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Foul Play
by Audible | Gabriel Gatehouse
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But Ed’s heard a rumour: that in 1970, while defending the title, his granddad, his hero, was poisoned… by the CIA. All part of a Cold War plot to bolster a military dictatorship in Latin America, supposedly. Could this possibly be true? Banks did get ill in Mexico in 1970 with food poisoning. And England crashed out, marking the start of decades of hurt. Ed enlists the help of investigative journalist Gabriel Gatehouse. Together they embark on a journey into the bewildering world of Cold War espionage, a journey that threatens to unravel 60 years of sporting history; or possibly… to knock Ed’s granddad off his pedestal. Episodes 1 & 2 out May 28th, then released weekly. Want to skip the wait between episodes? Subscribe to Audible from launch to binge the entire series in one go - completely ad-free. Foul Play is an Audible Ori
Episodes
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7 | Coming Home
Having uncovered a final piece of the puzzle buried in a dusty archive in Missouri, Ed and Gabriel reunite in the English Midlands to bring their findings back to the Banks family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
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6 | A Case of the Tummies
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. This episode contains references to pregnancy loss and psychological abuse. Please take care while listening. Gabriel takes a deep dive into the CIA’s long history with poisons and finds evidence that looks like…
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5 | Mum
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take care when listening. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Gabriel is nursing suspicions...
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4 | Wilderness of Mirrors
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. Gabriel is on the hunt for a secret memoir written by an American spy in Mexico. He’s looking for clues about a CIA operation to poison an English footballer, only to find his story mixed up with the mother of…
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3 | If the River Rumbles
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. Ed and Gabriel travel to Mexico, the ‘scene of the crime.’ Ed is convinced his grandfather was the victim of a conspiracy. But Gabriel has unearthed the notes of the England team doctor, which tell a different...
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2 | Bogota Bracelet
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. Why would the CIA want to sabotage England’s chances of winning the World Cup? While Gabriel delves into the secret archives of the Cold War, Ed remembers an unsolved footballing mystery that might be more...
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1 | Men in White Coats
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. Ed needs help. He’s heard that the CIA poisoned his grandfather, legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks. True, Banks did get ill with food poisoning at the World Cup in Mexico in 1970, causing England to crash out....
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Introducing: Foul Play
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But Ed’s heard a rumour: that in 1970, while defending the title, his granddad, his hero, was poisoned… by the CIA. All part of a Cold War plot to…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But Ed’s heard a rumour: that in 1970, while defending the title, his granddad, his hero, was poisoned… by the CIA. All part of a Cold War plot to bolster a military dictatorship in Latin America, supposedly. Could this possibly be true? Banks did get ill in Mexico in 1970 with food poisoning. And England crashed out, marking the start of decades of hurt. Ed enlists the help of investigative journalist Gabriel Gatehouse. Together they embark on a journey into the bewildering world of Cold War espionage, a journey that threatens to unravel 60 years of sporting history; or possibly… to knock Ed’s granddad off his pedestal.
Episodes 1 & 2 out May 28th, then released weekly. Want to skip the wait between episodes? Subscribe to Audible from launch to binge the entire series in one go - completely ad-free.
Foul Play is an Audible Ori
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Audible | Gabriel Gatehouse
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Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But Ed’s heard a rumour: that in 1970, while defending the title, his granddad, his hero, was poisoned… by the CIA. All part of a Cold War plot to bolster...
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