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1. Introducing...The Gas Man

   28 mei 2024 · 34 min

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   It starts with a tip-off.

   It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and ends up stumbling into a global plot helping fuel a war. The main suspect? The Gas Man.

   In the decades since, Special Agent Bass has been locked in an international game of cat and mouse with the man who supplied a dangerous regime with the chemicals to make weapons. Every time Bass thinks he’s got his hands on him… The Gas Man somehow manages to slip the net. And he’s still on the run today.

   But after more than 30 years, could his past finally be catching up with The Gas Man?

   The first two episodes of The Gas Man are available now, with further episodes released each week. To get ad-free and early access to more episodes today, become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+.

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   Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Producer: Claudia Williams

   Editor: Jasper Corbett

   Narrative editor: Gary Marshall

   Sound design: Hannah Varrall

   Original theme music: Tom Kinsella

   Original artwork: Jon Hill

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2. Introducing...Eight years' hard Labour

   28 november 2023 · 5 min

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   Introducing…Eight years’ hard Labour, hosted by David Aaronovitch. Lees meer

   A new six part series from Tortoise which tells the inside story of a double revolution in the Labour Party which defined Britain’s present and will likely go on to shape its future. The series charts the takeover of Labour by the far-left under Jeremy Corbyn, the civil war that ensued and the election of a new leader, Keir Starmer, who set out to erase all trace of his predecessor.

   Additional reporting by Cat Neilan.

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3. Introducing... Into The Dirt

   27 juni 2023 · 4 min

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   From the team that brought you Sweet Bobby, and over three years in the making, Tortoise introduces Into The Dirt – a story about truth, spies and the stories we tell ourselves. Lees meer

   Misunderstood whistleblower or traitor to a cause? Our latest six-part podcast series explores the extraordinary story of private spy, Rob Moore.

   Listen today. Follow Into The Dirt wherever you get your podcasts.

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4. Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads - episode 4: The State

   23 mei 2023 · 35 min

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   There are many competing visions for Iran and for what the country could become. In this episode, Paul asks whether enough is being done to protect Iranians overseas. Lees meer

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5. Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads - episode 3: Department 15

   16 mei 2023 · 29 min

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   A Hell's Angels leader and an international heroin trafficker are just some of the unlikely hires for Iranian plots abroad. But who else is Iran commissioning for its assassinations and abductions? Lees meer

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6. Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads – episode 2: Building 11

   9 mei 2023 · 27 min

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   A lost photographer in a Chiswick business park, a nervous phone caller in LA and a speedboat bound for Caracas- who exactly are the hit men behind the threats? Lees meer

   Episodes 1 + 2 are available for free. To get early access to the final two episodes of the series, and ad-free listening, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or join Tortoise as a member, where you can access more of our reporting, live events and support our work. Just visit tortoisemedia.com/hitsquads for an exclusive offer of £60 a year.

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7. Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads – episode 1: Threat to Life

   2 mei 2023 · 35 min

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   London is a dark city in the middle of the night- these are the words of Iranian journalist Aliasghar who received a threat to life warning from the Met police. The police told him he was in immediate danger in the capital. In Paul Caruana Galizia's last series, Londongrad, he uncovered the extent of Russian money hidden in London. In season two he comes across another foreign power operating in the city and sets off to try to uncover who is behind the threats. Lees meer

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8. Introducing Londongrad Season 2: Iran's Hit Squads

   25 april 2023 · 2 min

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   Introducing Season 2 of Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads. Lees meer

   Award-winning investigative reporter Paul Caruana Galizia returns to report the story of the foiled assassination attempts on British soil of Iranian nationals. Since January 2022, there has been an attempted assassination or kidnap at least once a month – all ordered by the Iranian government.

   In this four-part series, Paul will delve into how these attempts unfolded, why they have become so prevalent and who is behind them. It's a story about Iran, about freedom of the press, but most of all, it’s about Britain – who the country chooses to protect and why.

   Episodes 1 + 2 are available for free. To get early access to final two episodes of the series, and ad-free listening, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or join Tortoise as a member, where you can access more of our reporting, live events and support our work. Just visit tortoisemedia.com/hitsquads for an exclusive offer of £60 a year.

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9. Londongrad season 1 bonus episode: The Johnson affair

   14 juli 2022 · 34 min

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   A former KGB officer, Britain’s foreign secretary – and a potential national security breach Lees meer

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10. Londongrad episode 6: Lord of the spies

    7 juli 2022 · 37 min

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    It’s no secret that political patronage can get you a place in the House of Lords. But even people who understand the system well - even peers themselves - were appalled when Boris Johnson decided to extend his patronage to Evgeny Lebedev. Lees meer

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