Pig Iron

Christopher Allen was trying to make it as a war reporter when, aged just 26, he was shot and killed on the frontline in South Sudan. But as news of his death began to spread, suspicion grew. Some claimed he was really there as a mercenary, a fighter. Others said he was a reckless freelancer, in over his head. And there was another question: was he killed on purpose, or was this another accident of war? From Tortoise and the team behind Sweet Bobby, Pig Iron is a dark adventure in war and journalism – and into what really happened to Christopher Allen.


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Episoder(12)

Introducing...Dangerous Memories

Introducing...Dangerous Memories

Introducing...Dangerous MemoriesWhen Sarah watched her 23 year old daughter cycle away from her in Chelsea - a well-off corner of London - she had no idea it would be the last time they’d see each oth...

9 Jul 202441min

Introducing...The Gas Man

Introducing...The Gas Man

Introducing...The Gas ManIt starts with a tip-off. It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows...

28 Mai 202433min

Introducing...Walter's War

Introducing...Walter's War

Introducing Walter's War, a brand new investigation from Tortoise. It’s London, 2012. Oliver is a dashing diplomat. Charlie is a young graduate trying to find her feet in the world. They meet online a...

24 Nov 20233min

Introducing... Three Doors Down

Introducing... Three Doors Down

Nikki Allan was 7 years old when she was brutally murdered. Her mother never gave up the hunt to find her killer. David Boyd was a convicted child sex offender who lived three doors down from where Ni...

20 Jul 20233min

Out there | Ep 7

Out there | Ep 7

In the last episode of the series, the team finally hears from a man they’ve been chasing for months. And they return to Maine, to tell Christopher’s parents what they have discovered about their son'...

29 Nov 202245min

The rope | Ep 6

The rope | Ep 6

The team tries to understand the connection between Chris's trip to South Sudan, and one taken by a group of American fighters just weeks before. Could this explain why Chris was called a white rebel?...

14 Nov 202245min

Kaya | Ep 5

Kaya | Ep 5

Months after Jeremy first approached Basia, the team fly to Nairobi to sit down with the mysterious essay writer. And it turns out that he is not the only person ready to share what he knows about who...

13 Nov 202241min

The kaleidoscope | Ep 4

The kaleidoscope | Ep 4

There is a new layer of horror to Chris's story – and in trying to understand it, Basia investigates the evidence that Chris was killed on purpose. The team figures out how to get to South Sudan – and...

31 Okt 202237min

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