Man in a Bag

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Man in a Bag

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Narrated by: Jonathan Maitland, Vanessa Bowles
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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 young man's life and mysterious death are encapsulated in the thoroughly disrespectful click-bait title. If you want to skip the supposition, bias, guesswork and ignorant theorising which makes up 99% of their material, go straight to the final episode where there is finally some sense presented by Professor Norman Fenton and the Scottish case reviewer. Maitland and Bowles are so keen to blame Vladimir Putin that they contort themselves into fitting everything to that scenario even though they clearly know nothing about recent Russian history and politics, and why a lot of Russian 'oligarchs' are living in London rather than Russia. Their contention that the UK doesn't assassinate their own is risible, perhaps they'd like to test that assertion with a podcast on the death of Dr David Kelly and continue from there. Good production doesn't mitigate this totally amateurish and shameful bit of MSM reportage.

Total disgrace from the title to the end.

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