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Oct 2022
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Episode 3: Whatever it is, you are on yo...

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Who is Malcolm MacArthur, the suspected killer found hiding in the Attorney General’s home?

Warning: This episode contains some violence.

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CREDITS:

Narrated by Adrian Dunbar Written by Paul Walker

Archive producer: Declan Smith Music: Jeremy Warmsley Mix engineer: Peregrine Andrews

Development producer: Satiyesh Manoharajah Development researcher: Christian Dametto Creative director: Georgia Moseley

Assistant producer: Tess Davidson Series Producer: Eamon O’Connor

Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace

Executive Producer: Paul Smith Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins

Obscene: The Dublin Scandal is a BBC Studios Podcast production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

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