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A long serving doctor and his partner agree to help Alexis break out of psychiatric care and flee the country, a decision that has the potential to change all their lives. This series discusses rape and sexual assault. Credits - From Sky News StoryCast, Patient 11 is written and produced by Robert Mulhern. Reporting by Rebecca Thomas and Robert Mulhern. Editing by Paul Stanworth. Data and Forensics by Saywah Mahmood. Social Media by David Chipakupaku. Story commissioner, Dave Terris. Graphics by Kelly Casanova. Press and marketing by Anna Phelan. If you were impacted by this story please email the StoryCast team on [email protected]

Enduring long periods in solitary and having descended to the darkest reaches of psychiatric care, Alexis plots an escape, one, that if successful, will take her thousands of miles from England. This series discusses rape and sexual assault.

Undiagnosed, legally detained and separated from her daughter for more than a year, Alexis is moved to an all-male psychiatric ward on Christmas Eve, 2013. What happens next will, ultimately, bring her to the attention of the most powerful institutions in the state. This series discusses rape and sexual assault.

Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three years, or that her bid to break free would bring her to the attention of UK and European law enforcement agencies. This series discusses rape and sexual assault.

Young mother and former GB youth swimmer, Alexis Quinn, agrees to enter NHS England psychiatric care following a family tragedy. She could never imagine that her three-day admission will turn into a three-year ordeal. Then undiagnosed with autism, and often the subject of 24-hour surveillance as well as long periods in solitary confinement, Alexis descends to the darkest reaches of locked-in, psychiatric care. There, she encounters the kind of threat she never could have imagined in a secure mental health hospital. In a bid to break free, Alexis plots a daring escape. Making it back to her daughter, however, will pit her against some of the most powerful institutions in the State, including the police. A warning, this series contains discussions about sexual assault. Credits - From Sky News StoryCast, Patient 11 is written and produced by Robert Mulhern. Reporting by Rebecca Thomas and Robert Mulhern. Editing by Paul Stanworth. Data and Forensics by Saywah Mahmood. Social Media by David Chipakupaku. Story commissioner, Dave Terris. Graphics by Kelly Casanova. Press and marketing by Anna Phelan. If you were impacted by this story please email the StoryCast team on [email protected]

The biggest, and very first story of the year 2000, involved a bug that was expected to impact tens of millions of lives all over the world. But unlike the Covid-19 pandemic of today, The Millennium Bug, or Y2K for short, was a computer programming problem, with predicted Armageddon-like consequences. In the months leading up to the year 2000, people feared the world was on the brink of disaster; that planes would fall from the sky, cardiac pacemakers would stop, and nuclear reactors would shut down. The problem was devastatingly simple - computers were never programmed to read dates beyond 31 December 1999. And the inability to do so, at 12-midnight on 1 January 2000, could lead to a global computer crash. Governments around the world spent an estimated $500 billion trying to fix the problem. Each individual nation had their own unique concerns. In Russia, the military moved to protect the software that secured their nuclear weapons systems. And in Western Australia, the Ministry of Justice feared an overly automated prison system would fail, allowing the opportunity for thousands of inmates and the state’s most dangerous prisoners, to escape. So, they hired Matthew Hackling, a young, unassuming cyber security engineer, who was then dispatched to the state’s most notorious prisons. Could Matthew win the race against time to prevent this millennium catastrophe? In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. The Y2K Prison Bug is episode 21 — and the final instalment of StoryCast ’21. CREDITS: The Y2K Prison Bug was written and produced by Rob Mulhern. Recordings and original idea, by Tom Gillespie with special thanks to Matthew Hackling. Archive, Simon Windsor TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Sam Gould Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: [email protected] For more on this story, visit www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

On 27 July 2012, Gary Connery pulled up his tights, adjusted his wig, and put on a dress fit for a queen. The London Olympics opening ceremony was about to get underway and the professional stuntman was all set for the biggest job of his career. With the Queen scheduled to open the Games it was decided she would make a very special, very British, entrance. The idea was that James Bond would chaperone Her Majesty to the ceremony in a helicopter, before they both parachuted into the celebrations. But selling the illusion to a billion TV viewers around the world depended on the movie making skills of director/producer Danny Boyle and the bravery of a little-known stuntman ready to wow the world. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21 years. The Queen's Stuntman is episode 20 of the 21-part series StoryCast' 21. Credits - The Queen's Stuntman was recorded by Tom Gillespie. Production, writing and sound design by Rob Mulhern Special thanks to our contributors, Gary Connery and Alastair Bruce Archive, Simon Windsor TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Sam Gould Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: [email protected] For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

