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Aug 2020
3m 35s

Introducing... Where is George Gibney?

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

A famous Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse never stood trial. Instead, he vanished.

Reporter Mark Horgan travels across Ireland, the UK and the US on his trail.

Credits

Reporter: Mark Horgan Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy Co-Producer: Maria Horgan Research and fact checking: Killian Down Editing: Ciarán Cassidy Composer: Michael Fleming Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell

Theme tune by Aaron Dessner

Executive Producer for BBC: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps

Where is George Gibney? is a Second Captains Production for BBC Sounds

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