The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice

The Secret History of Flight 149Imagine boarding a flight thinking you’re heading on holiday, but instead you get taken hostage by Saddam Hussein. It might sound far-fetched, but in August 1990 this is what happened to the passengers and crew of BA Flight 149. What followed has been dubbed the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years.Journalist Stephen Davis has been reporting on this extraordinary story for the past three decades. In this series you’ll hear directly from the hostages - the people used as human shields by the Iraqi regime, with horrific and traumatic consequences. But why was the plane allowed to land at all, putting so many lives at risk? Why have secrets and lies persisted for so many years? Join Stephen in his search to uncover the truth behind The Secret History of Flight 149.Presenter: Stephen DavisProducer: Samantha PsykMixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry

Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water
Apr 8, 2024 – 11:26
Antarctica | Ep 6 | Theories
Apr 1, 2024 – 42:48
Antarctica | Ep 5 | The Coroner's Verdict
Mar 25, 2024 – 34:35
Antarctica | Ep 4 | Madhouse at the End of the Earth
Mar 18, 2024 – 32:24
Antarctica | Ep 3 | The Cop
Mar 11, 2024 – 33:48
Antarctica | Ep 2 | The Doctor
Mar 4, 2024 – 34:23
Antarctica | Ep 1 | Arrival
Feb 26, 2024 – 37:24
Coming soon...The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice
Feb 20, 2024 – 00:46
The Race to the South Pole | The Secret History Returns…
Jan 16, 2024 – 15:56
Flight 149 | Bonus Episode | UPDATE - Stephen speaks to Jon Snow on Snowcast
Sep 22, 2023 – 05:55
Estonia | Bonus Episode | UPDATE - and Stephen answers your questions
Aug 17, 2023 – 26:39
Estonia | Ep 8 | Fallout
Feb 27, 2023 – 50:26
Estonia | Ep 7 | A new discovery
Feb 20, 2023 – 53:54
Estonia | Ep 6 | Shipwreck investigations
Feb 13, 2023 – 39:00
Estonia | Ep 5 | Secrets and spies
Feb 6, 2023 – 44:47
Estonia | Ep 4 | To salvage or not to salvage
Jan 30, 2023 – 44:37
Estonia | Ep 3 | Counting the cost
Jan 23, 2023 – 39:19
Estonia | Ep 2 | Survival
Jan 16, 2023 – 43:00
Estonia | Ep 1 | Mayday
Jan 9, 2023 – 53:42
Coming Soon: The Secret History of the Estonia
Jan 4, 2023 – 01:19
Flight 149 | Ep 10 | Impact
Apr 12, 2022 – 41:55
Flight 149 | Ep 9 | Revelations
Apr 4, 2022 – 37:22
Flight 149 | Ep 8 | The Aftermath
Mar 28, 2022 – 34:54
Flight 149 | Ep 7 | On The Brink
Mar 21, 2022 – 32:49
Flight 149 | Ep 6 | Powerless
Mar 14, 2022 – 34:35
Flight 149 | Ep 5 | Separated
Mar 7, 2022 – 38:03
Flight 149 | Ep 4 | Human Shields
Feb 28, 2022 – 46:23
Flight 149 | Ep 3 | Abandoned
Feb 21, 2022 – 42:11
Flight 149 | Ep 2 | Stranded
Feb 14, 2022 – 50:22
Flight 149 | Ep 1 | Take-off
Feb 7, 2022 – 42:39
Coming Soon (Trailer)
Jan 25, 2022 – 03:04

Recent Reviews

Monica tennis

Excellent reporting

I was searching for a podcast to listen to while walking and stumbled upon this series (Flight 149, Estonia and Antarctica). The reporting is gripping and so well done. I’m hoping there will be more investigative journalism by Stephen Davis…I’m looking forward to hearing/reading more of his work! Thank you for the thorough, thoughtful and informative research!
DesertbieneMaja

Riveting podcast

I am so happy I stumbled across this podcast, after reading an article about the Estonia. Very well produced and truly riveting story telling. Highly recommend.
joandietitian

Wow

I listened to it all and I hope to save some the time. It’s just a guy saying “we have no facts” and “maybe there was a crime” over and over and over again.
USA Mknitter

Secret History of Antarctica

Thanks for sharing this Season 3 and the difficult attempt to solve this mystery and the different laws of the multiple countries involved. It’s hard to fathom the lack of cooperation among the countries. In some ways nothing has changed over the years since it occurred.
oldjohnhall

Unintentionally Hilarious

Fairly boring podcast, uninteresting stories tepidly told but Holy smokes this host is hilarious So transparent, so bombastic, so self consequential! Such boring reporting, over-directed interviews, such a predictable arc, such gimmicky “podcast” devices! So desperate to be fascinating! Poor little guy is EXACTLY the kind of person you’d HATE to listen to for hours on end. There’s nothing here. Dude spends years (lol) looking for a grand scheme to uncover when all along it’s just simple stupid human oversight and hubris. But the way he artlessly foreshadows and over explains and continually tries to ratchet up the tension as the season progresses is absolutely sidesplitting. Unless you (like me) enjoy a bit of the schadenfreude of watching a huge dork fall flat on his face failing, Save yourself the trouble. Grossly glorifying someone’s worst day. Total pervert behavior
NCdoxiemom

Excellent podcast!

Excellent podcast! Binged both seasons in two days.
TJ1825

No facts

Interviews of survivors, but would have liked to have a reference to documents to support.
mitraisimmortal

Check it out

Gripping, well-researched, and affecting.
Torif25

Absolutely Incredible

This podcast is incredible. It’s well produced and very well researched. I don’t know how I have never heard this story before, but I feel deeply for the victims. I’ve been suggesting this podcast to everyone I know!
Court. D. L.

Must listen

How have I not heard about this story?! Absolutely incredible.