Intrigue Podcast
Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, Jane McMullen asks why thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers.
Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, BBC investigative journalist Jane McMullen asks why thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers.
In early 2000, two young Saudis arrived in San Diego. They had never been to America, spoke almost no English, and had no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. Within weeks they had done all of it. Twenty months later they hijacked a plane and crashed it into the Pentagon.
McMullen investigates the hidden story of a man who helped two of the hijackers - and reveals a story that the US and Saudi governments have fought to keep secret.
Episodes to download
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7. Managed Massacres—Mayday
Mon 9 Nov 2020
Could the rescuers be involved in staging chemical attacks?
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10. The Shoes—Tunnel 29
Fri 1 Nov 2019
“I started dancing with Eveline.” A final twist in the final chapter.
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9. The Signal—Tunnel 29
Thu 31 Oct 2019
“If you don’t have a coffee, then bring me a cognac.” Ellen's plan is derailed.
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8. The Messenger—Tunnel 29
Wed 30 Oct 2019
I said "ok, I'll do it”. Ellen, Mimmo's girlfriend, agrees to play a dangerous role.
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7. The Interrogation—Tunnel 29
Tue 29 Oct 2019
“That’s the first time I saw her again.” Wolfdieter's show trial begins.
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6. The Gun—Tunnel 29
Mon 28 Oct 2019
“And then my interrogation began.” The escape operation unravels.
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5. The Trap—Tunnel 29
Fri 25 Oct 2019
“We had no chance to be together.” The Stasi close in on the tunnellers.
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4. The Death Strip—Tunnel 29
Thu 24 Oct 2019
“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip.
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3. The Deal—Tunnel 29
Wed 23 Oct 2019
“We have a tunnel.” The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance.
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2. The Spy—Tunnel 29
Tue 22 Oct 2019
“I choose the codename Fred.” A hairdresser becomes a Stasi spy.
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1. The Escape—Tunnel 29
Mon 21 Oct 2019
“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim has a decision to make.
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9. The Lucids—The Ratline
Thu 18 Oct 2018
Philippe travels to Albuquerque to meet, the son of the CIA agent who recruited Karl Hass.
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8. Nest of Spies—The Ratline
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Philippe and the team work out the identity of the mysterious man Otto had lunch with.
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Bonus: Stephen Fry meets Philippe Sands—The Ratline
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Stephen Fry interviews Philippe Sands in front of an audience in London.
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6. The Men Who Murdered Nazis—The Ratline
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Otto contracts a strange illness and Charlotte rushes to Rome to be by his side.
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5. La Forza del Destino—The Ratline
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Hunted Nazi Otto Wachter makes his way to Rome to join the Ratline escape route.