When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission โ to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, Lieutenant Narendra Sethia starts to keep a diary.
The Belgrano Diary is a new six-part series from the Documentary Team at the London Review of Books, hosted by Andrew OโHagan. It investigates the bloodiest and most controversial military action of the Falklands War: a story of government cover-ups and conspiracies; of whistleblowers, crusading politicians and journalists fighting for the story. And caught in the middle of it all, a young officer whose account of what happened contradicted Thatcherโs in every crucial detail.
Episode 2 will be released on April 4. Weโve brought a selection of relevant writing from the LRB archive in front of the paywall for the duration of the series: lrb.me/thebelgranodiary
Archive:
โGood Morning Britainโ/ITV/TV-Am, โNewsnightโ/BBC/BBC News, โFalkands War โ The Untold Storyโ/ITV/Yorkshire Television, โLeach, Henry Conyers (Oral history)โ/Imperial War Museum, โPresident Reganโs Press Briefing in the Oval Office on April 5, 1982โ/White House Television Office, โDiaryโ/James M. Rentschler, TV Publica/Radio y Televisiรณn Argentina S.E, The Falklands War: Recordings from the Archive/BBC Worldwide, Parliamentary Recording Unit
Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk
