Aug 19, 2026 · 33 min · 14 segments
Despite a global investigation Megrahi’s conviction, and the failed appeals that followed, remain tainted- for some- by doubt and conspiracy theory. After almost four decades, a new Lockerbie trial…
Myles BonnarHost
Jim SwireGuestSpeed.
Okay, roll camera.
I mean, for some time, the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead.
My father, who was a doctor, had gone to work and come home already, and I guess he fielded a phone call.
I was off in a different part of the house, and then he, he called me in and he was on hold with the airline, and they were playing the kind of hold music you would hear when you call the airline to make a reservation.
There was a sense of foreboding, though nothing had been confirmed, though we were being told to hold, and ultimately they did come back on the line and, and confirm that David had been on that, on that flight.
Here's my little reinterpretation.
Hello.
Is it me you're looking for?
Later, searching through his brother's belongings, he found a box labeled "The Dave Archives," packed with journals, stories, poetry, and plays.
I have to tell you slowly.
I love you.
Somewhere in Lockerbie, he said, his big brother would be looking for a notebook and pen.
There's been a mixed reaction to the decision by the Scottish government.
Some relatives of the victims have expressed their shock and disbelief.
Others believe Megrahi was wrongly convicted and want further investigations into the bombing.
Speed.
Okay, roll camera.
I mean, for some time, the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead.
My father, who was a doctor, had gone to work and come home already, and I guess he fielded a phone call.
I was off in a different part of the house, and then he, he called me in and he was on hold with the airline, and they were playing the kind of hold music you would hear when you call the airline to make a reservation.
There was a sense of foreboding, though nothing had been confirmed, though we were being told to hold, and ultimately they did come back on the line and, and confirm that David had been on that, on that flight.
Here's my little reinterpretation.
Hello.
Is it me you're looking for?
Later, searching through his brother's belongings, he found a box labeled "The Dave Archives," packed with journals, stories, poetry, and plays.
I have to tell you slowly.
I love you.
Somewhere in Lockerbie, he said, his big brother would be looking for a notebook and pen.
There's been a mixed reaction to the decision by the Scottish government.
Some relatives of the victims have expressed their shock and disbelief.
Others believe Megrahi was wrongly convicted and want further investigations into the bombing.
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