The Gas Man | Tortoise Investigates Tortoise

In the 1980s Special Agent Dennis Bass received a tip-off that changed the course of his career. 30 years on reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou sets out to solve the mystery of how an international fugitive got away with his crimes – and why he's still on the run.
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill
FX credit: Telex by YleArkisto at freesound - License: Attribution 4.0

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Special Agent Bass has his target in his sights but he’s on another continent. If he wants him to talk he’ll need a clever plan – and maybe a bit of luck
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill
FX credit: Boeing 737-800 Fly Over 3.wav by soundslikewillem at freesound

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The team persuades The Gas Man to step out from the shadows. He reveals the first big clue in the investigation to how he got away with it – and makes a surprising claim about his role in the case
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill

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Chloe makes a startling discovery about another chemical trafficker that has consequences for her investigation. A Kurdish survivor of mustard gas shares her story.
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill

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In this episode, Chloe looks into what happened to The Gas Man when he arrived back in Germany as a fugitive – and investigates whether his trade with Iran ever really ended
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting: Marten Hahn
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill

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In the final episode of the series, is the 40-year game of cat-and-mouse nearly over?
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Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 
Producer: Claudia Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Additional production: Imy Harper
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Original artwork: Jon Hill

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