This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.

The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.

And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.

The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.

The IRA inmates who found a way.

I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path

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

The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.

Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts.

Hello and welcome to Seriously from BBC Radio 4.

I'm Dr Tori Herridge the host of the Radio 4 series Hokes.

Now science is supposed to be the pursuit of truth, pure of mission and unaffected by the messier parts of life.

But as a working scientist, I know that may be more aspirational than reality. So I really enjoyed the chance to take a

peek at the humanity that underpin science and the very human problems that can

bring. Ego, prejudice, greed, or simply caring a bit too much about an

obsession. Hokes is have it all. To listen to all of the episodes, just search for Hokes on BBC Sounds,

but here's the first, the planted plants of rum.

On the west coast of a remote and rugged Scottish island, a small wooden boat slipped

silently and unnoticed into a shelter bay. Effortlessly a tall man leaps ashore and looks

around, check in to see the coast is clear. Satisfied he sets off in a cloud

of midges towards the shadowy mountains. He's on a mission to find the truth.

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