Contains strong language.

Intrigue, Lockerbie, 4. Puzzle Piece

Intrigue

Lockerbie

4. Puzzle Piece

22 July 2026

Available for over a year

Secret agent or fantasist?

Jim Swire first met David BenAryeah at a gathering of the Lockerbie relatives in 1989. BenAryeah soon began passing him secret files from classified sources. So where did he get this information from and who was BenAryeah really?

It’s not just BenAryeah who emerged as a mysterious figure in this case, there’s another mysterious character Myles wants to find out more about.

Was Abdul Majid Giaka, aka Puzzle Piece, a double agent or a fantasist?

Myles manages to get hold of secret cables between Giaka and his CIA handler which sheds fresh light on what Giaka really knew.

Lockerbie is produced by Caitlin Smith

Additional production by Rob Wilson

Sound design by Eloise Whitmore

Story consultants are Innes Bowen, Jack Kibble White and Graham Russell

Fact checking by Faisal Qureshi

Research by Rachael O’Neill and Callum McCulloch-Nowlan

Original development by Sally Greig Lockwood

Executive Producer: Gillian Wheelan

BBC Scotland commissioners: Heather Kane Darling and Victoria Easton-Riley

For BBC Radio 4, the commissioning executive is Tracy Williams, and commissioning editor is Dan Clarke.

Music by Callan Marchetti