English Learning for Curious Minds

#488 | John Stonehouse | The Politician Who Faked His Death

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John Stonehouse, a promising British politician, disappeared off the Miami coast.

 

Had he drowned in a swimming accident? Had he been eaten by sharks?

 

To everyone's surprise, he turned up in Australia a few weeks later with a new identity...

 
  • John Stonehouse: Charismatic British politician
  • Disappeared from a Miami beach in 1974
  • Mysterious reappearance in Australia
  • Stonehouse's financial and personal troubles
  • Speculation about Stonehouse being a Czech spy
  • John Stonehouse's affair with his secretary
  • Impersonation and multiple fake identities
  • Legal trial and prison sentence
  • Impact on British politics and the Labour party
  • Stonehouse's final years and death

    • Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/john-stonehouse

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