BONUS: Last Man Standing - the final battle

额外奖励:最后的幸存者——最终决战

The Story

2026-03-13

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The Story host Manveen Rana and her Times colleague Anthony Loyd continue their search for what happened to the British photojournalist John Cantlie, after he was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria.  In this thrilling denouement to the series, Manveen and Anthony travel to a maximum security prison in Iraq to meet a man who could hold the answer. But will this ISIS prisoner reveal all? Or will Cantlie’s death remain a mystery? Listen to the full Last Man Standing series here. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times. Producer: Harry Stott. Executive producer: Will Roe. Further reading: Anthony Loyd: my hunt for the forgotten Isis hostage John Cantlie Watch: Hostage on BBC iPlayer.  Clips: BBC. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Hi, it's Rosie Wright.

  • We hope you enjoyed the bonus episode of Last Man Standing, The Times podcast hosted by Manveen Rana and Anthony Lloyd that we put out last week.

  • Well, for fans of the series and the BBC TV documentary Hostage which it inspired, you are in luck.

  • Today we are releasing the thrilling climax of that series.

  • It tells the story of Manveen and Anthony traveling to a maximum security prison in Iraq to meet a man who could hold the answer to what happened to John Cantlie.

  • Well, if you want to go back and listen to the full series, just search for Last Man Standing.

  • It's season one in The Times Investigates feed.

  • We'll put a link to that in the show notes.

  • In a crowded room in a dusty prison in Baghdad, the door opens.

  • and a prisoner is shown in.

  • We've waited a long time for this meeting, but we try not to stare at the man in front of us, despite the enormous and quite sinister scar etched across his forehead.

  • The guy who walks in is big, he's heavyset, he's...

  • packing some timber.

  • He's got a big scar just right across his forehead.

  • He's quite arresting to look at.

  • But his manner, it's a very interesting and dangerous mix.

  • Why did you guys come all the way from Britain?

  • Why would you guys want to open this again?

  • People want to go on with their lives, new beginnings kind of thing.

  • Why would you want to open it again?