English, Old Time Radio, 1 season, 133 episodes, 1 day, 20 hours, 36 minutes
Assume Nothing Podcast
English, Old Time Radio, 1 season, 133 episodes, 1 day, 20 hours, 36 minutes
About
Events previously accepted as factual, are re-interrogated. The teams assume nothing as they dig out old records and create fresh leads to find out what really happened.
Episode 2: The Contact
Journalist Gordon Adair has had a secret contact for a long time, a former Republican prisoner who ended his involvement with paramilitaries in the late 1970s. Now – the contact has agreed to go on record for the first time, telling a remarkable story of how a close brush with death inspired him to try to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of the conflict known as the ‘Troubles’
8/26/2024 • 22 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 1: The Search
Journalist Gordon Adair is waiting on a call from a contact – a former IRA prisoner who has spent nearly 30 years trying to locate the remains of Captain Robert Nairac.
The Army officer was abducted from a pub in South Armagh in 1977 and murdered.
Captain Nairac moved within the shadowy world of intelligence gathering, and it is believed he was working undercover at the time of his abduction. His remains have never been found.
Now – Gordon Adair’s contact believes he has finally discovered the burial site and he is waiting on confirmation from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, who will visit the site and tell him if they also believe Captain Nairac is buried there. If they do – the Commission will soon move machinery in and dig for the remains.
Recorded across one week, this special edition of Assume Nothing captures in real time what happens as one of the most enduring mysteries of the Troubles appears to be drawing to a close.
Presented by Gordon Adair
Produced by Conor McKay
Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
8/25/2024 • 26 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 8: In Forensic Detail
Clark W Fogg investigated crime scenes with the Beverly Hills Police Department for nearly 40 years – what can he reveal about evidence found at Greystone Mansion, and what does he think really happened that night?Readings:Michael PatrickPresented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 23 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 7: Five Theories
The morning after the tragic events at Greystone, detective Leslie T White brings his concerns about the evidence to District Attorney Burton Fitts. When witnesses are recalled to the hall of justice later that day, Dr Fishbaugh, the Doheny family physician, makes a surprising admission.Meanwhile, Peter meets internationally renowned artist Kerry Tribe, who was invited to exhibit at Greystone mansion in 2011.Intrigued by the story of Ned and Hugh, Kerry created a unique film exploring five different theories about what might have really happened that night.Readings:Michael Patrick
Aoibheann McCann
Jonathan Harden
Patrick Fitzsymons Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 21 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 6: February 16th, 1929
9.30pm, Doheny avenue, Beverly Hills. A dark blue car approaches the gates of Greystone Mansion. The guard at the gates recognises the driver – it’s Hugh Plunkett. Waved through, Hugh drives into the estate. After a brief call to Lucy Doheny from the garage, Hugh enters the mansion and is soon alone in a guest bedroom with Ned Doheny. By midnight – both men are dead. What happened on that fateful day?In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on 16th February 1929, when two men died in mysterious circumstances in Greystone mansion, Beverly HillsReadings:Michael Patrick
Aoibhéann McCann
Jonathan Harden
Patrick Fitzsymons Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 14 minutes, 1 second
Episode 5: Greystone Mansion
Accused of bribery, Edward Doheny is feeling the pressure. Facing an uncertain future, he decides to start selling some of his vast oil business. Albert Fall, his old friend and co-accused, is first up in the courtroom – and the jury returns a devastating verdict.Meanwhile, Peter Devlin takes a tour of Greystone Mansion, Ned’s colossal family home, with the Mayor of Beverly Hills – Dr Julian Gold. Built while the Teapot Dome scandal raged, construction was overseen by Ned’s friend and secretary Hugh Plunkett – but how did two men from very different worlds become such close friends?In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on 16th February 1929, when two men died in mysterious circumstances in Greystone mansion, Beverly Hills.Readings:Michael Patrick
Aoibhéann McCannPresented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 14 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 4: The Teapot Dome Scandal
When the United States wants to increase its military presence at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, a lucrative deal worth millions presents itself to Doheny thanks to an old friend from his Wild West prospecting daysBut when other oil suppliers get wind of the secretive deal, an investigation is launched. It soon uncovers explosive allegations that Doheny sent his son Ned and secretary Hugh Plunkett to bribe a top government official with $100,000.ReadingsJonathan HardingPresented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 15 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 3: Black Gold in Mexico
Sent south by a railway company in search of oil, Doheny and Canfield head into the jungles west of Tampico on horseback and soon discover vast tracts of untapped land. They quickly build a vast oil empire on a colossal scale, but questions arise about Doheny’s dealings with the Mexican government - and a terrible tragedy calls Canfield back to Los AngelesReadings:Aoibhéann McCann
Michael Patrick Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 14 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 2: The Wild West
The police close their investigation into the deaths of Ned Doheny and his secretary Hugh Plunkett, deciding it is a clear case of murder-suicide, but not everyone is convinced. A rookie detective with the district attorney’s office thinks the evidence does not match the official story, but will anyone listen?
Meanwhile, Peter sets out to uncover the origins of the Doheny family’s colossal wealth – starting in the dangerous Wild West town of Kingston New Mexico, where silver and gold prospectors rub shoulders with gunslingers in saloons and bordellos, and future oil tycoon Edward Doheny meets two men who will change the course of his life.
In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on 16th February 1929, when two men died in mysterious circumstances in Greystone mansion, Beverly Hills
Cast
District Attorney Burton Fitts – Michael Patrick
Reporter - Aoibheann McCann
Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 15 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 1: A Noise in the Night
When Belfast-born sound mixer Peter Devlin leaves a recorder running overnight while working on a movie in Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills – he captures a bizarre, unexplained sound. After hours of silence, there is a sudden crash, two loud bangs and then …. silence.
As the cast and crew take turns to listen, Peter begins to learn more about the dark history of Greystone Mansion – and discovers that two men died in the house in mysterious circumstances on the 16th February, 1929.
At the time of their deaths, the men were embroiled in a huge corruption and bribery scandal that went to the very top of the United States government. A scandal that stretched from the Wild West to the Whitehouse, involving a multimillionaire oil tycoon whose father fled the famine in Ireland, a corrupt Senator - and a black bag stuffed with $100,000 in cash.
In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on that fateful night in Greystone mansion.
Cast:
Edward Doheny – Michael Patrick
Reporter – Aoibhéann McCann
Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/15/2024 • 12 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 10: It’s Over
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 25 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 9: That Speech
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 16 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 8: The Wayside
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 22 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 18 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 18 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 5: Power Games
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 16 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 4: Carnage
At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.
5/11/2024 • 16 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 17 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's democratically elected devolved government - then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country's history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.
CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O'Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 16 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 1: It’s On!
Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy.
Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a ‘Troubles’ during which 1000 have already died.
50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers’ Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland’s democratically elected devolved government – then just five months old, and the first power-sharing administration ever in the country’s history. Its formation, which involved controversial formal links to the Irish government, sparks the stoppage.
