The Belgrano Diary
by The London Review of Books
Latest episode
Aftershock: The War on Terror – Episode 1: With Us or Against Us
Aftershock: The War on Terror – Episode 1: With Us or Against Us
About this podcast
The sinking of the General Belgrano was the bloodiest and most controversial military action of the Falklands War. This is the story of government cover-ups and conspiracies; of whistleblowers, crusading politicians and journalists fighting for the story. And caught in the middle of it all, a young officer whose account of what happened contradicted Margaret Thatcher’s in every crucial detail.
A new six-part podcast series, hosted by Andrew O'Hagan.
Listen to the full series with bonus material here: https://lrb.me/belgranodiarysc
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Episodes
- Aftershock: The War on Terror – Episode 1: With Us or Against Us · 45 minIn the days after 9/11, George W. Bush declared a state of emergency and initiated what would become an unprecedented expansion of US power. Public debate narrowed: there were…
- Introducing ‘Aftershock: The War on Terror’ · 4 minAfter 9/11, George W. Bush launched a global War on Terror. What followed was an unprecedented expansion of American power, from Guantánamo Bay to drone strikes, mass…
- Episode 6: The Trials · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 6The Belgrano affair reaches its climax as the stories of Narendra Sethia and Clive Ponting connect. The two whistleblowers appear in court and the diary makes its final journey…
- Episode 5: The Hounds · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 5Lieutenant Sethia is accused of a second crime: the theft of HMS Conqueror’s log books. Two journalists and the Serious Crime Squad try to hunt him down. The Belgrano Diary is a…
- Episode 4: The Crown Jewels · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 4Armed with the diary, Tam Dalyell goes on the attack – but the cover-up continues. A whistleblower from within the Ministry of Defence is arrested for a breach of the Official…
- Episode 3: Small Lies Big Lies · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 3Lieutenant Sethia quits the navy and moves to the Caribbean. He thinks the Falklands War is behind him, but back in the UK, an eccentric, anti-war MP notices a discrepancy in the…
- Episode 2: Gotcha! · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 2HMS Conqueror stalks the Belgrano, but Britain’s Rules of Engagement prohibit an attack. Margaret Thatcher makes a decision and Lieutenant Sethia and the Conqueror crew get ready…
- Episode 1: Half a Million Sheep Can't Be Wrong · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 1When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission – to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her…
- Trailer · 4 minOn 2 May 1982, the British submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentinian warship, the General Belgrano, killing 323 men. It was the bloodiest event of the Falklands War – and the…
