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Man in a Bag

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Narrated by: Jonathan Maitland, Vanessa Bowles
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  • Summary

  • What led to the bizarre and macabre death of British spy, Gareth Williams, whose body was found padlocked inside a sports bag in his flat in London. Nobody is charged with his killing and more than a decade on, Gareth’s death remains a mystery. 

    Was he assassinated by Russian secret services? 

    Or were other forces at play? 

    Journalists Jonathan Maitland and Vanessa Bowles investigate one of the strangest deaths in recent British history.
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Missing

    Ep 1: Missing
    Sep 21 2022

    British spy Gareth Williams hasn’t turned up for work. The police have found a body, padlocked inside a bag, at his flat in London....
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    25 mins
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  • Ep 2: The Island

    Ep 2: The Island
    Sep 21 2022

    Who was Gareth Williams? Gareth was a brilliant mathematician from a Welsh-speaking island. The community suspects he was murdered and people are reluctant to talk.
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    34 mins
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  • Ep 3: Russian Connection

    Ep 3: Russian Connection
    Sep 21 2022

    Gareth was assassinated by the Russians, according to a former British government minister and an ex-spy who worked for Russian intelligence.
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    24 mins
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A fascinating story

Exploring various lines of inquiry and evidence available the presenters tell this story in an interesting and engaging way. A great listen.

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Hold-all preconceptions

I didn’t know anything about this before listening so I was just expecting the obvious. Some dark twists made this very compelling. Weird but very interesting. Half-chat/narration felt a bit rehearsed but just the way they decided to present it for clarity I guess.

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Absolutely brilliant!

This was so enthralling, and so well-made. The listener is "in safe hands", with skilled, intelligent and sensitive investigative journalists. I thoroughly recommend this podcast. XXXXX

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interesting but a little long

I remember the story from when it was in the media, though I didn't know any of the detail. I can understand why one of the other reviewers said that they felt it was exploitative, though I wouldn't go that far. I just felt it was all a bit too much perhaps, maybe, could be, might have been, etc. Whilst I was aware the mystery had never really been solved, this was just entirely speculative and didn't really take anything further forward. all in all, it was ok but not spectacular.

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wished it could have gone on longer

Brilliantly reasoned and well researched. I still want to believe the conspiracy but agree with the reasoning.

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So many "holy crap" moments!

A gripping story told with sensitivity. So much I didn't know about this story that the reporting at the time it happened missed. The pod does a great job of showing what a fascinating, complex character Gareth was.

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Superb journalism

Really gripping journey in a very unusual investigation where you so want to believe one version and not the other.
I really enjoyed listening to the lovely Welsh people accounts of Gareth’s youth.
I thought at the beginning I could listen to this podcast with my teenage son who is a real nerd but I am glad I followed the warnings of adult contents.
I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast.

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non stop read

loved it ,couldn't stop reading/listening this audio book, definitely recommend. I'll look out for more.

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Well done, all round

A difficult listen; it's conclusion surprised me, made me rethink this very sad case.

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So bizarre you couldn't make it up.

For anyone who knew about the case at the time, it really went to all the right places to.come to it's conclusion.

Real life is so complex and often tragic. Live it as best you can and try not to die.

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