Decades pass before the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brings another such attempt at power sharing. Now, exploring the legacy of the strike, he tries to uncover what it might mean for us today.CREDITS
Access to material relating to the Don Anderson interviews was kindly provided by Don Anderson and the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Series contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Belfast Telegraph.
Writer/ Presenter: Glenn Patterson.
Producer: Ophelia Byrne
Studio Engineers: Gary Bawden, Michael Davidson, Bill Maul.
Series Actors: Ian Beattie, Richard Clements, Jo Dow, Patrick FitzSymons, Jonathan Harden, Paddy Jenkins, Rhodri Lewis, Patrick McBrearty, Aoibhéann McCann, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Maguire, Seamus O’Hara.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
5/11/2024 • 19 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 3 – The Bogeymen
As Mayo prepare for the All-Ireland Championship, a formidable obstacle stands in their way. Will the men from Mayo finally win the coveted tournament and vanquish talk of the curse once and for all? Meanwhile, the truth about what really happened that day in Foxford more than 70 years ago is finally within reach.
From the BBC World Service and Amazing Sport stories, this is the final episode in this series. But for more stories of courage, underdogs and legends, search for Amazing Sport Stories wherever you get your podcasts.
5/9/2024 • 26 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 2 – Dr Loftus
Was County Mayo’s Irish football team really cursed in 1951? Sports reporter Dave McKenna hears from the last remaining member of the 1951 Mayo All-Ireland squad. Does he remember a priest cursing the team? And does he believe the curse is real? Dave’s investigation leads him to the town of Foxford, the site where legend dictates it all began. And sad news changes the course of the investigation.
From the BBC World Service and Amazing Sport stories, this is Episode 2 of 3, with episodes being released here weekly. To hear the final episode early, and for more stories of courage, underdogs and legends, search for Amazing Sport Stories wherever you get your podcasts.
5/2/2024 • 31 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 1 – So the Story Goes
From the BBC World Service and Amazing Sport stories, this is The Curse of County Mayo.
Is Mayo’s Gaelic football team really cursed? Could their failure to win the GAA’s All-Ireland Championship actually be the result of a 70 year old hex? Irish-American sports reporter Dave McKenna investigates this curious case. Did the team really disrespect a funeral in 1951? And did that cause the mysterious bad luck that’s plagued the team ever since?
This is part 1 of 3, with episodes being released here weekly. To hear the full series early, and for more stories of courage, underdogs and legends, search for Amazing Sport Stories wherever you get your podcasts.
4/25/2024 • 36 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 1: A History of Control
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 23 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 3: Living with Control
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 24 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 7: Planning.
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 24 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 2: Lovebombing
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
3/16/2024 • 22 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 6: A Change in Thinking
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 4: Trigger
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 24 minutes
Episode 8: Homicide
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.Presenter Amybeth McNulty
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC NI production
3/16/2024 • 22 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 5: Escalation
Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it.
Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.
From the multi award-winning team behind Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, the series examines eight real-life cases of murder, and asks whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives.
3/16/2024 • 22 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 4: To Catch a Ghost
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 4: To Catch a Ghost
When a source provides intelligence about a mysterious new explosives expert, James is soon under pressure from London to find him fast. Meanwhile, another informer finds himself in grave danger when he is detailed to deliver a bomb and James decides on an unconventional plan – however, things go badly wrong.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer - Michael Patrick
Charlie - Desmond Eastwood
Sean - Patrick Fitzsymons
Garda SB - Faolan Morgan
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
11/25/2023 • 29 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 3: A Game of Risk
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 3: A Game of Risk
When a wounded man is brought into police custody, James sees a chance to gain a new source – but first he must take his life in his hands to win the man’s trust. Meanwhile, another source overhears plans for an imminent attack on the army – and a clandestine meeting between James and Garda Special Branch could have deadly consequences
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Vincent – Caolan Byrne
Paul – Paul Mallon
Garda Special Branch / Patrick - Faolan Morgan
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
11/25/2023 • 28 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 2: Of Bombs & Bank Robberies
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 2: Of Bombs & Bank Robberies
A source finds himself under intense scrutiny when he is detailed to collect a package from a ship docked at Drogheda harbour. Another informer tips James off about a plan to detonate a large car bomb in Newry, but soon finds himself involved in a bank robbery that goes badly wrong.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Martin / Paul - Desmond Eastwood
Frank - Patrick Fitzsymons
Larry - Paul Mallon
Piet / Deccy John D Ruddy
Davy / Johnny Marty Maguire
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
11/25/2023 • 25 minutes
Episode 1: Leaks and Lies
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The award-winning drama returns for a new series. Starring Jonathan Harden.
James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 1: Leaks and Lies
A tip-off from a source leads to the seizure of two bombs, but a leak to a newspaper soon puts his life in danger. As James battles internal politics within Special Branch, a new line of intelligence gathering provides an opportunity to trick a suspect into crossing the border.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Charlie – Desmond Eastwood
Lester – Faolan Morgan
MI5 officer / Assistant Chief Constable – Patrick Fitzsymons
Jimmy / Army Technical Officer – John D Ruddy
Roberta / Mrs Mullan / – Maggie Cronin.
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
11/25/2023 • 30 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 8 – The Final Dig
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
Brian and the team return to the site one last time as the digger hones in on a narrow patch of land. They are joined by a local man who remembers the old house well, can he pinpoint the precise location of the hearthstone, where the murderer claims he buried Thomas’ body?
Brian also begins to piece together all the historical evidence he has uncovered to build a final picture of what might have happened on the night of the murder.
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 20 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 7 – Sins of the Father
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
While awaiting a decision from the forensic experts on whether to continue the dig, Brian discovers the murderer’s father, known as Big Samuel, had a violent past – linked to an ongoing feud about land and tenants’ rights.
Meanwhile, Kirsten makes a startling discovery about the murderer’s final resting place
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 6 – What Lies Beneath
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
Having found an old floor that appears burnt and sounds hollow when tapped, the team watch on anxiously as the digger rolls into place and prepares to break through.
Meanwhile Brian examines an old newspaper notice apparently written by the murderer. It appears some farm land he is renting is up for sale. In the newspaper notice, he warns any potential buyers that they must lease it to him or he will take action. Was the murderous quarrel with his victim about land?
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 13 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 5 – The Dig
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
Brian and his team of experts decide to bring a digger on site, but there is still confusion about where the ‘Big house’ actually stood. However, as they dig deeper they uncover something strange.
During a visit to the Seminary where the alleged murderer and victim went to argicultural college together, Brian finds himself wondering about their relationship and the secret ‘matter relating to ourselves two’ that the murderer wrote about in his confession.
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 13 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 4 – The Search
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
The specialist team clear the site of undergrowth and beginning scanning with radar to try and find any evidence below ground – but the ground itself proves problematic.
Meanwhile Brian meets the landowner’s sister who has found old family records that shed light on the life of the alleged killer – and Brian tries to work out how fake letters were sent from America to the family of the victim after his death.
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Mrs Johnston - Maggie Cronin
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 3 – I Killed Him There
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
Before making a decision on whether to ask the farmer for permission to dig, Brian tries to find out more about the family who lived in the house at the time of the murder and re-examines the contents of the confession letter for any further clues.
He also seeks expert advice from a renowned geologist who has been involved in a number of searches for historical remains – described as the ‘Indiana Jones’ of his profession.
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 12 minutes, 1 second
Episode 2: The House
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
Using a map drawn from memory, Brian and his mum set out to find the house she visited as a child – known as Drumkeen big house. But first they need to ask a local farmer for permission to search his land.
Meanwhile, Brian uncovers stories of brutal acts of violence in the years following the famine when Ireland was described as ‘one of the most dangerous places on earth’ - and he begins to imagine what might happened on the night of the alleged murder.
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
John Trussan – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 1: The Letter
Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
“I Robert James Crawford do avow that Thomas Johnson was slain by me in a fair fight”
So begins a mysterious murder confession, apparently written in 1860 – just after the worst years of the Irish Famine. The writer claims to have murdered his friend during a quarrel and then buried the body under the hearthstone of his father’s kitchen in Drumkeen, County Monaghan – but is the confession real?
“He drew his knife and I drew mine he would have fled but I followed him into the hall and killed him there”
As Brian sets out to try and find the alleged burial site he also digs through the history books to find out more about the murderer and his victim – and he finds his imagination drifting. Who were these men and what could have happened to lead to such a brutal murder?
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/7/2023 • 13 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Two - Can't Beat A Confession
Shortly after the murder, police arrest multiple suspects who worked in the hotel. A confession is made in the presence of law enforcement and a lawyer, but events soon lead the investigation into turmoil.
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Seven - Guardians Of The Law
The jury return and the verdict is in - but the outcome shocks the courtroom. Unnerving questions are asked about the very core of the legal process. Did certain tactics by legal teams negatively impact the outcome of the trial?
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 16 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Four - Tales Of Torture
The investigation is rocked by a claim that could alter the entire outcome of the case. ‘They tortured me, they beat me, they held my head under water.’ Exactly what happened behind closed doors when suspects were being questioned?
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Six - Asking The Accused
Over a year since Michaela’s murder, the trial finally begins and the family travel back to the island. In dramatic fashion, a key member of the legal team exits the case never to return. Allison and Darragh finally track down one the accused.
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 26 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Eight - Suicide
Someone at the heart of the case is found dead and future prosecutions are called into doubt. A new name takes centre stage. Who had access to the master keycards and what was their role in Michaela’s death? There are serious claims of attempted bribery.
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
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4/29/2023 • 14 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Three - A Botched Investigation
Serious allegations of failures within the investigation are made and the police come under intense scrutiny. Did the officers looking into Michaela’s murder miss vital evidence and let an apparent confession derail them from looking for other suspects?
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 12 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Five - Schwarzenegger QC
Does the headline grabbing barrister labelled ‘flamboyant’ by some of the press really live up to his reputation? We delve into the story of Ravi Rutnah and his influence on one of the biggest trials in Mauritian legal history.
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 14 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode One - Paradise
Days after their dream wedding, John and Michaela McAreavey arrive on the beautiful island of Mauritius, unaware of the horror that awaits them. As John sits by the poolside waiting for Michaela to return, he begins to realise something is wrong.
Investigative journalists Darragh MacIntyre and Allison Morris travel to the island to explore the case.
Presented by Allison Morris & Darragh MacIntyre
Produced by Vinny Hurrell & Raphaelle O'Loan
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
4/29/2023 • 12 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 4: Tragedy
In the summer of 1969, weeks before the Troubles would ignite, children playing in the rubble of a demolition site struck gold! While searching for treasure hundreds, maybe thousands of gold sovereigns, hidden and forgotten years before, tumbled to the ground from a chimney stack. More than 50 years later, author Glenn Patterson visits the Lower Shankill Road to find out who the coins belonged to. Why were they hidden? And where are they now?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Sound by Bill Maul
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production for Radio 4
4/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 3: Whose Gold?
In the summer of 1969, weeks before the Troubles would ignite, children playing in the rubble of a demolition site struck gold! While searching for treasure hundreds, maybe thousands of gold sovereigns, hidden and forgotten years before, tumbled to the ground from a chimney stack. More than 50 years later, author Glenn Patterson visits the Lower Shankill Road to find out who the coins belonged to. Why were they hidden? And where are they now?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Sound by Bill Maul
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production for Radio 4
4/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 2: The Rush
In the summer of 1969, weeks before the Troubles would ignite, children playing in the rubble of a demolition site struck gold! While searching for treasure hundreds, maybe thousands of gold sovereigns, hidden and forgotten years before, tumbled to the ground from a chimney stack. More than 50 years later, author Glenn Patterson visits the Lower Shankill Road to find out who the coins belonged to. Why were they hidden? And where are they now?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Sound by Bill Maul
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production for Radio 4
4/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 1: The Find
In the summer of 1969, weeks before the Troubles would ignite, children playing in the rubble of a demolition site struck gold! While searching for treasure hundreds, maybe thousands of gold sovereigns, hidden and forgotten years before, tumbled to the ground from a chimney stack. More than 50 years later, author Glenn Patterson visits the Lower Shankill Road to find out who the coins belonged to. Why were they hidden? And where are they now?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Sound by Bill Maul
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production for Radio 4
4/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 5: (Long, long) After the Gold Rush
In the summer of 1969, weeks before the Troubles would ignite, children playing in the rubble of a demolition site struck gold! While searching for treasure hundreds, maybe thousands of gold sovereigns, hidden and forgotten years before, tumbled to the ground from a chimney stack. More than 50 years later, author Glenn Patterson visits the Lower Shankill Road to find out who the coins belonged to. Why were they hidden? And where are they now?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Sound by Bill Maul
Producer Sarah McGlinchey
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production for Radio 4
4/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 5: Suspect in the house?
Questions are raised about the circumstances surrounding how some potential witnesses were interviewed. Who else was present and why? A family friend brings a shocking claim, and we hear from former solicitor Ernie Waterworth.
The investigation takes sharp change in direction.
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
1/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 4: A Murder Investigation
At Ryan’s funeral it is announced the police have opened a murder investigation into his death. The PSNI share information on some key aspects of the case – but will the police change their tactics?
We discover the driver of the train has an unsettling flashback that has a bearing on the case.
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
1/7/2023 • 26 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 6: End of the Line?
A new twist brings a devastating blow for Ryan Quinn’s family. Was someone burning clothes on the street late at night?
We hear of the ongoing impact of Ryan’s death on his family and friends, and we travel to Portrush to the scene of his death where we make a surprise discovery. Where is the investigation now?
