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Episode 6: February 16th, 1929

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2024/06/15

9.30pm, Doheny avenue, Beverly Hills. A dark blue car approaches the gates of Greystone Mansion. The guard at the gates recognises the driver – it’s Hugh Plunkett. Waved through, Hugh drives into the estate. After a brief call to Lucy Doheny from the garage, Hugh enters the mansion and is soon alone in a guest bedroom with Ned Doheny. By midnight – both men are dead. What happened on that fateful day?In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to

14:47

Episode 5: Greystone Mansion

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2024/06/15

Accused of bribery, Edward Doheny is feeling the pressure. Facing an uncertain future, he decides to start selling some of his vast oil business. Albert Fall, his old friend and co-accused, is first up in the courtroom – and the jury returns a devastating verdict.Meanwhile, Peter Devlin takes a tour of Greystone Mansion, Ned’s colossal family home, with the Mayor of Beverly Hills – Dr Julian Gold. Built while the Teapot Dome scandal raged, construction was overseen by Ned’s friend and secretary Hugh

15:18

Episode 4: The Teapot Dome Scandal

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2024/06/15

When the United States wants to increase its military presence at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, a lucrative deal worth millions presents itself to Doheny thanks to an old friend from his Wild West prospecting daysBut when other oil suppliers get wind of the secretive deal, an investigation is launched. It soon uncovers explosive allegations that Doheny sent his son Ned and secretary Hugh Plunkett to bribe a top government official with $100,000.ReadingsJonathan HardingPresented by Peter Devlin and Conor

14:35

Episode 3: Black Gold in Mexico

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2024/06/15

Sent south by a railway company in search of oil, Doheny and Canfield head into the jungles west of Tampico on horseback and soon discover vast tracts of untapped land. They quickly build a vast oil empire on a colossal scale, but questions arise about Doheny’s dealings with the Mexican government - and a terrible tragedy calls Canfield back to Los AngelesReadings:Aoibhéann McCann Michael Patrick Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay Produced by Conor McKay Executive Editor Andy Martin A BBC

15:48

Episode 2: The Wild West

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2024/06/15

The police close their investigation into the deaths of Ned Doheny and his secretary Hugh Plunkett, deciding it is a clear case of murder-suicide, but not everyone is convinced. A rookie detective with the district attorney’s office thinks the evidence does not match the official story, but will anyone listen? Meanwhile, Peter sets out to uncover the origins of the Doheny family’s colossal wealth – starting in the dangerous Wild West town of Kingston New Mexico, where silver and gold prospectors

12:21

Episode 1: A Noise in the Night

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2024/06/15

When Belfast-born sound mixer Peter Devlin leaves a recorder running overnight while working on a movie in Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills – he captures a bizarre, unexplained sound. After hours of silence, there is a sudden crash, two loud bangs and then …. silence. As the cast and crew take turns to listen, Peter begins to learn more about the dark history of Greystone Mansion – and discovers that two men died in the house in mysterious circumstances on the 16th February, 1929. At the time

25:04

Episode 10: It’s Over

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2024/05/11

Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy. Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a 'Troubles' during which 1000 have already died. 50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers' Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland's

16:40

Episode 9: That Speech

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2024/05/11

22:10

Episode 8: The Wayside

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2024/05/11

18:43

Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK

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2024/05/11

18:11

Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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2024/05/11

16:04

Episode 5: Power Games

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2024/05/11

16:24

Episode 4: Carnage

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2024/05/11

At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.

17:42

Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros

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2024/05/11

16:43

Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly

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2024/05/11

19:37

Episode 1: It’s On!

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2024/05/11

Writer Glenn Patterson finds out how, in May 1974, a tiny band of loyalists and unionists over fourteen days stages a strike that paralyses Northern Ireland, and slides it into anarchy. Then twelve years old, Glenn lived through these events, taking place in the context of a ‘Troubles’ during which 1000 have already died. 50 years on, he digs into what really happened, because these events cast a long shadow. The Ulster Workers’ Council stoppage culminated in the overthrow of Northern Ireland’s

31:51

Episode 2 – Dr Loftus

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2024/05/02

Was County Mayo’s Irish football team really cursed in 1951? Sports reporter Dave McKenna hears from the last remaining member of the 1951 Mayo All-Ireland squad. Does he remember a priest cursing the team? And does he believe the curse is real? Dave’s investigation leads him to the town of Foxford, the site where legend dictates it all began. And sad news changes the course of the investigation.From the BBC World Service and Amazing Sport stories, this is Episode 2 of 3, with episodes being

36:49

Episode 1 – So the Story Goes

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2024/04/25

From the BBC World Service and Amazing Sport stories, this is The Curse of County Mayo. Is Mayo’s Gaelic football team really cursed? Could their failure to win the GAA’s All-Ireland Championship actually be the result of a 70 year old hex? Irish-American sports reporter Dave McKenna investigates this curious case. Did the team really disrespect a funeral in 1951? And did that cause the mysterious bad luck that’s plagued the team ever since? This is part 1 of 3, with episodes being released here

22:30

Episode 2: Lovebombing

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2024/03/16

Presented by actor Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E, Stranger Things) this eight-part series investigates why women continue to be murdered and what could be done to prevent it. Professor Jane Monckton Smith guides us through the ‘homicide timeline’; the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early enough, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe.

17:36

Episode 6: A Change in Thinking

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2024/03/16

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