Intrigue

Secret agent or fantasist?
Jim Swire first met David BenAryeah at a gathering of the Lockerbie relatives in 1989. BenAryeah soon began passing him secret files from classified sources. So where did he get this information from and who was BenAryeah really?
It’s not just BenAryeah who emerged as a mysterious figure in this case, there’s another mysterious character Myles wants to find out more about.
Was Abdul Majid Giaka, aka Puzzle Piece, a double agent or a fantasist?
Myles manages to get hold of secret cables between Giaka and his CIA handler which sheds fresh light on what Giaka really knew.
Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith
Additional production by Rob Wilson
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell
Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi
Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood
Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan
BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley
For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.
Music by Callan Marchetti

A grieving father is convinced the police investigation into Lockerbie got it wrong.
Myles Bonnar speaks with Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the explosion. He tells Myles he believes the real culprit is Iran.
Jim has always been outspoken about his theories. He claims his rising profile attracted unwanted attention from intelligence agencies, both in Britain and abroad. But what did they want with him?
Jim tells Myles about David BenAryeah – a supporter of the Lockerbie group who Jim believed was a member of Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. But Myles knows him as someone very different.
Jim Swire’s not the only one who has doubts about who bombed the plane and why. The Lockerbie case has long been at the centre of a complex web of conspiracy. Myles speaks with a member of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s appeal team who tell him what they believe really happened in the months leading up to the Pan Am explosion.
Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith
Additional production by Rob Wilson
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell
Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi
Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood
Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan
BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley
For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.
Music by Callan Marchetti

In 1988, Dumfries and Galloway police is the smallest force in the UK: only 310 officers. Now they’re dealing with the world’s biggest crime scene.
Detectives from all over Scotland are bussed into Lockerbie overnight. Within days, American intelligence agents make an appearance. They hole up in Lockerbie Academy, each claiming a classroom.
Scottish police are determined to recover every single piece of evidence from the 845-mile crime scene. They bag everything that looks like plane debris before sending it off for forensic evaluation.
The investigation rolls on for two years, spanning Germany, Sweden, the UK, and Malta, a small Mediterranean island between Sicily and Libya. That’s when they make a series of breakthroughs.
Myles Bonnar speaks with investigators in Scotland and in the FBI about a Libyan double agent, dubbed Puzzle Piece. Could he unlock the whole investigation?
Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith
Additional production by Rob Wilson
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell
Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi
Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan
Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood
BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley
For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.
Music by Callan Marchetti

Myles Bonnar pieces together the original police investigation.
He goes back to the night of the explosion; tracking down three sources, each with unique insight into how the police investigation unfolded.
From the very early days it’s clear confusion and conspiracy are taking hold.
Rumours circulate. Why are American special agents on board the flight? Was the plane used to smuggle drugs? Who are those mysterious figures in the woods in Lockerbie?
The police investigation narrows in on a Palestinian militant group. But are they the real culprits?
Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith
Additional production by Rob Wilson
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell
Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi
Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood
Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan
BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley
For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.
Music by Callan Marchetti

One of the world’s longest running conspiracies. Who was really behind the Lockerbie bombing?
On 21 December 1988, a plane explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. A Libyan man, Abdelbaset al Megrahi, is convicted.
Despite a global investigation, Megrahi’s conviction, and the failed appeals that followed, are still tainted- for some- with doubt and conspiracy theory. Myles Bonnar wants to find out why.
Now, almost four decades on; fresh evidence and a new trial. The alleged bomb maker Abu Agila Masud is in custody, with a trial expected to begin any day. He denies any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing.
Journalist Myles Bonnar (Dead Man Running, Shiny Bob) picks apart the original investigation and finds himself in a world full of militant groups, top secret files and grieving families who will never give up on the pursuit of the truth.
Intrigue: 'Jaw-dropping', 'gripping', 'bingeable,' 'thrilling' - dramatic true stories and investigations that reveal how the world really works.
Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith
Additional production by Rob Wilson
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell
Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi
Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood
Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan
BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley
For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.
Music by Callan Marchetti