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Introducing: The Belgrano Diary

Mar 21, 20244 min
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On 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 most controversial. The account of the sinking given by Thatcher's government was inaccurate in every crucial detail – and the truth would only emerge from the pages of a private diary, written by an officer onboard the submarine. The Belgrano Diary is a story of war in the South Atlantic, iron leadership, cover-ups and conspiracies, crusading politicians and competing journalists, and an unlikely whistleblower. A new six-part series from the Documentary Team at the London Review of Books, hosted by Andrew O’Hagan. Episode One coming 28 March. Find it wherever you're listening to this podcast. Archive: ‘Good Morning Britain’/ITV/TV-Am Parliamentary Recording Unit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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