25m ·
Published
26 Apr 04:30
In this special bonus episode of Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets, join presenter Giles Milton and producer Sarah Peters as they discuss some of their favourite moments from the show, including behind-the-scenes highlights that didn’t make it into the final edit.
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25m ·
Published
26 Apr 04:30
In this special bonus episode of Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets, join presenter Giles Milton and producer Sarah Peters as they discuss some of their favourite moments from the show, including behind-the-scenes highlights that didn’t make it into the final edit. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets ad-free right now. Click "Subscribe" at the top of the Cover Up show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
49m ·
Published
19 Apr 04:30
Giles and Sarah reveal who - today - is blocking the truth about Lionel Crabb. And why. Ministry of Secrets reaches its dramatic climax as a Royal Navy widow gives her testimony and reveals the sensational, sinister and uncomfortable truth of what really happened to Lionel Crabb.
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39m ·
Published
12 Apr 04:30
Who ordered Lionel Crabb’s final dive? And why? Giles and Sarah investigate the possible role of MI6. Was the CIA also involved? Revelations from a former spy and a royal expert implicate some very important figures in Crabb’s disappearance. Who are they? And is this why the affair is still being kept secret?
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Show notes:
The Frogmen, 1949 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
John Le Carre afterword - Ben Macintyre, A Spy Among Friends
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44m ·
Published
05 Apr 04:30
Fourteen months after Lionel Crabb’s disappearance, in 1957, a corpse is found in Chichester Harbour, eight miles from Portsmouth. Is it Crabb? When Giles and Sarah discover a long-lost autopsy file in West Sussex archives, they seek help from Britain’s leading forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.
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Show notes:
Mark Elliott interview, 2014 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
John Randall interview, 1957 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
Sidney Knowles interview - David Jackson-Wills
Various materials - West Sussex County Archives
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34m ·
Published
29 Mar 04:30
Giles and Sarah’s Russian fixer, Masha, finds a remarkable video interview with a former KGB diver, Eduard Koltsov – the last person to see Lionel Crabb on the day of his secret dive. His deathbed confession is graphic, shocking and believable. But can he be trusted?
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Show notes:
Eduard Koltsov interview, 2007 - Ren TV
Lord Mountbatten interview, 1969 - Fremantle
Death of Princess Diana announcement, 1997 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
Operation Paget Press Conference, 2006 - BBC News
John Randall interview, 1957 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
Newspaper headlines:
The Independent, 21 December 2003
The Guardian, 20 October 2003
The Herald Sun, May 27 2019
The Independent, 31 May 2017
The Daily Record, 31 August 2022
The Daily Express, 18 June 2007
The Daily Mirror, 15 May 1956
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36m ·
Published
22 Mar 05:30
Giles and Sarah investigate the first few days that followed Crabb’s disappearance with the help of Peter Marshall, the 90-year-old journalist who first broke the story. As they piece together what might have happened, they discover a sinister 1950s cover-up – one that extends to the very centre of power.
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Show notes:
Newspaper headlines:
The Times, 30 April 1956
The Times, 3 May 1956
Portsmouth Evening News, 1 May 1956
Le Monde, 7 May 1956
Le Monde, 14 May 1956
Bild Zeitung, circa June 1956
The Daily Mirror, 8 May 1956
The Daily Mirror, 9 May 1956
The Daily Mirror, 15 May 1956
Die Zeit, 10 May 1956
The New York Times, 13 June 1957
The New York Times, 29 May 1960
The Irish Times, 19 May 1956
The Irish Times, 10 May 1956
Der Spiegel, 22 May 1956
El Universal, 2006
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40m ·
Published
15 Mar 05:30
Giles and Sarah find a 2007 video interview made by Crabb’s oldest friend, Sydney Knowles. This explosive interview is full of sensational revelations that will take the Lionel Crabb mystery in a whole new direction.
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Show notes:
Various materials - National Archives
Gordon Gutteridge quote - John Bevan, Crabbgate
Bulganin And Khrushchev visit, 1956 - British Pathé
San Francisco Prison Break Attempt, 1962 - British Pathé
Sidney Knowles interview - David Jackson-Wills
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34m ·
Published
08 Mar 05:30
Lionel Crabb was a celebrated wartime hero, feted in blockbuster films, and was even believed to be the model for James Bond. But when Giles and Sarah look through the Crabb files at the National Archives, a far more complex person starts to emerge. Those files also suggest that a sinister cover-up is at play.
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Show notes:
Sidney Knowles interview - David Jackson-Wills
Various letters & memorandums - National Archives
The Silent Enemy, 1958 - Romulus Films
Frogman article, 29 April 1957, The Herald Newspaper
Anthony Eden’s speech at Bradford, 1956 - AP Archive
Duck and Cover, 1952 - Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
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37m ·
Published
01 Mar 06:00
Giles and Sarah set off on their quest to discover what happened to Lionel Crabb. A chance encounter leads them to ex-diver, Commander Julian Malec, the last living link to the Crabb mystery. He tells them of a story cloaked in secrecy.
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Archive:
Commander Crabb clip, 1956 - British Pathé
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