They stole a train

Title

They stole a train

Date

1988

Description

On 8th August 1963, fifteen men robbed the night mail train from Glasgow to London. They stole two and a half million pounds. The crime was dubbed the ‘Great Train Robbery’. This documentary traces the events of 25 years ago; Buster Edwards, one of the robbers, gives his first studio interview for ten years. Ex-detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell, who led the investigation, talks from his retirement home in Swanage and there are also interviews with robbers Bruce Reynolds, Charlie Wilson, and from his exile in Rio, Ronnie Biggs. The programme also includes a rare recording of the voice of train driver Jack Mills.

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Duration

00:47:16

Genre

Documentary

Keywords

Great Train Robbery

Radio station

Chiltern Radio

Place of publication

Luton

Language

English

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Technical information

Stereo

Credits

Cast

Buster Edwards	interviewee
Malcolm Fewtrell	interviewee
Bruce Reynolds	interviewee
Charlie Wilson	interviewee
Jack Mills	interviewee