Episode 4: The Crown Jewels

About this episode

Tam Dalyell confronts a cover-up related to the Ministry of Defence while a whistleblower is arrested.

Armed 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 Secrets Act. The Belgrano Diary is a six-part series from the Documentary Team at the London Review of Books, hosted by Andrew O’Hagan. You can listen to exclusive interviews and other bonus material, all for a one-off payment of just £4.99 at: ⁠https://lrb.me/belgranodiarysc⁠ Archive: ‘The Scottish Independence Podcast – Episode 172’/Michael Greenwell, Parliamentary Recording Unit

People in this episode

Host: Andrew O’Hagan

Topics covered

• cover-up
• whistleblower
• Official Secrets Act
• defense
• Scottish independence
• documentary

Keywords

• Belgrano Diary
• Tam Dalyell
• Ministry of Defence
• whistleblower
• Official Secrets Act
• Scottish independence
• documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ministry of Defence, The London Review of Books

Books & works: The Belgrano Diary, The Scottish Independence Podcast

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