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
1/7/2023 • 27 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 1: The Train
Heavy winds and rain batter the seaside town of Portrush in January 2009. A fourteen-year-old boy’s night out has gone badly wrong. He lies on the railway tracks in front of an oncoming train. Less than two miles away, his father becomes aware his son is in danger and starts running to the tracks on the other side of town.
It soon becomes clear, what happened that night and afterwards – is not as it first appears.
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
1/7/2023 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 3: Attacked?
We know how Ryan died and that he allegedly ran from a nearby bar and got trapped on the tracks. But why? Serious allegations emerge about what happened before Ryan found himself in the path of an oncoming train. What will a witness from inside the bar reveal?
And after a year of communication, will the PSNI finally agree to speak?
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
1/7/2023 • 17 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 2: The Call
We retrace Ryan Quinn’s movements that day. Exactly where had he been and what brought him to the tracks? A breath-taking phone call strikes fear into the heart of a concerned father.
Produced and presented by Vinny Hurrell.
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
1/7/2023 • 19 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 1: The Silver Sisterhood
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
The mistresses and ‘girls’ appear to believe that they live not only in a different century, but in an entirely different world.
They are The Silver Sisterhood, a deeply religious group of women who worship a feminine God. They wear Victorian clothing, reject modernity and live by candlelight – but mysteriously they also begin to release a series of strange computer games apparently based on their unique school and unusual beliefs. Their strange way of life soon gives rise to rumour and speculation, but is any of it true - or is their alternative lifestyle simply fuelling suspicion?
Who are these women, what are they doing in Burtonport - and what is really going behind the doors of St Brides?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 3: A Flash in the Dark
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
Conor travels to Burtonport to find out what locals remember about the Silver Sisterhood. He hears strange tales of women running through the street at midnight wearing clogs, reports of a ‘padded room’ - and the retired postmaster recalls a dispute involving another group who lived in the house before the Silver Sisterhood arrived - a cult known as ‘The Screamers’.
A local woman reveals why she had a unique reason to visit the house, an experience she has never forgotten – and Conor decides to make contact with the enigmatic former headmistress of St Brides, but she is known for being elusive. Will she respond?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 19 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 5: The Maid
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
The headmistress discusses the philosophy behind the Silver Sisterhood’s computer games and explores their complicated relationship with physical discipline – which they feel was misunderstood by the outside world.
A young student finds a strange book in her local bookshop and decides to visit the Silver Sisters in Donegal.
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 22 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 4: The Headmistress
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
Patrick in Burtonport recalls visiting the house to photograph images of the Silver Sisterhood’s new computer game, The Secret of St Brides - but he is surprised by what he finds inside.
Conor finally makes contact with the mysterious headmistress of St Brides School and she agrees to talk about her time in Burtonport – what can she reveal about the Silver Sisters time in the house?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 2: The Flickering Candle
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
A BBC crew attends the opening ceremony for the school, hosted by an enigmatic headmistress who appears to change her name regularly – but what is the real purpose of St Brides?
A newspaper journalist visits the house and recalls a strange evening full of unexpected surprises, what can she reveal?
Meanwhile, Conor tracks down a former resident of the house who helps him piece together more parts of puzzle – but is she prepared to tell her own story?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 16 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 6: The Maze
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
As the maid starts her new life at Brides, she finds the work physically demanding but spiritually rewarding. However, when a much-loved house keeper leaves the community, the maid soon becomes unhappy and decides to leave – but events take a dark turn.
After a court case and a dispute over ownership of the house, the Silver Sisterhood leave Burtonport – where do they go, and what happens to the mysterious headmistress?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
10/22/2022 • 23 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 6: The Final Throw
Laura McDaid is trying to fulfil a last request to her friend, Irish journalist Martin Barry to track down his birth mother and pass on a message. Martin died at the Dignitas Clinic in Zurich 17 years ago.
Laura visits Bessborough to see for herself where Martin was born.
His adoption file feels like the last chance she has to find her, will it provide the information that she needs?
8/20/2022 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 5: Bleeding from the Ears
Laura McDaid is searching for the birth mother of a close friend who died 17 years ago at Dignitas.
She revisits a story Martin worked on 20 years ago - and speaks to his source for that story.
Might it hold some clues?
8/20/2022 • 25 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 4: The Celebrity
Laura McDaid is searching for the birth mother of a close friend who died 17 years ago at Dignitas.
As concerns surface that his birth mother may have already told him she didn't want to meet, Laura explores what rejection can feel like with another Bessborough survivor. Could a DNA link to a UK celebrity be on the cards?
8/20/2022 • 25 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 3: The Prodigal Son
Laura McDaid held her ex's hand as he died at the Dignitas Clinic. Seventeen years later, she begins a search to fulfil his last request: to find his birth mother and pass on a message.
As the search intensifies, Laura speaks to a Bessborough survivor who tells her that she suspects records were deliberately falsified at the institution.
As Laura makes contact with a woman she think's could be Martin's mother, a chance phone call could change everything.
8/20/2022 • 25 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 2: Absolutely Terrified
BBC reporter Laura McDaid held Martin Barry's hand as he died at the Dignitas Clinic. 17 years later, she begins a search to fulfil his last request: to find his birth mother and pass on a message.
To move forward with the search, Laura first needs to explain why it's taken her 17 years to have the strength to search for Martin's mother.
She takes Kerry back to the aftermath of Martin's death, and how it was handled by the press at the time.
Will the records provide her with any further information?
8/20/2022 • 26 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 1: A Nightmare About to Dawn
Irish journalist Martin Barry was only 30 years old when he died at the Dignitas Clinic in Zurich, accompanied by his ex girlfriend Laura McDaid.
The night before he died, he asked Laura to fulfil his last request: to track down his birth mother and pass on a message.
Martin had been born in a mother and baby home in Co. Cork in Ireland. He'd never met his birth mother.
Twenty years later, along with her producer Kerry Jamison, Laura embarks on a search that will take her from the top of this island to the bottom and across the Irish sea, to fulfil the promise she made to Martin.
