In the days after the sinking, the scale of the tragedy becomes clearer. But why does mystery still surround the survivors list? What happened to the missing crew? Stephen speaks with family members of victims, still dealing with the effects of the disaster to this day.Please note this podcast contains distressing content. To listen to the entire series without adverts, subscribe to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts. Presenter: Stephen DavisProducer: Samantha PsykMixing and Sound Design: Rory AuskerryVoiceover: Johan Lindquist and Liivika HanstinAdditional material courtesy of Discovery+, from Estonia, the Discovery that Changes Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

In the days after the sinking, the scale of the tragedy becomes clearer. But why does mystery still surround the survivors list? What happened to the missing crew? Stephen speaks with family members of victims, still dealing with the effects of the disaster to this day. Please note this podcast contains distressing content. To listen to the entire series without adverts, subscribe to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts. Presenter: Stephen Davis Producer: Samantha Psyk Mixing and Sound Design: Rory Auskerry Voiceover: Johan Lindquist and Liivika Hanstin Additional material courtesy of Discovery+, from Estonia, the Discovery that Changes Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the days after the sinking, the scale of the tragedy becomes clearer. But why does mystery still surround the survivors list? What happened to the missing crew? Stephen speaks with family members of victims, still dealing with the effects of the disaster to this day.Please note this podcast contains distressing content. To listen to the entire series without adverts, subscribe to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts. Presenter: Stephen DavisProducer: Samantha PsykMixing and Sound Design: Rory AuskerryVoiceover: Johan Lindquist and Liivika HanstinAdditional material courtesy of Discovery+, from Estonia, the Discovery that Changes Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Estonia | Ep 3 | Counting the cost

The Secret History of Flight 149
Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re heading on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this is what happened to the passengers and crew of BA Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years.
Journalist Stephen Davis has been reporting on this extraordinary story for the past three decades. In this series you’ll hear directly from the hostages - the people used as human shields by the Iraqi regime, with horrific and traumatic consequences. But why was the plane allowed to land at all, putting so many lives at risk? Why have secrets and lies persisted for so many years? Join Stephen in his search to uncover the truth behind The Secret History of Flight 149.
Presenter: Stephen Davis
Producer: Samantha Psyk
Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry

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The Secret History of Flight 149 Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re heading on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this is what happened to the passengers and crew of BA Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. Journalist Stephen Davis has been reporting on this extraordinary story for the past three decades. In this series you’ll hear directly from the hostages - the people used as human shields by the Iraqi regime, with horrific and traumatic consequences. But why was the plane allowed to land at all, putting so many lives at risk? Why have secrets and lies persisted for so many years? Join Stephen in his search to uncover the truth behind The Secret History of Flight 149. Presenter: Stephen Davis Producer: Samantha Psyk Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry

The Secret History of Flight 149
Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re heading on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this is what happened to the passengers and crew of BA Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years.
Journalist Stephen Davis has been reporting on this extraordinary story for the past three decades. In this series you’ll hear directly from the hostages -&nbsp;the people used as human shields by the Iraqi regime, with horrific and traumatic consequences. But why was the plane allowed to land at all, putting so many lives at risk? Why have secrets and lies persisted for so many years? Join Stephen in his search to uncover the truth behind The Secret History of Flight 149.
Presenter: Stephen Davis
Producer: Samantha Psyk
Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry

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