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鈥淢y love it鈥檚 10 times worse than we thought.鈥� Things start to unravel.

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Mayday tells the extraordinary real story of the man who organised the White Helmets 鈥� rescuers who film themselves pulling survivors from bombed out buildings in rebel-held areas of Syria 鈥� and investigates claims that, far from being heroes, they are part of a very elaborate hoax. James Le Mesurier 鈥� his detractors say 鈥� was a British secret agent, pulling the strings. So when his body was found by worshippers on their way to morning prayers, there were a lot questions.

Produced, written and presented by: Chloe Hadjimatheou
Editor: Emma Rippon
Researcher: Tom Wright
Mixed by: Neil Churchill
Arabic translation and additional research: Vanessa Bowles, Abdul Kader Habak
Turkish researcher: Nevin Sungur
Narrative Consultant: John Yorke
Original music: Nick Mundy and Bu Kolthoum
Production Coordinator - Gemma Ashman

REFERENCES

Various Newspaper headlines

Express Tribune Pakistan: Founder of Syrian 'White Helmets' found dead in Istanbul 12/11/2019

The Scotsman British army officer and founder of Syria volunteers found dead by Margaret Neighbour 11/11/2019

Daily Sabah, Istanbul Officials reveal White Helmets founder's cause of death 20/11/2019

鈥淓ntrevista exclusiva com James Le Mesurier no CIBE BRAZIL 2017 鈥� Bombeiros鈥� (鈥淓xclusive interview with James Le Mesurier at CIBE BRAZIL 2017 鈥� Firefighters鈥�) CBMGO YouTube channel, 26 September 2017

鈥淚s Le Mesurier an Epstein?鈥� - Fault Lines, Sputnik International, 12 November 2019

Brandpunt - Witte helmen鈥� (Focal point - Season 1 - White helmets) - KRO-NCRV, 08 Nov 2016. Reporter Piet de Blaauw

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