Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 2/2: The story from J Edgar Hoover's death to the present day and a look at what the future holds for the bureau. Show more
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Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 1/2: From the establishment of the bureau in 1908 up to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Show more
The FBI at 100
Episode 1: In the Beginning
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 1/10: In the Beginning. The Bureau is born in 1908.
The FBI at 100
Episode 3: A Good War
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 3/10: A Good War. FBI agents forestall the Nazi threat in their own homeland and take the fight to South America.
The FBI at 100
Episode 4: Commies, Bugging and Secret Files
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 4/10: Commies, Bugging and Secret Files. J Edgar Hoover bugs most of his enemies but not the Mafia.
The FBI at 100
Episode 5: Dirty Tricks - Hoover versus Martin Luther King
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 5/10: Dirty Tricks - Hoover versus Martin Luther King. The FBI takes on the new hero of the civil rights movement.
The FBI at 100
Episode 2: Don't Shoot G Man Don't Shoot
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 2/10: Don't Shoot G Man Don't Shoot. J Edgar Hoover takes on the big gangsters of the thirties.
The FBI at 100
Episode 7: The Mafia and the Mob on Wheels
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 7/10: The Mafia and the Mob on Wheels. The FBI takes on the Mafia and confronts another mob, the Hell's Angels.
The FBI at 100
Episode 8: The Federal Bureau of Incompetence
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 8/10: The Federal Bureau of Incompetence. The FBI fails to cope with the high-tech computer age.
The FBI at 100
Episode 9: 9/11: The Catastrophe
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 9/10: 9/11: The Catastrophe. The FBI failed to anticipate or prevent the biggest attack on America of all time.
The FBI at 100
Episode 10: Tomorrow's Bureau
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 10/10: Tomorrow's Bureau. Can the FBI meet the challenges of cyber crime and the never-ending war on terror?
The FBI at 100
Episode 6: End of the Empire
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 6/10: End of the Empire. J Edgar Hoover finally relinquishes his grip over the FBI and America – by dying.