The Belgrano Diary: Half a Million Sheep Can't Be Wrong

<p>When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission – to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclear submarine HMS <em>Conqueror</em>, Lieutenant Narendra Sethia starts to keep a diary.</p><br><p>This is an extract from the first episode. To listen to the rest of it, and the full series, find 'The Belgrano Diary' in:</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-belgrano-diary/id1736951748" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4HTqHURGScvQlNznfZlxie?si=d73b89d266954e50" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a></p><p>or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br><p>Archive:</p><p>‘Good Morning Britain’/ITV/TV-Am, ‘Newsnight’/BBC/BBC News, ‘Falkands War – The Untold Story’/ITV/Yorkshire Television, ‘Leach, Henry Conyers (Oral history)’/Imperial War Museum, ‘President Regan’s Press Briefing in the Oval Office on April 5, 1982’/White House Television Office, ‘Diary’/James M. Rentschler, TV Publica/Radio y Televisión Argentina S.E, The Falklands War: Recordings from the Archive/BBC Worldwide, Parliamentary Recording Unit</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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