{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"New evidence revealed as John George murder trial expected to begin in January","slug":"new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-to-begin-in-january","published_at":"2026-07-05T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-to-begin-in-january","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-t","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a46ab880069388b7ace0c0c/media.mp3","summary":"The trial for the murder of father-of-two John George is expected to begin in January 2027. The remaining suspect in the case, Newtownabbey man Johnny Smyth, is in a Spanish jail awaiting trial. A man who was occupying the villa where John George was last seen was stabbed in Lisburn City Centre last week - after previously suffering a knife attack in spain last year. Meanwhile, footage has emerged of wife of Johnny Smyth, Madison Allen , receiving multiple lacerations to her face from a man she is seen kissing just moments before.    Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris joins Olivia Peden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The trial for the murder of father-of-two John George is expected to begin in January 2027. The remaining suspect in the case, Newtownabbey man Johnny Smy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-to-begin-in-january/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-to-begin-in-january.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}