[History documentary]  

Pablo De Miguel tells the little known story of how Turkish diplomats saved the lives of 1,000 refugees during the Spanish Civil War’s longest siege. It involves espionage, international negotiations and murder but above all else it's a story about the will to survive and fight to get home.

Pablo's research website:

zurbano21.com

Special thanks to Martin and Sofía.

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Clips taken from:

• British Pathé films
• British Movietone
• While at War (2019)
• The Spanish Civil War (1983)
• The Spanish Earth (1937)

Music: Epidemic Sound --- Full episode transcript available here: 42475.medium.com/escape-from-madrid-the-untold-story-of-how-turkish-diplomats-saved-the-lives-of-a-thousand-cadf2f156e4b">https://mrjohnroche-42475.medium.com/escape-from-madrid-the-untold-story-of-how-turkish-diplomats-saved-the-lives-of-a-thousand-cadf2f156e4b --- Yarn is produced and edited by John Roche --- Comments and feedback very welcome! Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com. X: @YarnStoryPod