Cover

By BBC Radio 5 LiveTrue Crime

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July 11, 2025 12. Case Update: George Gibney Arrested in Florida
In a hugely significant development, the former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in Florida. Mark brings us the very latest.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune: Aaron Dessner
Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins
Where is George Gibney? is a Second Captains Production for BBC Sounds.
11 min
June 20, 2025 12. Bonus Episode With Angela Donnelly, Sister of Eugene Simons
Angela Donnelly was one of the voices you heard at the end of episode 9 coming forward publicly for the first time. Angela is the sister of Eugene Simons who was murdered and disappeared by the IRA in 1981. She speaks to Mark at her home in County Down about her complicated relationship with her brother and how Stakeknife was involved in his murder.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Editing and Sound Design: Mark Horgan
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioner for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioner for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
43 min
June 20, 2025 11. Bonus Q&A with Mark Horgan and Patrick Radden Keefe
Mark is joined by the author of 'Say Nothing' Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss the making of 'Stakeknife' and also the television adaptation of 'Say Nothing'. They'll take your questions on both series and discuss the crossover elements between the two.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Co-Producer: Killian Down
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioner for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioner for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
1 hr 4 min
April 17, 2025 A message to listeners - Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe and bonus interview coming soon
Two bonus episodes coming soon including a Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe, the author of the international bestseller Say Nothing. The second episode is an exclusive interview with Angela Donnelly, a woman whose brother Eugene Simons was murdered and disappeared by the IRA in 1981, a killing connected to Stakeknife.
Send your questions for Mark and Patrick to [email protected].
4 min
January 31, 2025 10. Frank
Mark travels to where Freddie Scappaticci lived after he disappeared from Belfast. A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
55 min
January 24, 2025 9. No Harm Will Come to You
Shauna tells the story of her mother Caroline Moreland. We hear how her campaigning has helped others connected to the the Stakeknife case and how other families have come forward to Mark since the start of this series.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
50 min
January 17, 2025 8. The General and the Agent
We return to the solicitor’s office in West Belfast as Mark meets three crucial people to discuss the end of Scappaticci’s time in the IRA and his eventual uncovering as the agent Stakeknife.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
59 min
January 10, 2025 7. The Beginning of the End
In 1990, a man called Sandy Lynch was tied up, blindfolded and interrogated by Scappaticci. He survived to document his experience. Marks speaks to an IRA man who “guarded” Lynch.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
37 min
January 03, 2025 A message to listeners - one week break
Episode 7 is available on Friday, January 3rd on BBC Sounds.
2 min
December 27, 2024 6. Playing God
Orla and Kevin Coyle tell the story of their father who was killed as an alleged informer by the IRA. The profound shadow cast by their father’s death has lasted almost 30 years.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
41 min

About Cover

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Cover is an award-winning series investigating true stories of people living secret double lives, presented and produced by Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy.

Series 1: Where Is George Gibney? An Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse who never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Series 2: Stakeknife. A man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers who was, in fact, a British agent all along.

You can contact our production team about either series at [email protected].

Credits for series 2: Stakeknife -

Reporter: Mark Horgan