Best Diya Singh Podcasts (2025)

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The Second Map: Trailer 4:23

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We may know about Pearl Harbor and how the war against Japan ended with the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But in popular memory, what happened in between is less well-known. Marking the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, we hear of how defeat turned to victory, from epic battles in jungles, to one that played out on a tennis court and save…

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Half-Life: 8. A Fracture 29:38

3M ago29:38

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In this final episode, Joe follows the opening of a public memorial and engages with a private reckoning. Written and presented by Joe Dunthorne (based on his book Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance)Produced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyTranslator in Berlin: Francesca SchweigerRecordings of the memor…

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Half-Life: 7. The City Forgets 28:44

3M ago28:44

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In Munich, Joe traces a very different side to his family history, events that were left out of his great-grandfather’s memoir. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4…

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Half-Life: 6. Tranquility 28:37

3M ago28:37

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After the war, Joe's great-grandfather attempts to build a new life in the United States where his mental health begins to deteriorate. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radi…

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Half-Life: 5. The Road Through the Mountains 28:21

3M ago28:21

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A letter from Joe’s great-grandfather, leads him to the east of Turkey and the story of a massacre, kept silent for many years Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyWith thanks to Jaclynn Ashly and David McDowall Story consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan Hal…

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Half-Life: 4. Young Republic 29:06

3M ago29:06

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Joe follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps to Turkey where he was employed, it seems, making gas masks. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyWith thanks to David McDowallStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC R…

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Half-Life: 3. Lost 28:37

3M ago28:37

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Joe's research into his great-grandfather's work takes him to Ammendorf, south of Berlin - one of the key sites of Nazi Germany's chemical weapons production. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree …

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Half-Life: 2. The Quiet Town by the River 28:11

3M ago28:11

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Dangers lurk beneath the soil, in the town where Joe's great-grandfather worked. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4By BBC Radio 4

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Half-Life: 1. Daughter of Radium 29:23

3M ago29:23

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Drawn to a family legend about his German-Jewish family’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany in 1936, the writer Joe Dunthorne accidentally discovers a far more disturbing history. A conversation with his granny, who spent her childhood brushing her teeth with the radioactive toothpaste her father Siegfried manufactured, leads Joe to finally read hi…

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Half-Life: Trailer 2:21

4M ago2:21

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Drawn to a family legend about his German-Jewish family’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany in 1936, the writer Joe Dunthorne accidentally discovers a far more unsettling history. A confession hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather Siegfried’s unpublished memoir leads Joe into a story of radioactive toothpaste, unexploded bombs and erased his…

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Invisible Hands: 6. There Is No Alternative 29:04

4M ago29:04

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In 2006 an Australian investment bank bought Thames Water – Britain’s biggest water company. Everything went well for a bit. And then people started noticing something strange. Sewage in the water. Leaking pipes. Hosepipe bans. Now in 2025 Thames Water is on the brink of financial collapse and looking for new owners. There is even talk about doing …

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Invisible Hands: 5. The Lucky Gambler 29:12

4M ago29:12

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James Goldsmith was a billionaire tycoon who thrived in the free-market revolution. He was a corporate raider who conquered both the City of London and Wall Street. He was a playboy – four wives, a host of mistresses and a reputation as outsized as a Bond villain. Then in 1987 he predicted a stock market crash and disappeared from the world stage. …

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Invisible Hands: 4. The Big Bang 29:19

4M ago29:19

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Thatcher and her capitalist dreamers' next big gamble was a radical shake-up of London’s financial sector. They called it Big Bang. Seemingly overnight, the stuffy old City of London was replaced by a fast-paced world of risk-takers, rule-breakers, and yuppies brandishing mobile phones the size of their head. It was a golden age of capitalism, wher…

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Invisible Hands: 3. Selling The Silver 29:20

4M ago29:20

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A young banker sits in front of a book full of balance sheets. Boring work. But he has come to a realisation. And it’s a realisation that will, in a few short years, transform Britain. This banker - John Redwood - had realised that the best way to turn the country into a free market paradise was to sell all the big industries owned by the state to …

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Invisible Hands: 2. The Mad Monk 28:56

5M ago28:56

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A man throws up in a taxi on his way to an interview. He is nervous because he is about to make an argument. It’s an argument that would change politics forever. His name was Keith Joseph. And this would be the start of a radical journey - from conventional conservative politician to ideological warrior and guru for Margaret Thatcher. Joseph set ou…

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Invisible Hands: 1. The Chicken Farmer 29:16

5M ago29:16

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A fighter pilot watches his brother plunge to his death in the Second World War. Grief-stricken, he vows to fight until his dying day for the cause of freedom. This man would return from war transformed and set out on a journey that would change Britain forever. He would dedicate his life to an idea. An idea that at the time was almost laughed at. …

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Invisible Hands: Trailer 2:51

5M ago2:51

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David Dimbleby traces the history of a hidden force that changed Britain - the free market revolution - and the invisible hands that shaped it. It started on a chicken farm in Sussex, gained traction in the shadows of post-war London and rose to heights of excess in the new champagne bars of the City. It's 2025 and this once radical idea now define…

