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£10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of jewel thief (1989)

Genre

Interview

Oni Bhattacharya speaks to Detective Inspector John Sherridan about the search for a multiple jewel thief and rapist who’s struck eight times in West London. He describes the suspect, a distinctive...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.49: Programme 49 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 49 Programme 49 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 27 September 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER....

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Shoukat Ali beaten to death by car stereo thief (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

David Kermode reports from the scene on the fatal beating of 59-year-old businessman Shoukat Ali in Hornsey after he confronted a man stealing his son’s car stereo. The thief was chased by locals who lost...

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Inquest into death of art thief shot by police (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the inquest at the Old Bailey into the death of art thief Dennis Bergin, shot by police as he exited a museum holding a gun. Other members of the gang are now in jail. Mother Ruth Bergin says she...

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Million pound thief caught and arrested (1993)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on Florida Phil - or Phil Wells, a former security guard who stole nearly a million pounds from Heathrow Airport. Wells’ cousin Tony Maskell describes how the family were stunned when they heard the...

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David Yip on making a citizens arrest (1985)

Genre

Interview

Actor David Yip talks about his involvement in catching a thief in Camden. Male interviewer not identified.

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Ronnie Kray funeral (1995)

Genre

Interview

Former thief Lennie Hamilton on reaction of East End as gangland boss Ronnie Kray’s funeral takes place. Interviewer not heard.

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Explosives found in Reading (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Felicity Barr reports back to Peter Deeley? about the discovery of high explosives on a train from Manchester to Bournemouth. The explosives were discovered in Reading after the bag they were hidden in was...

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Major breach of security at Buckingham Palace (1989)

Genre

Interview

Sun newspaper reporter John Kay talks about how a thief stole private letters belonging to Princess Anne, and how he verified their authenticity when they arrived at the Sun. Female interviewer not identified.

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Phil Collins on role in Buster (1988)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Phil Collins on his new film Buster, in which his character is based on Buster Edwards, one of the thieves involved in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Collins discusses the furore over...

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