The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice

About The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice

The Secret History of Flight 149 Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re heading on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this is what happened to the passengers and crew of BA Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. Journalist Stephen Davis has been reporting on this extraordinary story for the past three decades. In this series you’ll hear directly from the hostages - the people used as human shields by the Iraqi regime, with horrific and traumatic consequences. But why was the plane allowed to land at all, putting so many lives at risk? Why have secrets and lies persisted for so many years? Join Stephen in his search to uncover the truth behind The Secret History of Flight 149. Presenter: Stephen Davis Producer: Samantha Psyk Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry

Publisher

Crowd Network

Category

history · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Jan 2022

Latest episode

8 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

9 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

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   8 Apr 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water

   Now that The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice has come to an end, here's a clip from another podcast we think you'll like. It's called Oceans: Life Under Water, an immersive storytelling podcast about the oceans from Crowd Network and Greenpeace, hosted by wildlife filmmaker and broadcaster Hannah Stitfall. To listen to the rest of the episode and the whole series, search for Oceans: Life Under Water in your favourite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   1 Apr 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Antarctica | Ep 6 | Theories

   In the final episode, Rodney’s friends and colleagues give their theories about what really happened. Suicide, accident, or foul play? And 24 years on, Stephen demands answers from the authorities to his own questions about the investigation. Episodes released for free every Monday. You can listen to the whole series ad-free straight away by subscribing to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts. Listen ad-free on Amazon Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   25 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Antarctica | Ep 5 | The Coroner's Verdict

   The post-mortem is finished, and the cause of Rodney’s death sends shock waves through the tight-knit South Pole community. How? And will the New Zealand investigation uncover the truth? Episodes released for free every Monday. You can listen to the whole series ad-free straight away by subscribing to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts. Listen ad-free on Amazon Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water

Published 8 Apr 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And you take a moment and then you just start swimming down gently, slowly. And the deeper you go, the smaller your lungs get. And at a certain point, your lungs are so small that you're no longer buoyant. So then comes the best bit. You can just stop swimming. And you just start falling into that blue. And you can just completely surrender. Like everything you have, you don't have to do anything anymore except for equalize. So everything you are is just in that little bowl of air in your mouth that you use to equalize your ear. And the rest of you just dissolves into the water. Like you slowly merge with something as powerful as an ocean. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

101 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

427 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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Engagement

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