Ben Macintyre on 45 Years Since Operation Nimrod

Bestselling historian Ben Macintyre joins host Sally Warhaft for a gripping edition of The Fifth Estate, diving into his latest book The Siege – a minute-by-minute account of the 1980 SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London, better known as Operation Nimrod. Originally presented on Thursday 22 May 2025 at The Wheeler Centre. Macintyre reconstructs the six-day standoff with forensic detail, drawing on exclusive interviews with SAS operatives, negotiators, intelligence officers and eyewitnesses. The result is a powerful portrait of the political, psychological and human stakes behind one of the most dramatic counter-terrorism operations in British history. Watch now. 🔔 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬    / @wheelercentre   𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👇 🔗 Website: https://www.wheelercentre.com 🔗 Instagram:   / wheelercentre   🔗 Facebook:   / wheelercentre   🔗 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentr... 🔗 LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN #WheelerCentre #WheelerCentreTalks #SmartConversations #InspiringTalks #LearnOnYouTube #YouTubeEducation #PublicTalks #BenMacintyre #TheSiege #OperationNimrod #History #NonFiction #Books