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The Lucan Obsession: 10. The Final Act? 14:41

10M ago14:41

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Alex trawls through Lord Lucan’s belongings from his speedily abandoned flat. She finds incriminating books where he’s torn out pages on how to kill your wife, and is taken aback by photos that make her reconsider the story. She draws together what makes this a compelling crime, and asks what would give it the perfect ending. And in a remarkable in…

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The Lucan Obsession: 9. A Race Across the World 13:45

10M ago13:45

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Our interest in Lord Lucan could have petered out after the inquest. But people start to spot him all over the world. Could he really have escaped the UK? Alex von Tunzelmann explores what role this idea plays in our fixation with the Lucan case. She hears how the media kept the story going, inventing sightings for copy and jollies abroad. People a…

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The Lucan Obsession: 8. Speculation and Suspicion 13:50

10M ago13:50

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The nation was spellbound by the inquest into Sandra Rivett’s death. For the press the story was a dream. A tale of the aristocracy, gambling, debt and murder was a welcome relief in an era of shortages and strikes. They salivated over the grim details. Alex von Tunzelmann hears how inquest became a trial, supercharging our obsession with this case…

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The Lucan Obsession: 7. The Investigation 13:54

10M ago13:54

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Police traipsed through 46 Lower Belgrave St on the night of Sandra Rivett’s murder, but did they contaminate the evidence? The police files are still closed. Where there have been unanswered questions, enticing myths and conspiracies have filled the void. Alex von Tunzelmann pieces together what we can know of the investigation, trying to separate…

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The Lucan Obsession: 6. The Golden Hour 13:53

10M ago13:53

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With Sandra Rivett lying dead in the basement, Lucan must decide whether to face the police or run. And so begins the second mystery that has made this case so compelling. Where did Lucan go that night? Was he being sheltered by his friends who the police nicknamed The Eaton Square Mafia? Alex von Tunzelmann pieces together what we know of the hour…

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The Lucan Obsession: 5. The Tinderbox House 13:44

10M ago13:44

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Many relationships have tricky patches, with couples struggling for money or over the children. But there’s a spark in this story that takes us from the Lucan’s glamorous society wedding to Sandra Rivett being murdered, Lady Lucan attacked and the children swept away. And it grips us. Alex von Tunzleman hunts for what triggers this story, delving t…

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The Lucan Obsession: 4. Searching for Lady Lucan 13:35

10M ago13:35

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The press portrayed Lady Lucan as a perfect victim: a tiny, fragile woman, attacked by a cruel and vengeful man. Lord Lucan’s friends said she was a volatile, difficult snob. She is certainly enigmatic and intriguing. With access to never before broadcast tapes, Alex von Tunzlemann looks for the truth behind the stories of the Countess and explores…

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The Lucan Obsession: 3. Lucky Lucan 13:44

10M ago13:44

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Lord Lucan raced powerboats through the English Channel, drove an Aston Martin around the Grand Canyon and completed the Cresta Run at Saint-Moritz. Throwing himself into gambling, he was nicknamed Lucky. With slicked back hair, charm, style and humour, he was remarkably striking. But underneath this image there was a very different man. Alex hears…

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The Lucan Obsession: 2. Death In Belgravia 13:42

10M ago13:42

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What really happened on the night of 7th November 1974 when Sandra Rivett was murdered? Young reporter Bob Strange sneaked into the hallway at the Lucan’s house in Belgravia. The police burst in trampling through the crime scene. The evidence of the Lucan case is murky. There are many versions that contradict themselves. Lord Lucan says something e…

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The Lucan Obsession: 1. The Double Mystery 13:41

10M ago13:41

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One winter's night, 50 years ago, a crime took place that obsessed the nation. Lord Lucan is said to have killed the family nanny, attacked his wife and vanished. Newspapers ran wild with lurid detail and it became a story hardwired into British culture. Why did this case capture the British imagination, and spark one of the greatest unsolved myste…

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The Lucan Obsession: Trailer 2:36

10M ago2:36

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One winter's night, 50 years ago, a crime took place that obsessed the nation. Lord Lucan is said to have killed the family nanny, attacked his wife and vanished. Why did this case capture the British imagination, and spark one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th Century? Alex von Tunzelmann unpacks the story of our obsession, taking us …

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The Brighton Bomb: 10. No Penny for the Pat 15:11

10M ago15:11

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Remember remember the 5th of November. The Gunpowder Plot has been seared into centuries of British popular history. Why have the events of October 1984 and the attempt to wipe out a Prime Minister and her cabinet not been committed to our public consciousness in the same way? For the principal contributors in our series, the events of 40 years ago…

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The Brighton Bomb: 9. Performance 13:49

10M ago13:49

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When you get right down to it, everything in life is a matter of timing. Any other evening, a knock at the door would put Patrick Magee on alert. As chance would have it, though, it being a Saturday, rent day, Magee, and the four other people in the flat with him on Glasgow’s Langside Road, are expecting the landlord. Instead Magee opens the door t…