8/20/2022 • 25 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 8: The Enemy Within
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both handler and source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 8: The Enemy Within
James is shocked to discover his home phone has been tapped by British Intelligence, and grows even more disillusioned when he is ordered to hand over one of his best sources to London in the aftermath of the Old Bailey Bombing of 1973.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Tommy – J D Ruddy
Wife – Megan Armitage
Source – Marty Maguire
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
5/21/2022 • 32 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 7: Blurred Lines
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 7: Blurred lines
James is worried that too many agencies have become involved in intelligence gathering, and shares his thoughts on allegations of collusion between the security forces and loyalist paramilitaries. Captain Robert Nairac assists James by helping a new IRA Officer Commanding have a change of heart, but Nairac’s risk-taking is placing him in ever increasing danger.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Robert Nairac – Patrick Fitzsymons
PIRA Officer Commanding – Michael Patrick
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
5/21/2022 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 6: The Irish Englishman
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both handler and source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 6: The Irish Englishman
When James and the Military Intelligence officer meet a source in a Dublin department store, he tells them PIRA chief of staff Seán Mac Stíofáin will address an IRA meeting that same evening. They attend and gather valuable intelligence, but the Military Intelligence officer makes a mistake, placing them both in peril.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – J D Ruddy
Military Intelligence Officer – Paul Mallon
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
5/21/2022 • 31 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 5: The Quartermaster
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 5: The Quartermaster
James is working late at Newry Police Station when a shot is fired. Amid the confusion, a crucial IRA suspect is arrested – but how did he get there? Captain Robert Nairac invites James to join him on a trip, but James is shocked when he discovers their destination.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – JD Ruddy
Robert Nairac – Patrick Fitzsymons
Newry Police officer/phone police officer – Michael Patrick
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
5/21/2022 • 26 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 4: Internment day
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch Officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 4: Internment day
James recalls the chaos of the 9th August 1971, when hundreds of men were arrested by the Army after the introduction of internment. Meanwhile, an informer operating close to the border provides valuable intelligence on changes within an IRA unit, giving James an unusual opportunity – but the Provisionals soon grow suspicious, leading to unforeseen consequences.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Prisoner – Faolan Morgan
Lieutenant – Paul Mallon
Source – Marty Maguire
Wife – Megan Armitage
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
5/21/2022 • 34 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 3: Dangerous Liaisons
A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 3: Dangerous Liaisons
Frustrated by the lack of cooperation between governments north and south, James decides to take matters into his own hands and makes a dangerous trip across the border. Meanwhile, he develops a friendship with Captain Robert Nairac and is soon liasing with the SAS – but this leads to serious friction between the two jurisdictions when Gardaí grow suspicious of an intelligence operation.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Garda Special Branch officer – Faolan Morgan
Captain Robert Nairac – Patrick Fitzsymons
Source – Marty Maguire
Wife – Megan Armitage
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
5/21/2022 • 27 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 2: The Interrogation
A dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both Handler and Source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 2: The Interrogation
A key informer continues to provide invaluable intelligence and helps James escape a murder attempt in Newry – but the informer isn’t so lucky. When an IRA headcount leads to his abduction and interrogation, the source’s life hangs in the balance.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – Marty Maguire
Wife – Megan Armitage
Military Intelligence Officer – Paul Mallon
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
5/21/2022 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 1: The First Good Source
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both handler and source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 1: The First Good Source
James sees an opportunity when a young IRA volunteer is arrested on a burglary charge. Working together, they are soon disrupting IRA activity – but it’s a high stakes game, and the informer’s life is soon in grave danger.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – Marty Maguire
Military Intelligence Officer – Paul Mallon
Army Radio Voice – Marty Maguire
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
5/21/2022 • 28 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 1: A Knock on the Door
One priceless art collection, stolen twice - by two very different criminals.
The Heiress & The General examines the lead up to both robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 1: A Knock at the door
Wicklow, 1974. A mysterious woman arrives at Russborough House speaking French. She claims her car has broken down. 45 minutes later, the biggest art heist in history is over. Who is behind the robbery - and what connects it to a hijacked helicopter used in a failed IRA bomb attack just three months earlier?
The Heiress & The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir.
Cast:
Rose Dugdale – Séainín Brennan
James Horrigan – Paul Mallon
Man 1 – Michael Patrick
Man 2 – Jonathan Harden
Sir Alfred Beit – Niall Cusack
Lady Clementine Beit – Maggie Cronin
Hotel Receptionist – Maeve Bradley
Helicopter Pilot – Paul Mallon
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production.
2/19/2022 • 13 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 2: The Heiress
One priceless art collection, stolen twice - by two very different criminals. The Heiress & The General examines the lead up to both robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 2: The Heiress
As a police hunt for the paintings and the thieves intensifies across the country, a ransom note arrives on the desk of the director the National Gallery in Dublin. Clues point to an unlikely key suspect, a millionaire heiress who is already on the run from police. The search soon narrows to a remote area of West Cork.
The Heiress & The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir.
Cast:
Rose Dugdale – Séainín Brennan
James White – Paul Mallon
Secretary – Maggie Cronin
Detective – JD Ruddy
Social Services Officer – Maeve Bradley
Garda O’Leary – JD Ruddy
Con Hayes – Pat Mooney
Garda Creedon – Marty Maguire
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
2/19/2022 • 14 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 6: Tango One
One priceless art collection, two of the most daring robberies in art heist history - carried out by two very different criminals. The Heiress and The General examines the lead up to the robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two priceless paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 6: Tango One
In his desperation to get rid of the stolen art, Cahill takes drastic and dangerous action. His dealings with Loyalist paramilitaries in Ulster reawaken an old and very bitter feud with the IRA. Meanwhile, another international police operation spins a delicate web to entrap Cahill and his gang – leading to a final showdown at Antwerp airport.
The Heiress and The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir
Martin Cahill – Lloyd Cooney
Shavo – Laurence Kinlan
Niall – Emmet Kirwan
Charley Hill – Marty Maguire
Belgian Police – Jean-Paul Van Der Velde
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
2/19/2022 • 16 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 5: The Hunt
One priceless art collection, two of the most daring robberies in art heist history - carried out by two very different criminals. The Heiress and The General examines the lead up to the robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two priceless paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 5: The Hunt
Martin Cahill continues his feud with the Garda but is unaware that an elaborate sting operation is already being planned, involving multiple police forces from around the world – will he take the bait? Meanwhile The General sends his lieutenant to a high-stakes meeting with an American gangster – but all is not as it seems.
The Heiress and The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir
Martin Cahill – Lloyd Cooney
TV Reporter – Faolan Morgan
Garda 1 – Emmett Kirwan
Charley Hill – Marty Maguire
Tommy – Faolan Morgan
Shavo – Laurence Kinlan
Berman / FBI agent – Patrick Fitzsymons
Dispatcher – Patrick Fitzsymons
Undercover Agent – Jean-Paul Van Der Velde
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
2/19/2022 • 15 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 4: The General
One priceless art collection, two of the most daring robberies in art heist history - carried out by two very different criminals.
The Heiress & The General examines the lead up to the robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two priceless paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 4: The General
May 1986. Under cover of darkness, thieves break into Russborough House. They steal 19 paintings and escape unnoticed. When the alarm is raised, police initially suspect Republican paramilitaries, but intelligence soon points to a notorious Dublin gangster – Martin Cahill, aka The General.
The Heiress & The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir
Cast:
Martin Cahill – Lloyd Cooney
Shavo – Laurence Kinlan
Garda 1 – Faolan Morgan
IRA Man – Jonathan Harden
Tour Guide – Pat Mooney
Niall – Emmet Kirwan
Garda 2 – Faolan Morgan
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
2/19/2022 • 15 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 3: Alone on the Pier
One priceless art collection, stolen twice - by two very different criminals. The Heiress & The General examines the lead up to both robberies, the aftermath and the hunt for the missing art – two paintings remain missing to this day.
