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Polonium & the Piano Player
It's November 2006 and piano player Derek Conlon is unwittingly sucked into one of the world’s most notorious assassinations when ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is attacked with the nuclear poison — Polonium 210, in London’s 5-Star Millennium Hotel. Witness, suspect and possibly a target of the Russia state, Derek Conlon’s fate hangs in the balance. From Sky News StoryCast.
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Ratings & Reviews
3.9 stars from 153 ratings
The non-starting story
It’s probably interesting but you have to tell a story! And repeating again and again that the story is about to start is just boring. All the flashbacks right at the beginning is bad story telling.
ParisOnThames via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/26/21
Really interesting story.
Well organized and easy to listen to story while driving. Looking forward to more.
Wayfarer137 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 09/21/20
This is an incredible investigation, uncovering all that happened behind the tragic murder of Litvinenko. The story is told with witnesses & agents themselves revealing so much about this harrowing event. It is beautifully made & presented. It seems other reviewers here don’t like the...Read full review »
Moonlitvioletta via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 08/27/20
Recent Episodes
With relations between London and Moscow deteriorating, Derek Conlon escapes to a new life, but destiny and the nuclear poison appear to have decided his fate. Narrated by Diana Magnay. Written and produced by Robert Mulhern. Bonus feature — coming soon. Production support by Chris Scott, and...
Published 08/03/20
As one of the biggest police investigations in British history gets underway, Derek Conlon is astonished to learn that he too has been poisoned. But having crossed into the world of espionage, that’s only the beginning of his problems. Episode 4 released Monday August 3, 2020. Narrated by...
Published 07/27/20
A former KGB agent takes us deep into the world of the Russian spies who have just poisoned Alexander Litvinenko and piano player Derek Conlon using a miniature nuclear weapon. (Episode 3 released 27th July). Narrated by Diana Magnay. Produced by Robert Mulhern
Published 07/20/20
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