🇱🇧
LB
0.32%
Others
0.10%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. real-time
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Is Britain more divided now than ever? One of the best-known writers of his generation, James Graham, is responsible for Dear England, Punch and This House.
He grew up in Nottinghamshire, and witnessed how communities were torn apart by the miners' strike of 1984-85. Decades later, he wrote about …
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Backstory with Cathy Newman.
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
We all remember the headlines. But what really happened? Cathy Newman goes behind some of the biggest news stories of recent decades with the people at their heart, uncovering their side of the story and why it still matters today.
You have seen all episodes of this podcast
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sky News, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PODCAST SEARCH ENGINE
You can use our website to search 3,834,647 podcasts and 197,305,122 episodes by people, places, or topics.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest, so I listen to podcasts.
‐ Benjamin "Llamacorn" Franklin
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Backstory with Cathy Newman.
CLAIM THIS PODCAST
Why to claim podcasts?
If you are a podcaster, the best way to manage your podcasts on Listen Notes is by claiming your Listen Notes
podcast pages.
It is a great, free way to engage the podcast community and increase the visibility of your podcasts.
After claiming your Listen Notes podcast pages, you will be able to:
✓
Manually refresh the RSS feed to sync up
✓
Get a verified badge (
✓
) alongside with your podcast name on Listen Notes
✓
Post classified ads for sponsorship,
guests, co-hosts,
cross-promotion...
✓
Respond to listener comments on Listen Notes
✓
Use speech-to-text techniques to transcribe your show and
edit transcripts
✓
Improve the presence of your podcasts, e.g., self-service
podcaster interview...
✓
If you share your Listen Notes page and at-mention @ListenNotes
on X (formerly Twitter),
our official X (formerly Twitter) account will retweet to promote
your show to our followers.
Coming soon:
◯ Self-service promotion on Listen Notes
◯ Track your podcast stats on Listen
Notes, e.g., listens, page
views...
◯ Manage episodes
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
