THE STORY

Peter Lang-Stanton thought his father was a paper-pushing bureaucrat in the State Department. Then one day, his father revealed his double-life as a spy. This story is a son's investigation of his father's role in a dubious covert mission in 1960s Laos under the codename: Pig-Pen.

This story originally aired on as “The CIA’s Secret War in Laos“ on BBC's The Documentary in December 2017.

Pete wrote a companion article that was featured on BBC News' front page.

ACCOLADES:
Third Coast International Audio Festival - Finalist, Best Documentary
BBC World Service - "Amazing Long Listens of 2017"

SHOW: BBC World Service - The Documentary
PRODUCERS: Peter Lang-Stanton, Nick Farago
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter Lang-Stanton & Andy Bickerton
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGN & SOUND MIX: Jeremiah Moore

EDITORIAL SUPPORT: Ravi Heugle, Will Stanton, Steven Jackson, Colin Cheney, Annie Avilés