Cover is an award-winning series investigating true stories of people living secret double lives, presented and produced by Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy.Series 1: Where Is George Gibney? An Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse who never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Series 2: Stakeknife. A man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers who was, in fact, a British agent all along.You can contact our production team about either series at cover@bbc.co.uk.Credits for series 2: Stakeknife -Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciarán Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan HaskinsCover is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for BBC Sounds.
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12. Case Update: George Gibney Arrested in Florida (00:10:47)
In a hugely significant development, the former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in Florida. Mark brings us the very latest.CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and writte...
12. Bonus Episode With Angela Donnelly, Sister of Eugene Simons (00:42:02)
Angela Donnelly was one of the voices you heard at the end of episode 9 coming forward publicly for the first time. Angela is the sister of Eugene Simons who was murdered and disappeared by the IRA in...
11. Bonus Q&A with Mark Horgan and Patrick Radden Keefe (01:03:12)
Mark is joined by the author of 'Say Nothing' Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss the making of 'Stakeknife' and also the television adaptation of 'Say Nothing'. They'll take your questions on both series...
A message to listeners - Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe and bonus interview coming soon (00:03:24)
Two bonus episodes coming soon including a Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe, the author of the international bestseller Say Nothing. The second episode is an exclusive interview with Angela Donnelly, a w...
10. Frank (00:54:33)
Mark travels to where Freddie Scappaticci lived after he disappeared from Belfast. A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
Prod...
9. No Harm Will Come to You (00:49:20)
Shauna tells the story of her mother Caroline Moreland. We hear how her campaigning has helped others connected to the the Stakeknife case and how other families have come forward to Mark since the st...
8. The General and the Agent (00:58:20)
We return to the solicitor’s office in West Belfast as Mark meets three crucial people to discuss the end of Scappaticci’s time in the IRA and his eventual uncovering as the agent Stakeknife.CreditsRe...
7. The Beginning of the End (00:36:30)
In 1990, a man called Sandy Lynch was tied up, blindfolded and interrogated by Scappaticci. He survived to document his experience. Marks speaks to an IRA man who “guarded” Lynch.CreditsReporter: Mark...
A message to listeners - one week break (00:01:45)
Episode 7 is available on Friday, January 3rd on BBC Sounds.
6. Playing God (00:40:57)
Orla and Kevin Coyle tell the story of their father who was killed as an alleged informer by the IRA. The profound shadow cast by their father’s death has lasted almost 30 years.CreditsReporter: Mark ...
5. Someone Bigger (00:44:11)
Brendan Hughes wants to question Joe Fenton and find the “main mover.” Is Stakeknife suspected? We meet the former IRA man who interviewed Hughes and whose hero was Scappaticci.CreditsReporter: Mark H...
4. The (Estate) Agent (00:38:38)
Mark tells the story of a man called Joe Fenton and how he was connected to Stakeknife. We learn there was a hierarchy of agents, where some were saved and some were not.CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
P...
3. The FRU (00:49:07)
Mark meets two former members of the FRU, the secret army intelligence unit that ran the agent Stakeknife. How did they recruit people? How was Scappaticci recruited?CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
Produ...
2. Sin É (00:49:02)
Mark speaks to the brother of one of the first people interrogated by Stakeknife. We follow Seamus’ journey as he retraces his brothers steps in the days before he was murdered.CreditsReporter: Mark H...
1. The Man Who Never Was (00:37:28)
A man flees Northern Ireland when he’s named as Stakeknife. At a surprise press conference a few days later he denies the charges but a forgotten tape comes back to haunt him.CreditsReporter: Mark Hor...
Introducing... Stakeknife (00:02:32)
In Northern Ireland from 1978 to 1994, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers; people accused of passing information to the police and the British Army. But the man who often found, tortured, and so...
Mark explains why this feed is now called Cover. (00:00:59)
A message from Mark Horgan on a new investigative series launching next week from the production team behind ‘Where Is George Gibney?’This new series will focus on another figure who lived a double li...
11. Case Update (00:56:09)
Almost three years on from our last episode, there’s a significant update on the case of George Gibney. We also hear from contributors to the podcast series speaking publicly at an emotional event in ...
10. Sea Swimming (00:44:46)
As a police investigation into Gibney is confirmed, survivors around the world begin to talk. A significant voice in the story of George Gibney comes forward.-- CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
Produced a...
9. Her Voice is Coming (00:37:31)
Survivors continue to come forward for the first time and a new voice emerges from Waterford. We tell the story of Loraine Kennedy with some help from her daughter, Louise.-- CreditsReporter: Mark Hor...
A message to listeners - new bonus Q&A episode out now on BBC Sounds (00:00:59)
Download the free BBC Sounds app to hear a new bonus Q&A episode with Mark and Cass.
8. Talk (00:28:42)
As our journey in the US comes to an end, it’s time to talk to George Gibney. But he hasn’t left his house in days and we don’t know why. Time is running out.CreditsReporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and ...
7. Christ Renews (00:38:49)
We discover new information on Gibney’s life today and investigate his religious and coaching links. A Hall of Fame coach speaks publicly about his mentor for the first time.CreditsReporter: Mark Horg...
6. Sunshine State (00:32:38)
We learn of another abuse allegation involving Gibney, this time in Florida. A gifted former swimmer called ‘Susan’ is no longer well enough to talk to us. Her sister tells her story. CreditsReporter:...
5. Land of Opportunity (00:38:30)
As more abusers face justice, we knock on doors across the US to understand Gibney’s path. Former colleagues talk about the popular co-worker and volunteer they called ‘John’.CreditsReporter: Mark Hor...