Episode 3: Alone on the Pier
Police think they’ve found their chief suspect but as they wait for back-up, the suspect leaves and travels to the southern tip of Ireland, where she stands alone on a remote pier. When she returns, the police are waiting. A search of the cottage rented by the suspect under a false name provides a major break-through.
The Heiress & The General features documentary interviews alongside dramatised scenes written by Claire McGowan.
Presented by Marie-Louise Muir
Cast:
Rose Dugdale - Séainín Brennan
Con Hayes – Pat Mooney
Garda O’Leary – JD Ruddy
Garda Creedon – Marty Maguire
Garda 1 – Michael Patrick
Judge – Niall Cusack
Eddie – Paul Mallon
Marion – Maeve Bradley
Tiede Herrema - Jean-Paul Van Der Velde
Producer: Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production
2/19/2022 • 13 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 3: Cigars with Fidel
Living the American dream, Chuck makes a life altering decision that has a knock on effect across the world.
Looking for new opportunities, Chuck meets with world leaders like Fidel Castro, and behind the scenes, plays a role in peace negotiations in Northern Ireland.
Roma Downey pieces together the story of this man, as the truth unravels on how he went from being a billionaire to broke - as told by the people in his life, from close family members to Microsoft Tycoon Bill Gates.
Presenter: Roma Downey
Producer: Cathy Moorehead
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
1/15/2022 • 26 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 1: Clandestine Encounters
In a tiny apartment in San Francisco, lives an apparently ordinary, elderly man, with only the shirt on his back, a cheap plastic watch and one pair of shoes.
Few know who he is, or what he was. This is the story of the backroom broker, who, through brown envelopes and the handover of billions, may just have changed the course of history.
Some say he was recruited at a young age by the secret service, others tell a very different tale. His activities were shrouded in secrecy and wrapped in a fortune.
Roma Downey tries to piece together the story of this man - as told by the people in his life from close family members to those who met him in clandestine encounters.
Presenter: Roma Downey
Producer: Cathy Moorehead
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
1/15/2022 • 25 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 2: Money Making Machine
Chuck's global money-making machine seemed unstoppable but what was the source? And how did it disappear? We enter into a world of savvy intelligence, tax free havens & a yearning to reconnect with ancestral ties in Ireland - all shrouded in secrecy and wrapped in a fortune.
Roma Downey tries to piece together the story of this mysterious man across continents and airport terminals.
Presenter: Roma Downey
Producer: Cathy Moorehead
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
1/15/2022 • 26 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 3: Burned or Buried
Across three dramatic episodes, Ophelia Byrne follows a line on the map into the world of the Irish Boundary Commission – set up in 1924 to finalise the shape of the Irish border. It takes her into an improbable world of high statecraft, split communities, broken promises and many thousands of lives changed forever.
Through original testimonies, secret letters and classified police reports, Ophelia tries to uncover what really happened up to the moment in 1925 when proposals for the new, final border line in Ireland hit crisis point. Then, both the British and Irish governments were prepared to take drastic action to have the Commission’s report ‘burned or buried’. Why? And what does it mean now?
Episode Three: Burned or Buried
With both the British and Irish governments in crisis, the final shape of the border in Ireland is agreed at speed and not in the way that's been anticipated. At the stroke of a pen, the fate and future national identity of thousands of lives is decided upon as the frontier is fixed. In the wake of Brexit, the Northern Ireland Protocol and with increasing calls for a referendum on Irish reunification, Ophelia realises the story of the Irish Boundary Commission could matter more now than ever before.
Presenter: Ophelia Byrne
Producers: Conor Garrett & Ophelia Byrne
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
11/27/2021 • 25 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 1: Drawing the Line
Across three serialised episodes, Ophelia Byrne follows a line on the map into the world of the Irish Boundary Commission – set up in 1924 to finalise the shape of the Irish border. It takes her into an improbable world of high statecraft, split communities, broken promises and many thousands of lives changed forever.
Through original testimonies, secret letters and classified police reports, Ophelia tries to uncover what really happened up to the moment in 1925 when proposals for the new, final border line in Ireland hit crisis point. Then, both the British and Irish governments were prepared to take drastic action to have the Commission’s report ‘burned or buried’. Why? And what does it all mean now?
Episode One: Drawing the Line
When Ophelia travels from Northern Ireland to visit her parents in Galway, her mum tells her she’s worried about the potential for violence over the future of the border in Ireland. Tracing descendants of those who testified to the Irish Boundary Commission almost a century ago, Ophelia discovers what was at stake for those who back then made their case to be included on one side of the frontier or the other. But a search through previously classified government correspondence reveals one of the Commissioners may not have been playing by the rules.
Presenter: Ophelia Byrne
Producers: Conor Garrett & Ophelia Byrne
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
11/27/2021 • 26 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 2: Secrecy's Veil
Across three serialised episodes, Ophelia Byrne follows a line on the map into the world of the Irish Boundary Commission – set up in 1924 to finalise the shape of the Irish border. It takes her into an improbable world of high statecraft, split communities, broken promises and many thousands of lives changed forever.
Through original testimonies, secret letters and classified police reports, Ophelia tries to uncover what really happened up to the moment in 1925 when proposals for the new, final border line in Ireland hit crisis point. Then, both the British and Irish governments were prepared to take drastic action to have the Commission’s report ‘burned or buried’. Why? And what does it all mean now?
Episode Two: Secrecy's Veil
Ophelia finds out what happened next to some of the border communities which testified to the Irish Boundary Commission. As she hears stories of blocked roads and political tensions, a chance discovery in the archives makes Ophelia begin to question the entire Boundary Commission process.
Presenter: Ophelia Byrne
Producers: Conor Garrett & Ophelia Byrne
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
11/27/2021 • 25 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 9: Acceptance
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
A former complainant and a former defendant tell us about trying to move on after their verdicts. And the longer lasting effects of going through a rape and sexual assault trial.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 8: Asking For It
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
A father says he was shocked by the reaction to his young daughter's claims of sexual abuse.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 7: Attack
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
Everyone's talking - and tweeting - about this trial. There are thousands of published opinions on who's right and who's wrong. Is that really fair?
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 6: Anger
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
Another woman tells us what it's like to be questioned about sex allegations in court. Victim Support's new research suggests severe problems with the cross examination stage.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 5: Advocate
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
If you're the alleged victim, you don't get a lawyer. A rape victim tells us what it's like to be scooped into a trial without anyone to give you legal advice.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 4: Anonymous
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
Cameras follow the defendants as they walk into court. Everyone’s talking about them. Another defendant tells us what it was like to be in the public eye as a suspected rapist.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 3: Audience
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
The trial is about to start and the public gallery is packed. An alleged rape victim in another case recounts preparing to speak in front of an audience
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 2: Anxiety
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
There's a long wait for the trial to begin. Other accusers and the accused tell us why waiting for a trial can be so agonising.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 1: Accused
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
Two famous rugby players are in the news after being questioned by police about an alleged rape.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 9 minutes
Rape Trial: Before You Begin
A rape trial that changes everything, for the acquitted, the woman and the legal system.