A veteran of movie cameos and music videos, Eddie Moss was one of the most successful Michael Jackson impersonators in the world in 2005, but then he took a job like no other. At the time, Michael Jackson was one of the world’s most iconic celebrities. But news headlines about his personal life and not his music had come to tarnish his reputation. Now, Jackson was due to go on trial in California on multiple charges of child abuse against a minor. The eyes of the world were watching. However, when the judge presiding over the case prevented cameras in the courthouse, it posed a major problem. How were news outlets going to communicate court proceedings to an international audience? Sky News, along with E! entertainment, decided to attempt something no one had tried before — deliver daily reconstructions of key evidence, using a cast of Hollywood actors, hired to play the main roles. None was more important, or consequential, than that of Jackson himself. But as the trial began to unfold, Eddie Moss quickly realised that his future and wellbeing were on the line too. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Michael Jackson: The trial of the century is episode 19 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS - Michael Jackson: Trial Of The Century was written and produced by Rob Mulhern and Jayne Secker. Original idea, Jonathan Samuels Special thanks to our contributors, Eddie Moss, Jayne Secker and Richard Johnson Archive, Robert Fellowes TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Samuel Gould Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: [email protected] For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

On 22 July 2005, when Patricia da Silva learned that police marksman had killed a man at Stockwell Underground Station in London, she’d no reason to second-guess news reports describing the deceased as a terrorist. The capital then was on high alert. Just two weeks earlier, a series of bomb attacks killed 52 people, injured hundreds and London was left reeling. Then, on 21 July 2005, four men targeted the capital’s transport network in a carbon-copy style attack. This time, the terrorists' bombs failed to explode and they fled. So less than 24-hours after that failed attack, when Patricia left for work, she knew from news reports that police were in a race against time to catch the bombers. She’d absolutely no idea that the block of flats where she lived on Scotia Road in Tulse Hill was already under intense surveillance; that it had been linked by police to one of the terrorists — Hussein Osman, the target of the police shooting in Stockwell. Or was he? Critically, Scotia Road, Tulse Hill was much more than a location of police interest, it was home to Patricia, and her cousin — Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician also from Brazil. On the morning of 22 July, when Patricia learned of the shooting, she couldn’t have imagined that a catastrophic chain of events had already cost Jean Charles de Menezes his life. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Batman raids Buckingham Palace is episode 17 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS - The Shooting was produced by Rob Mulhern and Tom Gillespie. Story originator, Tom Gillespie. Special thanks to our contributors, Patricia da Silva and Mark White Archive, Robert Fellowes TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Samuel Gould Email: [email protected] For more on this story go to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

In September 2004, Jason Hatch dressed up in a Batman costume and broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Queen's home is protected by some of the tightest security measures in the world - but they weren't tight enough for this caped crusader, who climbed on the iconic building and made his way to the main balcony. A casual observer might have been forgiven for thinking Batman had stolen into the palace to execute a daring rescue. But in reality Mr Hatch was risking his life because he hadn't seen his children in more than eight years - and this superhero dad was set to stage a protest that would soon be beamed around the world. Would the British establishment bend to the will of Batman? In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Batman raids Buckingham Palace is episode 17 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS - Batman Raids Buckingham Palace was recorded by Tom Gillespie and Rob Mulhern. Production, writing and sound design by Rob Mulhern Special thanks to our contributors Jason Hatch and Martin Brunt Archive, Daniel Franklin TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Digital, Tom Gillespie Sky News Head of Radio, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Samuel Gould Email: [email protected] For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

On the evening of 26 November 2008, Director and photographer Daniela Federici was in the lobby of the five-star Taj Palace hotel, Mumbai, when Islamic terrorists began a deadly 4-day terror attack using automatic weapons and grenades. Hours before, the Australian had arrived in the Indian port city – referred to my many in India as the ‘City of Dreams’ – to begin recording for a new TV documentary series. Instead, she found herself fleeing deep into the hotel’s vast warren of corridors as the terrorists, sent from Pakistan, mercilessly hunted down and murdered guests and security personnel. Escape the Taj Mumbai is Daniela’s story of survival and ultimately, escape. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Escape the Taj Mumbai is episode 16 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS - Escape the Taj Mumbai was written and produced by Rob Mulhern Recordings by Tom Gillespie Special thanks to Daniela Federici and Ashish Joshi Digital by Tom Gillespie Presented by Jayne Secker TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant Head of Sky News Radio Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Chris Scott Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: [email protected] For more on this story visit www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

The UK has a long history of exploration, however by 2016, only one astronaut, Helen Sharman, had travelled to space bearing the colours of the UK flag and no Briton had ever experienced the most demanding and perilous experience of spaceflight. That was until one January morning in 2016. Former RAF test pilot, husband and father, Tim Peake, had arrived at The International Space Station (ISS) just weeks before. When mission control discovered damage to an external power unit, Peake, and fellow astronaut Tim Kopra, were tasked with its repair - a complex undertaking, fraught with danger, which could only be executed during night orbit at 17,000 km per hour. In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years. Tim Peake: Britain’s first spacewalk is episode 15 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21 CREDITS Tim Peake: Britain’s first spacewalk was recorded by Tom Gillespie Writing, production and sound design by Rob Mulhern Special thanks to Tim Peake and Thomas Moore Digital by Tom Gillespie Presented by Jayne Secker TV treatment, Johnny El-Giathi Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Chris Scott Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: [email protected] For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21