Escape From The Maze [The History Podcast]

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Escape From The Maze, Omnibus - Part 220240907It's supposed to be escape proof. The most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head.

In the second of two omnibus programmes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the mass escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison in 1983 - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pull off a breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key prison officials explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

The disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

History in close-up, through the people who were there.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

01H Is For Hatred20240715Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'...

It's supposed to be escape proof - the most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head.

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter H.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

02Escape From The Maze, 1. H Is For Hatred20240715Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'...

It's supposed to be escape proof - the most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head.

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

02Escape From The Maze, Omnibus - Part 12024071520240831 (R4)It's supposed to be escape proof - the most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the mass escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison in 1983 - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pull off a breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key prison officials explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

The disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

02Thinking Big20240716The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

03Escape From The Maze, 2. Thinking Big20240716The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

03Toast20240717IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence and a charm offensive begins on the wings...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence as a charm offensive begins on the wings.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

04Escape From The Maze, 3. Toast20240717IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence and a charm offensive begins on the wings...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence as a charm offensive begins on the wings...

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

04The Incident20240718A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

05Escape From The Maze, 4. The Incident20240718A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

05Freedom's Gate20240719The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

06A Sea Of Screws20240722Knowing they have strength in numbers, the Prison Officers seize their chance...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

06Escape From The Maze, 5. Freedom's Gate20240719The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

07A Question Of Faith20240723The IRA tells a mother they must take away her 12-year-old son...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

07Escape From The Maze, 6. A Sea Of Screws20240722Knowing they have strength in numbers, the Prison Officers seize their chance...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

08Break For The Border20240724As more escapees are recaptured, no amount of effort can hide the state's humiliation...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

08Escape From The Maze, 7. A Question Of Faith20240723The IRA tells a mother they must take away her 12-year-old son...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

09Escape From The Maze, 8. Break For The Border20240724As more escapees are recaptured, no amount of effort can hide the state's humiliation...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

09Ripples In The Water20240725The government inquiry into the escape is about to have deadly consequences...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

10Escape From The Maze, 9. Ripples In The Water20240725The government inquiry into the escape is about to have deadly consequences...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

10Mothballed20240726Can Northern Ireland ever Escape from the Maze..?

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the

biggest ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass jailbreak that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them. But can anyone ever really Escape from the Maze?

Can Northern Ireland ever Escape from the Maze?

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

11Escape From The Maze, 10. Mothballed20240726Can Northern Ireland ever Escape from the Maze...?

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

Carlo Gebler unlocks the story of the biggest jailbreak in British or Irish history.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

OMNI-0120240831It's supposed to be escape proof. The most secure prison in western Europe. The IRA is going to turn that on its head.

In the first of two omnibus programmes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the mass escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison in 1983 - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pull off a breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key prison officials explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films

The disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history

History in close-up, through the people who were there.

Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history