When two rugby players go on trial for rape, there will be dramatic consequences for years to come.
January 2018. An Irish rugby international and his young team mate are on trial, accused of raping a woman at a house party. Outside the court house, there are queues of people trying to get in. Inside, scuffles break out to get the best seats in the packed public gallery. On Twitter, thousands are following the trial and sharing their opinions on who they think is telling the truth. After nine weeks, the two men are acquitted. Although the jury's not guilty verdict was unanimous, the public's verdict is not. Crowds gather on the streets of Belfast and Dublin, waving banners saying 'I Believe Her' whilst others say justice has been done. There are criticisms of how both sides were treated over social media. There are loud calls for change.
A former high court judge is immediately commissioned to review the criminal justice system for sex offences in Northern Ireland. While Sir John Gillen does not comment on any specific trial, what he recommends astonishes politicians, lawyers and campaigners alike. When his proposals are taken up, Northern Ireland will find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard in the future.
Written and produced by Sarah Mole
Commissioning and Executive Editor: Andy Martin
11/1/2021 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Eps 3/3: We need to talk about TalkTalk
Stolen Data, Scams, Fines and Arrests: How the TalkTalk case was resolved and how it changed the discourse around cybercrime in the UK.
9/25/2021 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
Eps 1/3: Data Kidnap
One of the UK’s most high profile cyber-attacks: Some think it’s the work of cyber jihadis, but the truth is much closer to home. The story of how teenage clicks crippled a communications giant.
9/25/2021 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
Eps 2/3: Teenage Clicks
Who had the know-how and the inclination to take down TalkTalk? We get a glimpse inside the mind of a hacker as the story of one of the UK’s most high-profile cases takes an unlikely turn.
9/25/2021 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 5: The Hand of God
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Episode 5: The Hand of God
Neville finally has his day in court facing the man he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his house, but as he waits to hear the outcome of his case Neville finds himself on the wrong side of the law.
The House that Vanished features documentary interviews with key people involved in Neville’s astonishing story alongside dramatised scenes written by Jan Carson.
Presented by Siobhán McSweeney.
Cast:
Neville Presho … Tony Flynn
Patrick Doohan … Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Justice Murphy … Mark Lambert
Prosecution barrister … Faolán Morgan
Defence barrister … Michael Patrick
Psychiatrist … Patrick Fitzsymons
Garda officer ... Niall Cusack
Reporter ... Megan Armitage
Hotel owner .... Lalor Roddy
Written by Jan Carson
Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
8/21/2021 • 26 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 2: The Real King of Tory
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Episode 2: The Real King of Tory
Neville sets off on a journey around Ireland in search of clues, but the shock of discovering his house has vanished begins to affect his health. Feeling like he’s trapped in a nightmare, Neville recalls the peace and tranquility he first found on Tory – and a film he made years before seems to offer a strange prophecy about what may have happened to his house.
The House that Vanished features documentary interviews with key people involved in Neville’s astonishing story alongside dramatised scenes written by Jan Carson.
Presented by Siobhán McSweeney
Cast:
Neville ... Tony Flynn
Fiona ... Fo Cullen
Patrick Doohan ... Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Council worker ... Carol Moore
Guard ... Faolán Morgan
Sean ... Michael Patrick
Tourism Woman ... Megan Armitage
Engineer ... Desmond Eastwood
Written by Jan Carson
Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
Executive editor: Andy Martin
8/21/2021 • 26 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 4: The Holy Clay
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Episode 4: The Holy Clay
It seems Neville can’t stay away from the island that haunts his every waking moment. A chance encounter on the ferry to Tory offers a new opportunity for justice and Neville finally finds a solicitor willing to listen to his story, but the strain of so many years spent searching for answers puts huge pressure on his marriage.
The House that Vanished features documentary interviews with key people involved in Neville’s astonishing story alongside dramatised scenes written by Jan Carson.
Presented by Siobhán McSweeney
Cast:
Neville ... Tony Flynn
Fiona ... Fo Cullen
Anton ... Ian Beattie
Gillespie ... Patrick Fitzsymons
Clerk ... Desmond Eastwood
Justice Murphy ... Mark Lambert
O’Dualachain ... Faolán Morgan
O’Tuaithail ... Michael Patrick
John McGinty ... Seamus O’Hara
Written by Jan Carson
Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
Executive editor: Andy Martin
8/21/2021 • 26 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 3: Balor's Fort
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Episode 3: Balor's Fort
Neville tracks down a contractor who offers him new information about events leading up to the disappearance of his house, but Neville’s obsessive search for answers comes at a heavy price. Neville decides to forgive those he believes have wronged him, leading to a long, dark night of the soul at Balor’s Fort on Tory island.
The House that Vanished features documentary interviews with key people involved in Neville’s astonishing story alongside dramatised scenes written by Jan Carson.
Presented by Siobhán McSweeney
Cast:
Neville ... Tony Flynn
Fiona ... Fo Cullen
Patrick Doohan ... Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
John McGinty ... Seamus O’Hara
Doctor ... Ian Beattie
Written by Jan Carson
Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
Executive editor: Andy Martin
8/21/2021 • 26 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 1: The Vanishing
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Episode 1: The Vanishing.
When Neville Presho returns to Tory Island after many years overseas, he gets the shock of his life – his house has vanished. All that remains is a bathtub, lying upside down on the shore.
Neville first came to the remote Irish island in the 1970s and made a documentary about the islanders' traditional way of life, their culture and language. Neville felt warmly welcomed – now, he faces a wall of silence. Some talk mysteriously of a whirlwind and a strange glow in the night sky, others say Neville would be better off not asking. No one will tell him what happened, not even the island’s King.
Neville sets out on a search for justice, but his quest will come at great personal cost.
The House that Vanished features documentary interviews with key people involved in Neville’s astonishing story alongside dramatised scenes written by Jan Carson.
Presented by Siobhán McSweeney.
Cast:
Neville ... Tony Flynn
Fiona ... Fo Cullen
Mary Meehan ... Carol Moore
Patrick Doohan ... Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Patsy Dan ... Mark Lambert
Father O’Neill ... Niall Cusack
Man 1 ... Lalor Roddy
Woman ... Megan Armitage
Man 2 ... Desmond Eastwood
Film Crew ... Michael Patrick
Written by Jan Carson
Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
8/21/2021 • 26 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 10: This Country
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Ten: This Country So where did all the money go? And what went with it?
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 12 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 9: Testimony
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Nine: Testimony When Glenn attends the trial of the only person charged in direct connection with the raid, he's struck by what he hears in court and what he sees on TV that night
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Music: Phil Kieran Actors: Louise Parker, Thomas Finnegan & Conor O'Donnell
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 8: See No Evil
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Eight: See No Evil Weeks after the robbery a man is murdered outside a packed Belfast bar but no witnesses are coming forward.
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 7: Burning Embers
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Seven: Burning Embers Irish police follow a money laundering trail to County Cork, where someone is going to extreme lengths to get the cash off their hands.
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 6: The Mastermind
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Six: The Mastermind As news breaks of the robbery, along with a swirl of accusations and counter accusations, one politician uses parliamentary privilege to name the individual he believes was responsible for its meticulous planning.
Written and presented by Glenn Patterson
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 12 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 5: Cash by the Trolley Load
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Five: Cash by the Trolley Load A white van reverses up a narrow side street beside the bank, until its tailgate comes level with the bullion bay doors...
Presenter: Glenn Patterson
Actors: Louise Parker, Conor O'Donnell & Thomas Finnegan
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 4: The Drop
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Four: The Drop Chris leaves the bank with a bag over his shoulder...
Presenter: Glenn Patterson
Actors: Louise Parker, Conor O'Donnell & Thomas Finnegan
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 3: Progressing Matters
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Three: Progressing Matters As Kevin and Chris make their way down to the basement cash-centre safe, the masked men holding Kyran McMullan hostage ask if she'd like some light refreshments...
Presenter: Glenn Patterson
Actors: Louise Parker, Conor O'Donnell & Thomas Finnegan
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 2: Killing Time
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode Two: Killing Time After a year of so called 'tiger kidnappings' all over Northern Ireland, negotiations continue to try to restore the Stormont power-sharing government, as Northern Bank employees Chris Ward and Kevin McMullan prepare to start the most extraordinary working shift of their lives...
Presenter: Glenn Patterson
Actors: Louise Parker, Conor O'Donnell & Thomas Finnegan
Music: Phil Kieran Executive
Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 11 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 1: Unexpected Visitors
It was the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history. Days before Christmas 2004, gangs of armed men take over the homes of two Northern Bank officials in Belfast and County Down. With family members held hostage, the officials are instructed to remove cash from the vaults of Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city-centre and load it into the back of a van - not once, but twice - before the van disappears into the night, along with more than £26.5 million in new and used notes. With the finger of blame pointed at the IRA, the raid makes headlines around the world and sends shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Through dramatized court testimonies, new interviews and archive, Glenn Patterson takes us into the unfolding story of a meticulously planned heist and its chaotic aftermath. Military precision giving way to soap powder boxes stuffed with cash. The bickering of politicians against the silence of the man said to be the robbery’s mastermind. There are even rumours that proceeds from the robbery are to be used as a pension fund for IRA members as it prepares to disarm and disband. Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the Northern Bank Job. In fact, he thinks all of Northern Ireland does. Episode One: Unexpected Visitors Northern Bank employee Chris Ward is watching TV with his dad when there's a knock at the door. Kevin McMullan is at home with his wife Kyran when Police come to tell them there's been a road traffic accident. But all is not as it seems...
Presenter: Glenn Patterson
Actors: Louise Parker, Conor O'Donnell & Thomas Finnegan
Music: Phil Kieran
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
Producer: Conor Garrett
A BBC Northern Ireland production
6/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 44 seconds
The Boy in the Burning Car - Episode 3
18 year old Caoimhin Cassidy Crossan from Creggan in Derry died when the stolen car he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost and went on fire in June 2019. Police say he wasn’t dead when the car started burning, and they think he wasn’t alone. How did Caoimhin end up here and why was he left inside? Una Kelly attempts to find out. To understand the path leading up to his tragic death, we hear from those closest to Caoimhin, revealing the story of a much loved yet troubled young man. The events of that terrible night have left his family struggling with many unanswered questions, and murder opens as a line of inquiry as police attempt to uncover the truth.
1/30/2021 • 26 minutes, 9 seconds
The Boy in the Burning Car - Episode 2
Eighteen-year-old Caoimhin Cassidy Crossan from Creggan in Derry died when the stolen car he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost and went on fire in June 2019. Police say he wasn’t dead when the car started burning, and they think he wasn’t alone. How did Caoimhin end up here and why was he left inside? Una Kelly attempts to find out. To understand the path leading up to his tragic death, we hear from those closest to Caoimhin, revealing the story of a much loved yet troubled young man. The events of that terrible night have left his family struggling with many unanswered questions, and murder opens as a line of inquiry as police attempt to uncover the truth.
1/16/2021 • 26 minutes, 31 seconds
The Boy in the Burning Car - Episode 1
Eighteen-year-old Caoimhin Cassidy Crossan from Creggan in Derry died when the stolen car he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost and went on fire in June 2019. Police say he wasn’t dead when the car started burning, and they think he wasn’t alone. How did Caoimhin end up here and why was he left inside? Una Kelly attempts to find out. To understand the path leading up to his tragic death, we hear from those closest to Caoimhin, revealing the story of a much loved yet troubled young man. The events of that terrible night have left his family struggling with many unanswered questions, and murder opens as a line of inquiry as police attempt to uncover the truth.
1/16/2021 • 26 minutes, 57 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 7
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
1/9/2021 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 6
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
12/19/2020 • 28 minutes, 39 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 5
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
12/4/2020 • 26 minutes, 36 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 1
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true? To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
11/14/2020 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 4
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
11/14/2020 • 26 minutes, 38 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 3
3/6
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
11/14/2020 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Episode 2
2/6
April 1933. Belfast Gaol. Prisoner 1192, Harold Courtney, is executed for the brutal murder of Minnie Reid. Or was he? Did the right man hang?
Digging deep, journalist Gordon Adair attempts to find out*, because locally, he’s heard a strange tale. Of plots, threats, deceit and cover-up. It’s a trail that takes the investigation across the globe – and of people who, 90 years on, still believe this is a case that shouldn’t be talked about.
Was there a miscarriage of justice? Was justice not done for the young Minnie Reid? And how much of this tale is true?
To unravel it takes Gordon back almost a century, and from rural Northern Ireland to urban melting-pot Australia. Tracking down witnesses like the children who found Minnie’s body in a lonely Armagh lane, and uncovering secret records, maps and letters not seen since 1933, Gordon also consults police, pathology, and capital punishment experts.
The results surprise him. Shining a light on a ‘lost decade’ in Northern Ireland, they uncover a shadowy taboo history that’s rarely explored. Assume Nothing, BBC Northern Ireland’s new podcast strand goes to air before this increasingly unpredictable investigation is concluded.
PRONI documents in the series featured by kind permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
11/14/2020 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Did the Right Man Hang? Introduction
1933: Harold Courtney is convicted of murdering a young woman, assumed to be pregnant with his child. He is hanged and buried in the grounds of Belfast’s Crumlin Road Gaol. Nearly 90 years later, journalist Gordon Adair investigates a story he was told as a young reporter, about a conspiracy. Turning up files that have been closed for decades he asks, did the right man hang?