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Oct 11, 2024 1 hr 24 min

56: The Siege (with Ben Macintyre)

from The Alexei Sayle Podcast Hosted by Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti

Alexei and Talal get into it with bestselling author Ben Macintyre (Operation Mincemeat, SAS Rogue Heroes, Colditz) about his new book The Siege. It's all about the 1980 Iranian embassy siege where 6 terrorists took over the London embassy for 6 days holding dozens of people hostage... including Talal's dad! Bombs! SAS! Heroes! Villains! Thatcher! Buy tickets to ALL NEW SANDWICH BAR SHOWS!! https://museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873648779 See Alexei do stand up and raise money for Palestine!! https://www.jokepit.com/comedy-in/london/stand-up-for-gaza-with-alexei-sayle-and-friends/17057 Check out Medical Aid for Palestinians new film!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiiZaF6zNRw&rco=1&ab_channel=MedicalAidforPalestinians Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to [email protected] Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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