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Sport's Strangest Crimes

A Kidnap is Announced (Season 1, Episode 3)
Podcast Episode | 26 min | Documentary
The international press had a field day, filling the front pages and the lead item on the news. The world was now watching the case develop. A horse kidnap dominated our screens. Gossip, rumours, lies, confusion. The papers get tip offs, ...See moreThe international press had a field day, filling the front pages and the lead item on the news. The world was now watching the case develop. A horse kidnap dominated our screens. Gossip, rumours, lies, confusion. The papers get tip offs, false calls and leads that sound legitimate. Then suddenly the kidnappers have one weird request: they're ready to negotiate, but want to speak to three English journalists. Written by 'BBC Sounds' See less
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Producer
Lucy Dichmont
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Status
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Updated Jun 17, 2021
Release date
Jun 17, 2021 (United Kingdom)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Vanilla Ice
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Cool as Ice (1991)
Clare Balding
Self - Commentator Self - Commentator   See fewer
Dream Horse (2020)
Dick Francis
Self - Equine Novelist (archive footage) Self - Equine Novelist (archive footage)   See fewer
Dead Cert (1974)
Tony Lewis
Self - Reporter (archive footage) Self - Reporter (archive footage)   See fewer
Wisden Trophy (1963)
Jeremy Maxwell
Self - Horse Trainer (archive footage) Self - Horse Trainer (archive footage)   See fewer
Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
John McCririck
Self - Racing Pundit (archive footage) Self - Racing Pundit (archive footage)   See fewer
The New Statesman (1987)
Frank McNally
Self - 'Irish Times' journalist Self - 'Irish Times' journalist   See fewer
Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
James Murphy
Self - Chief Superintendent (archive footage) Self - Chief Superintendent (archive footage)   See fewer
Searching for Shergar (2018)
Michael Stoute
Self - 'Shergar's Trainer (archive footage) Self - 'Shergar's Trainer (archive footage)   See fewer
This Is Your Life (1955)
Derek Thompson
Self - Racing Correspondent (archive footage) Self - Racing Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
Channel 4 Racing (1984)
Milton C. Toby
Self - Equine Journalist, Author and Attorney Self - Equine Journalist, Author and Attorney   See fewer
Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
Julian Wilson
Self - Racing Correspondent (archive footage) Self - Racing Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
Z Cars (1962)
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