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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