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12. Case Update: George Gibney Arrested in Florida
11/7/2025 | 10 mins.
In a hugely significant development, the former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in Florida. Mark brings us the very latest.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune: Aaron Dessner
Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins
Where is George Gibney? is a Second Captains Production for BBC Sounds.
12. Bonus Episode With Angela Donnelly, Sister of Eugene Simons
20/6/2025 | 42 mins.
Angela Donnelly was one of the voices you heard at the end of episode 9 coming forward publicly for the first time. Angela is the sister of Eugene Simons who was murdered and disappeared by the IRA in 1981. She speaks to Mark at her home in County Down about her complicated relationship with her brother and how Stakeknife was involved in his murder.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Editing and Sound Design: Mark Horgan
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioner for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioner for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
11. Bonus Q&A with Mark Horgan and Patrick Radden Keefe
20/6/2025 | 1h 3 mins.
Mark is joined by the author of 'Say Nothing' Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss the making of 'Stakeknife' and also the television adaptation of 'Say Nothing'. They'll take your questions on both series and discuss the crossover elements between the two.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan
Co-Producer: Killian Down
Composer: Michael Fleming
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioner for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioner for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
A message to listeners - Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe and bonus interview coming soon
17/4/2025 | 3 mins.
Two bonus episodes coming soon including a Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe, the author of the international bestseller Say Nothing. The second episode is an exclusive interview with Angela Donnelly, a woman whose brother Eugene Simons was murdered and disappeared by the IRA in 1981, a killing connected to Stakeknife.
Send your questions for Mark and Patrick to [email protected].
10. Frank
31/1/2025 | 54 mins.
Mark travels to where Freddie Scappaticci lived after he disappeared from Belfast. A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.
Credits
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna and Sarah Green.
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins
Stakeknife is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.

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Cover is an award-winning series investigating true stories of people living secret double lives, presented and produced by Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy.Series 1: Where Is George Gibney? An Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse who never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Series 2: Stakeknife. A man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers who was, in fact, a British agent all along.You can contact our production team about either series at [email protected] for series 2: Stakeknife -Reporter: Mark Horgan Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy Co-Producer: Paddy Fee Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy Composer: Michael Fleming Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell Theme tune by Lankum Artwork by Conor Merriman Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan HaskinsCover is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.

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