The Belgrano Diary: Episode 5 – The Hounds

Lieutenant Sethia is accused of a second crime: the theft of HMS Conqueror’s log books. Two journalists and the Serious Crime Squad try to hunt him down.

ABOUT THE BELGRANO DIARY

The sinking of the General Belgrano was the bloodiest and most controversial military action of the Falklands War. This is the story of a diary written onboard the British submarine that fired the torpedoes, the diary that proved Thatcher’s government hadn’t told the truth about what happened.

Further reading in the LRB:

Alan Rusbridger: Down among the Press Lords – https://lrb.me/belgranoyt21
Tam Dalyell: Operation Big Ear – https://lrb.me/belgranoyt22
Tam Dalyell: The Belgrano Affair – https://lrb.me/belgranoyt23
Bernard Porter: The Falklands War – https://lrb.me/belgranoyt24
Andrew O'Hagan: Julian Assange – https://lrb.me/belgranoyt25

Discover bonus material, including extended and additional interviews and clips: https://lrb.me/belgranoyt

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