Boy Wasted - Episode 1: The Body

When a mystery body of a boy is found in a bale of recycled plastic in Turkey, a team of investigative journalists decide to work out what happened. They go looking for answers in industrial yards and dodgy offices, but the story gets more risky. Tensions explode in Istanbul and one of their team is arrested. But they have to know: who was the boy? And could it be linked to Britain?

Boy Wasted is the thrilling three-part environmental true crime investigation, presented by Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, and brought to you by ENDS Report, Journalismfund Europe and De Groene Amsterdammer. Dan and Lucy bring together a team of award-winning journalists from across Europe to pursue the truth about a secret global scandal.

Presenters and Producers: Dan Ashby, Lucy Taylor and Adnan Khan

Reporters: Tess Colley and Pippa Neill

Sound Design and Series Mixing: Jarek Zaba

Editor: Jamie Carpenter

This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe.

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