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The Brighton Bomb: 8. A Hotel Too Far 13:59

10M ago13:59

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Spring 1985, six months on from the bomb at Brighton’s Grand Hotel that killed five men and women in town for the Conservative Party conference and came within feet of killing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Police are now satisfied that they have identified the man responsible for planting the bomb - Patrick Magee, aka the Chancer. They just don…

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The Brighton Bomb: 7. Fight Them on the Beaches 14:06

10M ago14:06

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Patrick Magee plays mouse to the cat of the Southern Irish police, acting on a tip-off from their colleagues in the North. He escapes back to Great Britain from Dublin and joins a new IRA unit planning a summer-long campaign targeting seaside resorts: more bombs in hotels and a new tactic - burying bombs on beaches. It will be the most concentrated…

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The Brighton Bomb: 6. Out of the Rubble 14:01

10M ago14:01

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It's the day after one of the most shocking terror attacks in British history - a timebomb hidden in the Brighton hotel where the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her cabinet are staying during the 1984 Conservative Party conference. The casualties have all now been recovered. Four are dead, several of the injured are fighting for life. Now a…

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The Brighton Bomb: 5. 2:54am 14:44

10M ago14:44

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The IRA’s Patrick Magee has left a bomb, under a bath, in room 629 of the Brighton’s Grand Hotel. It’s timed to go off in three weeks, three days, six hours and thirty-six minutes, at 2.54am on Friday 12 October. The day of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. While Party colleagues socialise, …

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The Brighton Bomb: 4. It's Going to Happen 14:01

10M ago14:01

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When you get right down to it, everything in life is a matter of timing. It's the night of 17 September 1984. The guest in room 629 of Brighton’s Grand Hotel has ordered a bottle of vodka and three cokes. A few minutes before, the guest – who signed in two days ago as Roy Walsh – put the panel back on the side of the bath in 629’s en suite. Behind …

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The Brighton Bomb: 3. England Teams 14:15

10M ago14:15

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The bomb is set for 12 October 1984 - but the IRA have been building to this for decades It's the night of 17 September 1984. The guest in room 629 of Brighton’s Grand Hotel has ordered a bottle of vodka and three cokes. It seems he is having a small party. A few minutes before, the guest – who signed in two days ago as Roy Walsh – put the panel ba…

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The Brighton Bomb: 2. The Man Who Wasn't Walsh 13:53

10M ago13:53

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The clock – the long-delay timer – nobody is meant to hear is counting down to 2.54am on the 12th October, 1984. It's attached to a bomb, behind the panel of the bath of Room 629 in Brighton’s Grand Hotel, left there by a man who signed in as Roy Walsh. Except he's not Roy Walsh. Who is the man using his name? And how did he go from a childhood in …

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The Brighton Bomb: 1. A Matter of Timing 14:56

10M ago14:56

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When you get right down to it, everything in life is a matter of timing. The clock that propels this story went unheard for three weeks, three days, six hours and thirty-six minutes…until the bomb it was attached to went off at 2.54am on Friday 12 October, 1984. The day of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the Conservative Party Conferen…

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The Brighton Bomb: Trailer 1:36

11M ago1:36

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Glenn Patterson investigates the IRA bomb that attempted to kill Margaret Thatcher.By BBC Radio 4

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Escape from the Maze: 10. Mothballed 14:25

1y ago14:25

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Can Northern Ireland ever Escape from the Maze...? Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout tha…

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Escape from the Maze: 9. Ripples in the Water 14:17

1y ago14:17

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The government inquiry into the escape is about to have deadly consequences... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pu…

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Escape from the Maze: 8. Break for the Border 14:30

1y ago14:30

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As more escapees are recaptured, no amount of effort can hide the state's humiliation... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal h…

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Escape from the Maze: 7. A Question of Faith 14:35

1y ago14:35

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The IRA tells a mother they must take away her 12-year-old son... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a ma…

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Escape from the Maze: 6. A Sea of Screws 14:10

1y ago14:10

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Knowing they have strength in numbers, the Prison Officers seize their chance... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they …

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Escape from the Maze: 5. Freedom's Gate 14:35

1y ago14:35

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The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal ho…

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Escape from the Maze: 4. The Incident 14:26

1y ago14:26

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A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off …

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Escape from the Maze: 3. Toast 14:40

1y ago14:40

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IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence and a charm offensive begins on the wings... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates revea…

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Escape from the Maze: 2. Thinking Big 14:32

1y ago14:32

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The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity... Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal h…

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Escape from the Maze: 1. H is for Hatred 14:32

1y ago14:32

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Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'... It's supposed to be escape proof - the most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head. Across ten twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the b…

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D-Day: The Last Voices: 1. The Big Secret 15:24

1y ago15:24

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D-Day: The Last Voices brings together a rich collection of historical audio testimonies recorded with those who fought in the invasion of Normandy, alongside extraordinary new interviews with the last surviving veterans, to tell their story of D-Day as it unfolded. Presented by Paddy O’Connell, each programme charts a distinct chapter of the compl…