{"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 20/21 The Queen's stuntman","slug":"storycast-21-ep-20-21-the-queen-s-stuntman","published_at":"2021-12-20T04:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722/storycast-21-ep-20-21-the-queen-s-stuntman","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/0cd7b994-048d-4477-baa1-a322291ca018.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=b6cf3528-8036-4ac1-976b-616b44fe1004&aw_0_1st.episodeid=0cd7b994-048d-4477-baa1-a322291ca018","summary":"On 27 July 2012, Gary Connery pulled up his tights, adjusted his wig, and put on a dress fit for a queen. The London Olympics opening ceremony was about to get underway and the professional stuntman was all set for the biggest job of his career. With the Queen scheduled to open the Games it was decided she would make a very special, very British, entrance. The idea was that James Bond would chaperone Her Majesty to the ceremony in a helicopter, before they both parachuted into the celebrations. But selling the illusion to a billion TV viewers around the world depended on the movie making skills of director/producer Danny Boyle and the bravery of a little-known stuntman ready to wow the world. 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. The Queen's Stuntman is episode 20 of the 21-part series StoryCast' 21. Credits - The Queen's Stuntman was recorded by Tom Gillespie. Production, writing and sound design by Rob Mulhern Special thanks to our contributors, Gary Connery and Alastair Bruce Archive, Simon Windsor TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Sam Gould Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: storycast@sky.uk For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21","meta_description":"On 27 July 2012, Gary Connery pulled up his tights, adjusted his wig, and put on a dress fit for a queen. The London Olympics opening ceremony was about t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722/episodes/storycast-21-ep-20-21-the-queen-s-stuntman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unreliable-witness-storycast-573722/storycast-21-ep-20-21-the-queen-s-stuntman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}