{"podcast":{"title":"Unreliable Witness | Storycast","slug":"unreliable-witness-storycast-573722","podcast_index_feed_id":573722,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/unreliable-witness/","website_url":"https://news.sky.com/story/storycast-podcasts-true-crime-and-murder-mystery-12041779","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd46e8b3-9e8f-406a-b494-613f6c1fc70d/6195c239e8488a9253d0c584dcd4bc37.jpg","author":"Sky News","episode_count":54,"summary":"SEASON 6: Unreliable Witness (2024/25) Investigating the high-profile case of Ellie Williams, the young woman jailed for lying about sexual assault and grooming in her home town. Sky News’ Jason Farrell and Liz Lane look at what could have led her to make these claims and if, underneath it all, there is some other secret buried amongst the lies. NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PODCAST SEASON 5: Patient 11 (2024) Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three year ordeal that would ultimately expose a national scandal. PRESS GAZETTE FUTURE OF MEDIA AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - SILVER, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PODCAST SEASON 4: StoryCast 21 (2021) Through extraordinary personal stories, Sky News revisits 21 of the world’s biggest news events this century. NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, PERSONAL LIVES DRUM MEDIA AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR SEASON 3: Polonium and The Piano Player (2020) Two Russian agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB sp…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T10:21:19.269816+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722"},"episode":{"title":"StoryCast '21: EP 14/21 Taking Down Saddam","slug":"storycast-21-ep-14-21-taking-down-saddam","published_at":"2021-09-13T02:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722/storycast-21-ep-14-21-taking-down-saddam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722","url":"https://news.sky.com/story/storycast-podcasts-true-crime-and-murder-mystery-12041779","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d19fd709-d573-4ba3-a9c3-87788a618528.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=b6cf3528-8036-4ac1-976b-616b44fe1004&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d19fd709-d573-4ba3-a9c3-87788a618528","summary":"From Pauls Valley in Oklahoma, USA, Miles Hill always dreamed of joining the US Marine Corps. Growing up, family life was coloured by US military history - his grandparents served in World War Two and Korea. So when al Qaeda terrorists attacked the US on 11 September, 2001, it set in motion a chain of events that brought Hill to Iraq in 2003, as part of the Marine Corps. An idealistic 19-year-old, Hill had little understanding of geo-politics, but it was his absolute conviction that the world would be a better place without the Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi dictator had been a destabilising influence in the region since the 1990 Gulf War. Now accused of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) as well as forging links with al Qaeda terrorists, Hill and his fellow Marines were tasked with leading the ground invasion and deposing Hussein. On the morning of the invasion, military leaders warned of the bloodiest urban battle in US Marine Corp history. By the end of that day, Miles Hill would find himself at the centre of one of this century’s most iconic moments. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Taking down Saddam is episode 14 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS ‘Taking down Saddam’ was produced and written by Rob Mulhern. Recordings and digital Tom Gillespie Special thanks to Miles Hill and David Chater. Presented by Jayne Secker Sound Design, Rob Mulhern TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Archive, Simon Windsor Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Chris Scott Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: storycast@sky.uk For more on this story go to www.skynews/storycast21 #Stor…","meta_description":"From Pauls Valley in Oklahoma, USA, Miles Hill always dreamed of joining the US Marine Corps. 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