The Tip Off

Ep. 67 Moths to a flame


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The horizon near Ali’s house is filled with flames. Owen Pinnell and Jess Kelly, from BBC Arabic, can't stop thinking of them.


And back in the UK, Unearthed's Joe Sandler Clarke is digging into his own investigation.


This is the story of how journalists worked with citizen journalists and scientists to delve into the impact of oil drilling around Basra, Iraq.


Read all about it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cm32 


https://projects.unearthed.greenpeace.org/big-oil-iraq/ 


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/27/ali-smoke-choked-bp-oilfield-death-gas-flaring


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan 

Audio production support: Chloe Behrens

Sound design and audio mixing: Alec Cowan

Original music: Claudia Meza

Theme music: Dice muse




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