Cover Podcast
Cover is an award-winning series investigating true stories of people living secret double lives, presented by Mark Horgan. Series 1: Where Is George Gibney?, Series 2: Stakeknife
Cover is an award-winning series investigating true stories of people living secret double lives, presented and produced by Mark Horgan and Ciar谩n Cassidy.
Series 1: Where Is George Gibney? An Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse who never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Series 2: Stakeknife. A man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers who was, in fact, a British agent all along.
You can contact our production team about either series at cover@bbc.co.uk.
Credits for series 2: Stakeknife -
Reporter: Mark Horgan
Produced and written by: Mark Horgan and Ciar谩n Cassidy
Co-Producer: Paddy Fee
Editing and Sound Design: Ciar谩n Cassidy
Composer: Michael Fleming
Sound mixing: Ger McDonnell
Theme tune by Lankum
Artwork by Conor Merriman
Assistant Commissioners for 蜜芽传媒: Lorraine Okuefuna
Commissioning Editor for 蜜芽传媒: Dylan Haskins
Cover is a Second Captains & Little Wing production for 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.
Episodes to download
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10. Frank—Stakeknife
Sat 1 Feb 2025
A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.
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9. No Harm Will Come to You—Stakeknife
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Shauna Moreland tells the story of her mother Caroline.
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8. The General and the Agent—Stakeknife
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Mark meets three crucial people to discuss Scappaticci's uncovering as Stakeknife.
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7. The Beginning of the End—Stakeknife
Fri 3 Jan 2025
In 1990, a man was interrogated by Scappaticci. He survived to document his experience.
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A message to listeners - one week break—Stakeknife
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Episode 7 is available on Friday, January 3rd on 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.
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6. Playing God—Stakeknife
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Orla and Kevin Coyle tell the story of their father who was killed as an alleged informer.
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5. Someone Bigger—Stakeknife
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Brendan Hughes wants to talk to Fenton and find a 鈥渕ain mover." Is Stakeknife suspected?
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4. The (Estate) Agent—Stakeknife
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Mark tells the story of a man called Joe Fenton and how he was connected to Stakeknife.
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3. The FRU—Stakeknife
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Mark meets two former members of the secret army intelligence unit that ran Stakeknife.
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2. Sin 脡—Stakeknife
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Mark speaks to the brother of one of the first people interrogated by Stakeknife.
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1. The Man Who Never Was—Stakeknife
Fri 22 Nov 2024
A man denies he鈥檚 Stakeknife to the press, but a forgotten tape comes back to haunt him.
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Introducing... Stakeknife—Stakeknife
Tue 12 Nov 2024
A man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers was a British Agent all along
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Mark explains why this feed is now called Cover.—Where Is George Gibney?
Fri 8 Nov 2024
A message from Mark Horgan on a new investigative series launching next week.
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11. Case Update—Where Is George Gibney?
Fri 24 Nov 2023
3 years since our last episode, there鈥檚 a significant update on the George Gibney case.
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10. Sea Swimming—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 10 Dec 2020
A significant voice in the story of George Gibney comes forward for the first time.
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9. Her Voice is Coming—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 3 Dec 2020
Survivors continue to come forward for the first time and we hear Loraine's story.
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A message to listeners - new bonus Q&A episode out now on 蜜芽传媒 Sounds—Where Is George Gibney?
Mon 9 Nov 2020
Download the free 蜜芽传媒 Sounds app to hear a new bonus Q&A episode with Mark and Cass.
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8. Talk—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 15 Oct 2020
It鈥檚 time to talk to George Gibney. He hasn鈥檛 left his house in days & we don鈥檛 know why.
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7. Christ Renews—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 8 Oct 2020
We discover new information on Gibney鈥檚 life today.
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6. Sunshine State—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 1 Oct 2020
We learn of another abuse allegation involving Gibney, this time in Florida.
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5. Land of Opportunity—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 24 Sep 2020
As more abusers face justice, we knock on doors across the US to understand Gibney鈥檚 path
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4. He Upped and Vanished—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 17 Sep 2020
As Gibney鈥檚 new life in the UK begins, a groundbreaking news article starts to take shape
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3. Bail—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Two coaches who work closely with Gibney believe very different things about their boss.
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2. 'We've Been Expecting You'—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 3 Sep 2020
It seems like time is up for George Gibney as more swimmers come forward.
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1. It Happened in the Summer—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 27 Aug 2020
It鈥檚 dark. We鈥檙e outside a house where we believe the former celebrity coach now lives.
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Introducing... Where is George Gibney?—Where Is George Gibney?
Thu 13 Aug 2020
An Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse never stood trial. Instead, he vanished.
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12. Case Update: George Gibney Arrested in Florida—Where Is George Gibney?
Fri 11 Jul 2025
New development: George Gibney arrested in Florida, Mark brings us the very latest.
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12. Bonus Episode With Angela Donnelly, Sister of Eugene Simons—Stakeknife
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Angela speaks to Mark about her brother and Stakeknife's involvement in his murder.
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11. Bonus Q&A with Mark Horgan and Patrick Radden Keefe—Stakeknife
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Mark is joined by Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing, to answer your questions.
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A message to listeners - Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe and bonus interview coming soon—Stakeknife
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Two bonus episodes coming soon including a Q&A with Patrick Radden Keefe.
