Emily Maitlis to Host Global’s ‘A Very British Epstein,’ Tracing the Financier’s UK Network for 2027

Emily Maitlis is returning to one of the defining investigative threads of her career—this time in long-form audio. UK audio company Global will launch A Very British Epstein, a six-part podcast hosted by Maitlis that examines Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Britain, Deadline reported exclusively on September 14, 2026. RadioToday independently confirmed the commission the same day.

The series, produced by Global Studios and Sonoloom, is scheduled to premiere in 2027 and will stream as a video podcast on YouTube and as audio on Global Player and other major platforms. According to Deadline and RadioToday, the investigation revisits the accepted timeline of Epstein’s life in the UK—beginning with his arrival in the 1980s—and asks whether those earlier British years were more important to his wealth, status, and influence than public understanding has allowed. Episodes are expected to include interviews with survivors and with people who encountered Epstein and members of his circle in Britain.

Maitlis framed the editorial question directly: “Much of the public understanding of Jeffrey Epstein focuses on the US and on the final years of his life. This series asks a different question: what happened in Britain, and how important was the UK to the story of how Epstein built his world, his influence and his connections?” Vicky Etchells, Global’s director of podcasts, told Deadline that Maitlis had pursued the reporting with “real rigor and determination” and called the project “the definitive examination of Epstein’s British story.” RadioToday quoted Etchells emphasizing how Epstein’s connections moved through wealth, privilege, and power in the UK.

The host’s prior work supplies the news peg. Maitlis’s 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) about his links to Epstein became a global reference point and later inspired dramatizations including Netflix’s Scoop and Amazon’s A Very Royal Scandal, Deadline noted. She also co-hosts Global’s The News Agents. Separately, Deadline reported that Maitlis is fronting a Channel 4 documentary project about the Epstein files—distinct from the podcast but part of the same reporting season.

For Podcast News readers, the September announcement is a commissioning story, not a spoiler dump. No episode titles, guest list, or exact launch month beyond 2027 were published in the Deadline or RadioToday accounts. What is on the record is the host, the six-episode format, the UK-focused thesis, the production partners, and the multi-platform distribution plan. In a year when news brands are converting investigative TV reputations into serialized audio, Global is betting that Maitlis’s existing audience will follow a Britain-centered inquiry into a scandal long dominated by U.S. headlines.

The dual-format plan—video on YouTube plus audio on Global Player—also mirrors how news podcasts now chase discovery on platforms that reward faces as much as voices. Deadline’s exclusive did not attach sponsor names or episode counts beyond six, and RadioToday likewise stuck to the commission basics. That restraint is useful: it keeps the September 14 story on what Global has actually greenlit. Survivors’ testimony is promised as part of the reporting mix, which places the series in the accountability lane rather than true-crime spectacle for its own sake. Until 2027 arrival dates firm up, the news value is the assignment itself—Maitlis, Global, a UK timeline, and a public thesis that Britain’s chapter may have been underestimated.

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