1. Psychological Fortitude
US spies in Havana are under constant harassing surveillance. From the moment the first CIA agent hears a mysterious sound dubbed the "Thing" it raises fears of a covert weapon.
It takes a certain type of person to be a CIA agent in Havana. Subjected to constant harassment and surveillance, it is a claustrophobic and eerie world to navigate. And when one agent hears a mysterious sound causing him real-world symptoms, it raises fears of a covert weapon.
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Credits
Havana Helmet Club is written and presented by Jennifer Forde and Sam Bungey
Editor: Guy Crossman
Story editing: Mike Ollove Producer: Larry Ryan
Sound designer: Merijn Royaards
Additional mixing: Peregrine Andrews
Theme music: Tom Pintens, with additional music composed by Merijn Royaards
Fact checking: Stanley Masters. Additional reporting: Isobel Sutton, Pascale Hardey Stewart and Stanley Masters
Archive producers: Miriam Walsh and Helen Carr
Production executive: Kirstin Drybrugh
Editorial advisor: Jesse Baker
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Assistant commissioners: Sarah Green and Natasha Johansson
Our archive was sourced from:
US Department of State
KCRW
Havana Helmet Club is a Yarn production for Radio 4 and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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A mysterious sound blights the lives of US spies in Cuba. Is it a covert weapon attack?