4. The Slip-Up
The Ronnie Biggs rollercoaster takes in a Scotland Yard sting, samba, teenage pregnancy, the tabloid scoop of the decade, and a legal loophole that defies the British government.
Welcome to Rio in 1970. Home to the most beautiful football team the world has ever known. Home to a brutal military dictatorship. And, now, home of the last Great Train Robber at large.
The Ronnie Biggs rollercoaster is about to crank up for another wild ride that takes in a Scotland Yard sting, samba, teenage pregnancy, the tabloid scoop of the decade, and an accidental legal loophole that defies the British government.
Credits:
Presenter - Daniel Mays
Producers - Phoebe McIndoe & Jude Shapiro
Executive Producer - Jack Howson
Associate Exec - Chris Pickard
Mix Engineering - Will Fitzpatrick
Commissioning鈥疨roducer - Sam Proffitt
Commissioning鈥疎xecutive -鈥疞ouise Kattenhorn
Commissioning鈥疎ditor - Richard Maddock
Contributors include:
Ursula and Chris Crocker, ex-housemates of Biggs
Colin MacKenzie, crime reporter for the Daily Express
Chris Pickard, ghostwriter for Biggs
Jim Shreim, documentarian and neighbour of Biggs
Noel 鈥楻azor鈥� Smith, writer and former armed robber
A Peanut & Crumb production for Radio 5 Live and 麻豆社 Sounds
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- Mon 1 Jun 2026 00:30麻豆社 Radio 5 Live
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