The Great Train Robbery Podcast Episodes

Alan Bennett, Terry Pratchett, The Duck House, The Great Train Robbery

Front Row: Archive 2013 - December 11, 2013 20:02 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 1 rating
With Mark Lawson Alan Bennett gives his reaction as his drama The History Boys is named the nation's favourite play by the English Touring Theatre's 21st Anniversary poll. A forthcoming two-part television drama, starring Jim Broadbent and Luke Evans, is going to show both sides of the 1963 Gr...

The Great Train Robbery

Witness History: Archive 2012 - August 27, 2012 09:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
On August 8th, 1963, a gang of thieves held up a Royal Mail train bound from Glasgow to London They stole over £2 million. Most of the Great Train robbers ended up behind bars, but most of the money has never been recovered. Presented and produced by Chloe Hadjimatheou. First broadcast on...

The Great Train Robbery?

File on 4 - November 17, 2010 09:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
It's been dubbed the Great Train Robbery, but Allan Urry asks who's robbing who? With fares set to rise, the programme examines why Britain's railways are so much more expensive than other European countries. Passengers in some parts of the UK complain they are caught out by a complex and confu...

How the Great Train Robbery Worked

Stuff You Missed in History Class - August 18, 2008 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 22.6K ratings
On the night of August 8, 1963, a gang of thieves stole bank notes worth the equivalent of $50 million. Take a look at our HowStuffWorks article to learn more about the fact and fiction surrounding the great train robbery. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...