Show Notes
Manveen and Anthony travel to a maximum security prison in Iraq to meet a man who could hold the answer to what happened to John Cantlie.
But will this Isis prisoner reveal all? Or will Cantlie’s death remain a mystery?
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times. Further reading: Anthony Loyd: my hunt for the forgotten Isis hostage John Cantlie Watch: Hostage on BBC iPlayer. Clips: BBC.
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