60 min listen
The Belgrano Diary: Half a Million Sheep Can't Be Wrong
FromThe LRB Podcast
ratings:
Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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 Conqueror, Lieutenant Narendra Sethia starts to keep a diary.This is an extract from the first episode. To listen to the rest of it, and the full series, find 'The Belgrano Diary' in:Apple PodcastsSpotifyor wherever you get your podcasts.Archive:‘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. RentschlerTV Publica/Radio y Televisión Argentina S.EThe Falklands War: Recordings from the Archive/BBC WorldwideParliamentary Recording Unit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Wonderfulness of Us: Andrew O’Hagan chaired this discussion between Linda Colley, R.W. Johnson and Tom Devine about national histories and the ways they should, and should not, be taught. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast