Polonium & the Piano Player
Sky NewsIt'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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Category | True Crime | ||||
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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.
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- 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.
Apple Podcasts2ParisOnThames
United Kingdom4 years ago - Really interesting story.
Well organized and easy to listen to story while driving. Looking forward to more.
Apple Podcasts5Wayfarer137
Canada5 years ago - Completely Riveting Expose (accent on the last e of expose)
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 truth being revealed, which is very odd. Try it, by episode three you’ll be hooked.
Apple Podcasts5MoonlitviolettaUnited Kingdom5 years ago - Give it a miss!!
Boring, boring, boring! The female narrator is terrible, not worth even one star.
Apple Podcasts1KgrnlUnited Kingdom5 years ago - Almost interesting
Not learnt anything new about the important events only about the piano player. This is OK but has wetted their appetite.
Apple Podcasts3Simin 66United Kingdom5 years ago - Over-engineered storytelling
Like a 2min news segment stretched out over multiple eps... Far too much voiceover, written with lots of news-style cliches. I’m sure the makers intended to make it dramatic but this actually makes it hard to follow the thread of the story. Which is a shame, because it has some stylish elements. Good effort, but doesn’t work.
Apple Podcasts2BarryPillingUnited Kingdom5 years ago - Dull
I was looking forward to this, as I was expecting a podcast about a Russian diplomatic crisis. What I heard was a boring story about a not terribly appealing Piano player who liked to drone on about how many pop stars he knew. Pointless.
Apple Podcasts1bezerusUnited Kingdom5 years ago - Brilliant
Great listen and fascinating topic
Apple Podcasts5mones4444United Kingdom5 years ago - Compelling
Compelling story, well told & beautifully produced. Can’t wait to hear more...
Apple Podcasts5S_Irl
Ireland5 years ago - Not good
If you want to listen to a podcast about an Irish piano player living in London then this is the podcast for you.If you want to learn anything new about the Polonium incident then find another podcast to listen to, because this one won’t help you.Gave up halfway through first episode
Apple Podcasts1PJTTUnited Kingdom5 years ago
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