Polonium & the Piano Player

About Polonium & the Piano Player

It's November 2006 and piano player Derek Conlon is unwittingly sucked into one of the world’s most notorious assassinations when ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is attacked with the nuclear poison — Polonium 210, in London’s 5-Star Millennium Hotel. Witness, suspect and possibly a target of the Russia state, Derek Conlon’s fate hangs in the balance. From Sky News StoryCast.

Publisher

Sky News

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2020

Latest episode

30 Sept 2024

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2024

   Introducing... The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

   Yalda Hakim and Richard Engel share frontline experiences and discuss global flashpoints, offering analysis and expertise on world events in this interview episode.

2. 

   3 Aug 2020

   PART 4: The Reckoning

   Diana Magnay narrates the concluding episode of a story about Derek Conlon's escape and confrontation with destiny amidst strained relations between London and Moscow.

3. 

   27 Jul 2020

   PART 3: Victims and suspects

   Narrator Diana Magnay explores the growing police investigation into a poisoning case, revealing that Derek Conlon has also been poisoned as he navigates the world of espionage.

4. 

   20 Jul 2020

   PART 2: The Poisoning

   Diana Magnay narrates the story of Alexander Litvinenko and Derek Conlon's poisoning by Russian spies using a miniature nuclear weapon, revealing the dark world of espionage.

5. 

   13 Jul 2020

   PART 1: A Nuclear Connection

   Narrator Diana Magnay explores how ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko's poisoning in London ensnares piano player Derek Conlon in a web of espionage and international intrigue.

6. 

   7 Jul 2020

   Introducing...Polonium & the Piano Player

   This episode introduces the story of two Russian agents who detonate a miniature nuclear weapon in London, focusing on the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

27 ratings