Giles and Sarah’s Russian fixer, Masha, finds a remarkable video interview with a former KGB diver, Eduard Koltsov – the last person to see Lionel Crabb on the day of his secret dive. His deathbed confession is graphic, shocking and believable. But can he be trusted?
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Show notes:
Eduard Koltsov interview, 2007 - Ren TV
Lord Mountbatten interview, 1969 - Fremantle
Death of Princess Diana announcement, 1997 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
Operation Paget Press Conference, 2006 - BBC News
John Randall interview, 1957 - BBC Motion Gallery/Getty Images
HC Deb, The Case of Commander Crabb, 14 May 1956, Vol 552.
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Newspaper headlines:
The Independent, 21 December 2003
The Guardian, 20 October 2003
The Herald Sun, May 27 2019
The Independent, 31 May 2017
The Daily Record, 31 August 2022
The Daily Express, 18 June 2007
The Daily Mirror, 15 May 1956
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