Intrigue – Podcastlijstje

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.

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A 9/11 Story: 10. A Quarter Century

11 september 2026 · 15 min
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Terry Strada spies the FBI Director in a VIP area. Can she get to him to make her case before time runs out? A new generation is preparing to step into the fight for answers. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 9. The Puzzle

11 september 2026 · 14 min
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Decades of arguments and evidence land before a judge. Terry Strada’s hopes hang on how he pieces it all together: an airplane sketch, a video from Washington, and call records between Saudi officials in the US. FBI Special Agent Danny Gonzalez is confident: “Put all these little pieces together and make one big puzzle and you'll see it.” Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 8. The Party

9 september 2026 · 14 min
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When one of Omar Al-Bayoumi’s home videos contains more than was first thought, FBI Special Agent Danny Gonzalez is shocked. Decades after he should have seen it, can it make a difference? Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 7. Secret Weapon

8 september 2026 · 14 min
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To keep a promise to her kids, Terry Strada must master an unknown world and defy a president...all in uncomfortable shoes. She’s pounding the corridors of power in Washington, but a decisive moment comes at an opulent party on Long Island. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 6. More Questions than Answers

7 september 2026 · 14 min
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The FBI’s Danny Gonzalez suffers setbacks professional and personal after British police release the man at the centre of his investigation: Omar Al-Bayoumi. And official inquiries fail to provide Terry Strada the answers she so badly needs. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 5. Mosque and State

4 september 2026 · 14 min
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Terry Strada joins a lawsuit on behalf of 9/11 families, while Special Agent Danny Gonzalez and the FBI continue their investigation in secret. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 4. A Chance Meeting

3 september 2026 · 14 min
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Inside Britain's most secure interrogation room, Detective Constable David Campbell of Scotland Yard's anti-terror branch has just seven days to question the hijackers’ neighbour from San Diego. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 3. The Helpful Man

2 september 2026 · 14 min
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After 9/11, FBI Special Agent Danny Gonzalez is chasing leads in San Diego, where two of the hijackers once lived. But another name keeps coming up. Lees meer

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 2. Mommy's Okay

1 september 2026 · 16 min
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With the phone to her ear and her eyes on the TV, Terry Strada is unable to comprehend how her life is about to change. Lees meer

Her husband is on the 104th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and their four-year-old is supposed to start nursery school.

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
A 9/11 Story: 1. Neighbours

31 augustus 2026 · 14 min
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In early 2000, two young Saudis arrive in San Diego. They had never been to America, speak almost no English, and have no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. Lees meer

But one Arabic-speaking neighbour offers help, putting his name on the lease to secure their tenancy.

A BBC News Long Form Audio production.

Host: Jane McMullen

Series producer: Neal Razzell

Additional production: Sally Abrahams, Keiligh Baker, Nik Sindle

Editor: Matt Willis

Music: Thomas Ross-Fitzsimons

Sound design: Charlie Brandon-King

Production management: Phoebe Lomas

Radio 4 commissioning executive: Tracy Williams

Radio 4 commissioning editor: Dan Clarke