3. Occam's Razor

A grieving father is convinced the police investigation into Lockerbie got it wrong.

Myles Bonnar speaks with Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the explosion. He tells Myles he believes the real culprit is Iran.

Jim has always been outspoken about his theories. He claims his rising profile attracted unwanted attention from intelligence agencies, both in Britain and abroad. But what did they want with him?

Jim tells Myles about David BenAryeah – a supporter of the Lockerbie group who Jim believed was a member of Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. But Myles knows him as someone very different.

Jim Swire’s not the only one who has doubts about who bombed the plane and why. The Lockerbie case has long been at the centre of a complex web of conspiracy. Myles speaks with a member of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s appeal team who tell him what they believe really happened in the months leading up to the Pan Am explosion.

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