171. The Falklands War: Battle for the Islands (Part 3)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In the third episode of our Falklands War mini-series, the story heats up. The most controversial episode of the war, the sinking of the Belgrano, takes place, the British Task Force lands and battle plays out. Tom and Dominic thumb through their copies of the Sun, relive Reagan's final plea to Thatcher, and recount the stories of the men on the ground as Britain closed in on victory. For access to all four episodes, go to www.restishistorypod.com Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producers: Jack Davenport & Tony Pastor *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.0	So, Dominic, that was Mrs. Satcha.
1:10.0	Obviously, well, I mean, maybe you thought it was Mrs. Satcha because it was so uneringly accurate.
1:15.0	That was actually me, it was me, all along.
1:17.0	Possibly Leonice and Tom.
1:19.0	No, you were just being jealous.
1:22.0	So, that was Mrs. Satcha responding to the news that South
1:26.1	Georgia had fallen to the task force. Yes. And my memory of that is that she's on the
1:31.9	steps of Downing Street and John Nott is with her looking incredibly
1:35.6	embarrassed by this kind of exultant tub thub-b-bait.
1:38.6	Actually no because what actually happens Tom you're right that John not does look at that point, but it's very weird because they come out and she says,
1:46.0	ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary of Defense has some very good news which I think he'd like to share with you.
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