Ronnie Biggs on life and experiences

Title

Ronnie Biggs on life and experiences

Genre

Speech

TX Date

24 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:08:14

Description

Ronnie Biggs talks about his experience as one of the great train robbers as he launches his autobiography Odd Man Out. He talks about the robbery in 1963; his escape from prison; and life on the run including escaping justice in Barbados after appeal by his son Mike Biggs who later made a record that made their fortune. Speaks from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil where he has been living since fleeing the UK. In 3 parts.

Contributors

Ronald Biggs

Keywords

Books; Autobiographies; Imprisonment; Escapes; Biographies; Brazil; Great Train Robbery (1963); Gordon Goody; Barbados; Rio de Janeiro; Charlie Wilson; Bruce Reynolds; Cheddington; Mike Biggs; Odd Man Out; Ronald Biggs

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