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Escape from the Maze: Thinking Big

Escape from the Maze: Thinking Big

Update: 2024-07-15
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The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler
Producer: Conor Garrett
Editor: Philip Sellars
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett
Original Music Score: Phil Kieran
Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

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Escape from the Maze: Thinking Big

Escape from the Maze: Thinking Big

BBC Radio 4