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Ben Macintyre: The Siege

Sydney Writers' Festival by Sydney Writers' Festival

Nov 18, 202558:28Society & Culture

On 30 April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took 26 hostages in what would become a six-day siege. Millions around the world were glued to their TVs as the previously secret SAS planned and e...

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Ben Macintyre: The Siege is an episode from Sydney Writers' Festival by Sydney Writers' Festival. On 30 April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took 26 hostages in what would become a six-day siege. Millions aroun...

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Published Nov 18, 2025, 58:28 long, audio available.

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