The Brighton Bomb: 2. The Man Who Wasn't Walsh

The Brighton Bomb: 2. The Man Who Wasn't Walsh

The clock – the long-delay timer – nobody is meant to hear is counting down to 2.54am on the 12th October, 1984.

It's attached to a bomb, behind the panel of the bath of Room 629 in Brighton’s Grand Hotel, left there by a man who signed in as Roy Walsh.

Except he's not Roy Walsh.

Who is the man using his name? And how did he go from a childhood in the east of England to attempting to assassinate the Prime Minister and all her cabinet in the biggest assault on a British government since the Gunpowder Plot on 5th November 1605? The long timer to this moment was set many, many years before.

Written and presented by Glenn Patterson

Series Producer: Owen McFadden Story Consultant and Sound Design: Alan Hall Producer: Lena Ferguson Archive Producer: Fran Rowlatt McCormick Production Co-Ordinator: Hollie Wallace Composer: Mark McCambridge Sound Engineer: Claire Marquess Mixing Engineer: Mike Woolley Patrick Magee archive courtesy of Peter Taylor and Whistledown Productions

Executive Producer: Rachel Hooper

A Walk on Air production in association with Keo Films for BBC Radio 4

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The Lucan Obsession: 7. The Investigation

The Lucan Obsession: 7. The Investigation

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The Lucan Obsession: 6. The Golden Hour

The Lucan Obsession: 6. The Golden Hour

With Sandra Rivett lying dead in the basement, Lucan must decide whether to face the police or run. And so begins the second mystery that has made this case so compelling. Where did Lucan go that nigh...

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The Lucan Obsession: 5. The Tinderbox House

The Lucan Obsession: 5. The Tinderbox House

Many relationships have tricky patches, with couples struggling for money or over the children. But there’s a spark in this story that takes us from the Lucan’s glamorous society wedding to Sandra Riv...

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The Lucan Obsession: 4. Searching for Lady Lucan

The Lucan Obsession: 4. Searching for Lady Lucan

The press portrayed Lady Lucan as a perfect victim: a tiny, fragile woman, attacked by a cruel and vengeful man. Lord Lucan’s friends said she was a volatile, difficult snob. She is certainly enigmat...

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The Lucan Obsession: 3. Lucky Lucan

The Lucan Obsession: 3. Lucky Lucan

Lord Lucan raced powerboats through the English Channel, drove an Aston Martin around the Grand Canyon and completed the Cresta Run at Saint-Moritz. Throwing himself into gambling, he was nicknamed Lu...

28 Okt 202413min

The Lucan Obsession: 2. Death In Belgravia

The Lucan Obsession: 2. Death In Belgravia

What really happened on the night of 7th November 1974 when Sandra Rivett was murdered? Young reporter Bob Strange sneaked into the hallway at the Lucan’s house in Belgravia. The police burst in tramp...

28 Okt 202413min

The Lucan Obsession: 1. The Double Mystery

The Lucan Obsession: 1. The Double Mystery

One winter's night, 50 years ago, a crime took place that obsessed the nation. Lord Lucan is said to have killed the family nanny, attacked his wife and vanished. Newspapers ran wild with lurid detail...

28 Okt 202413min

The Lucan Obsession: Trailer

The Lucan Obsession: Trailer

One winter's night, 50 years ago, a crime took place that obsessed the nation.Lord Lucan is said to have killed the family nanny, attacked his wife and vanished. Why did this case capture the British ...

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