The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job
The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job  
Podcast: The Audio Long Read
Rating: Explicit Published On: Fri Oct 31 2025
Description: From murder scenes to whale blubber, Ben Giles has seen it – and cleaned it – all. In their stickiest hours, people rely on him to restore order By Tom Lamont. Read by Elis James. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod