The Secret History of Flight 149

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

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Such a tragic story

28 Jan

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One of the best podcast I’ve seen. I'm not gonna lie this is a decently persistently entaintaing podcast. I love the narrative, the research is great and just a very well made and provakative podcast. But as I said this is a such a sad and moving story. So terrible. Hope to all his family 🩷
Murder

13/04/2024

CaIIumm

This was riveting and so informative. I’ve just learned a lot reading this about the Antarctic.
The first series is good the second series meh

24/06/2024

LM95chez

The first series well worth a listen to very interesting and very dodgy. The second series about the estonia however is a non story with the shows host desperately trying to find some sort of conspiracy when there is none, it gets annoying very quickly
Antarctica Story superb

10/04/2024

Chadders316

Worth a listen..
Why I love podcasts

27/02/2024

Malcom Allison

would never have been aware of this story. How life on the ice can turn people mad and no one is in charge is amazing and scary ! good place to go if you want to get away with murder.
I can’t handle it anymore

01/04/2024

mdjmurray

Ant-arc-tic-a
Very sad truthful story

29/11/2023

redderdevil

Tale of tragedy, cover ups and deception by governments and big corporations. Brilliantly told and investigated
Conspiracy theories become tiring

25/02/2024

hoboctn-nta

The Estonia series is very well researched but the consistent conspiracy theories and the producer ignoring any facts that don’t fit into his conspiracy theory quickly become tiring. For example, the simple explanation for not raising the wreck or the bodies was the enormous costs, the danger to salvage divers and the immense emotional trauma to families of having to identify the bodies. The producer implies that the ethics group tasked with making a recommendation was somehow stacked to reach an adverse outcome. And whether the wreck lies at 20m or 80m depth does not detract from the dangers of diving in a wreck site. It is a shame as the first series was much more sensible and less conspiracy-laden.
Gripping

19/08/2023

Wifftonfactor

Gripping story told by survivors,and interesting twist in the tale.quite weird how this disaster rarely makes an appearance on uk television.
Fantastic investigative journalism.

02/08/2023

Jazzy@68

This is one of the most interesting, gripping and informative podcasts I have listened to in a long while. This guy is a brave man for getting to the truth. Thanks Mr Davis.

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