BBC Sounds - Sport's Strangest Crimes - Available Episodes

Introducing...The Ballad of Bruiser Brody

Comedian Adam Hills on the most notorious death in wrestling history

• 2 mins
• 22 Mar 2024

1. Life In Paradise

Puerto Rico wakes up to the news of a brutal killing.

• 40 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

2. Birth of Bruiser

Frank Goodish fights for the first time - and makes quite an impression.

• 35 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

3. Beauty and the Feast

Bruiser makes a powerful enemy - but also falls in love.

• 33 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

4. Bruised Dick

Bruiser Brody grows in confidence but he earns a reputation that puts him in danger.

• 30 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

5. Island of Enchantment

Bruiser encounters Invader One, a local hero who he’s feuded with before.

• 25 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

6. Invader

Invader One - Jose Huertas Gonzalez - prepares for a showdown with Bruiser Brody.

• 30 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

7. The People vs Invader One

The authorities struggle to get to the bottom of what really happened to Bruiser Brody.

• 39 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

8. Heel

Bruiser’s friends and family reckon with the aftermath of his death.

• 38 mins
• 27 Mar 2024

Introducing... Friday Night Heists

A high school football star attempts one of the most daring heists in US history.

• 1 min

1. Friday Night Lights Out

Why did a promising high school football star turn to crime? Meet Anthony Curcio.

• 32 mins
• 27 Sep 2023

2. Just Say No

A knee injury ruins Anthony Curcio’s second chance at football. But he finds a new vice.

• 31 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

3. Good Form

Curcio learned that a big hustle was happening across the US. He wanted in.

• 33 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

4. The Playbook

Desperate, in need of cash, but the banks won't lend any. Curcio decides to steal it!

• 32 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

5. Back From the Brinks

It's game day in Anthony Curcio's hometown. Only this time, he's robbing an armoured car.

• 35 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

6. The Hunt For DB Tuber

News spreads. Everyone is talking about the way the armoured car robber got away.

• 39 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

7. Double Solitary

A crucial error lands Anthony Curcio in prison.

• 30 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

8. Coach Anthony

Football star turned felon, Anthony Curcio's final act might be the most astonishing yet.

• 31 mins
• 28 Sep 2023

Introducing… Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate

Cycling and organised crime collide when a champion cyclist is mysteriously found dead

• 2 mins
• 16 Jun 2023

1. The Cursed Champion

In 2004 the world mourns for Pantani. But in 1990 he’s just beginning to make his mark.

• 31 mins
• 22 Jun 2023