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Kincora: Britain's Shame

By: Chris Moore
Narrated by: Phil Clark
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For over four decades the story of the extraordinary evil that occurred at the Kincora Boys’ Home in East Belfast in the 1970s and the shocking attempts by MI5 to cover it up have haunted our political and social terrain for decades. Award-winning former BBC journalist Chris Moore has been working on the story since it first emerged in 1980, and has uncovered a horrific catalogue of failed opportunities to put an end to the sadistic activities of the men who were running the home, in particular those of prominent Orangeman and MI5 source William McGrath.

What has emerged over the course of Moore’s investigation, in which he has gained exclusive access to witnesses, secret documents and whistleblowers within the British intelligence services, is that not only were the boys in Kincora systematically sexually abused, but that some were forced into a countrywide paedophile ring, whose members included Lord Louis Mountbatten. Moore also exposes MI5’s attempts to cover up what actually happened and that the organisation knew as early as the 1970s that the boys in Kincora were being abused.

Kincora is a shocking exposé of how the British state failed to protect some of its most vulnerable members.

©2025 Chris Moore (P)2025 W F Howes Ltd. Europe Great Britain True Crime
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It was a brilliant summary and explanationof the horrifying things done to young people over years showing this is not a recent or new thing

Just the exposure of the truth

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This was very compelling but obviously hard going, because of the subject matter. Moore is a great writer and even handed with the sensational subject matter. MI5 and the british establishment have a lot of questions to answer. Moore also allows the survivors space to tell their stories. Why does spycraft lead to these abuse rings for leverage? Epstein, The Franklin Scandal, The dutroix affair and Kincora. What is it with these people?

Very compelling

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At last somebody pulls it all together.....Great journalism from Chris Moore. Not for the faint hearted but defonately one of the best on Audiobooks

About Time

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A magnificent account of the skullduggery and lack of accountability of the British State which had no concern for those whose lives were ruined by the lack of action against those responsible.

The Corruption of the British State

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The narration is generally very good, however, the book itself is fantastic.

A real, gritty, in-depth piece of investigative journalism that tells the story the BBC and tge mainstream media is to frightened to tell - heaven forbid they upset the Establhshment with truth-telling.

Much more of this is needed...

Cannot praise this enough

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