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Ronnie Biggs returns to Brazil

Title
Ronnie Biggs returns to Brazil
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
24 Apr 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:04:42
Description
Report (including interview by Dave Foster) on the return of Great Train Robber, Ronald (Ronnie) Biggs to Brazil, after he was kidnapped, taken to Barbados and almost extradited back to Britain. Speakers include: British High Commissioner Stanley Arthur; retired policeman Jack Slipper; journalist Gerry Brown. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Jack Slipper; Ronald Biggs; Dave Foster; Gerry Brown
Keywords
Deportation; Crime; Law; UK; Great Britain; Imprisonment; Trains; Robbery; Brazil; Great Train Robbery (1963); Barbados; Ronald Biggs

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