鈥淭he story sounds like a purely English murder.鈥� The rumour mill starts over who or what killed James.
鈥淭he story sounds like a purely English murder.鈥� The rumour mill starts over who or what killed James Le Mesurier.
When he fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 James Le Mesurier 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
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Wedding video provided by Emma Le Mesurier
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鈥淛ames Le Mesurier: Brit who helped found White Helmets discovered dead in Istanbul鈥� - ITV News, 11 November 2019
鈥淢ysterious death of White Helmets co-founder spotlights toxic propaganda鈥� 鈥� PBS NewsHour
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鈥淎ssad on deaths of Epstein, White Helmets' founder, bin Laden & al-Baghdadi鈥� RT News, 16 Nov 2019
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鈥淲hite Helmets Co-founder Dies: Interview with Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, Le Mesurier鈥檚 friend鈥� - TRT World Now, 12 Nov 2019
鈥淗amish de Bretton-Gordon: James Le Mesurier A 'Special Kind Of Person'鈥� 12 November 2019 - forces.net
鈥淢ysterious death of White Helmets co-founder spotlights toxic propaganda鈥� - PBS NewsHour, 24 Dec 2019
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