Introducing: The Belgrano Diary
<p>On 2 May 1982, the British submarine HMS&nbsp;<em>Conqueror</em>&nbsp;sank the Argentinian warship, the&nbsp;<em>General Belgrano</em>, killing 323 men. It was the bloodiest event of the Falklands War – and the most controversial.</p><p>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.</p><br><p>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.</p><p>A new six-part series from the Documentary Team at the&nbsp;<em>London Review of Books</em>, hosted by Andrew O’Hagan.</p><br><p>Episode One coming 28 March. Find it wherever you're listening to this podcast.</p><br><p>Archive:</p><p>‘Good Morning Britain’/ITV/TV-Am</p><p>Parliamentary Recording Unit</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
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.