Alan Savill joined the Met Police in the early 80's when he was 18 years old. We talk about his career as a dog handler and the types of criminals he arrested, ranging from terrorists and armed robbers to rapists. He explains why he left the po

Go for Gold!

Dec 2nd, 2020 27m 8s

Ian "Lucky" Tucker has a huge reputation and featured on Donal MacIntyre's Underworld. I met him at Dave Courtney's house and the two of them talk about the 7 years that they spent working together.To call them debt collectors is perhaps too n

Paul Bethell - The crack march

Nov 16th, 2020 53m 10s

Paul Bethell was sentenced to 15 years for aggravated burglary on a joint enterprise charge.He is still on licence which means that he could be re-called and go back to jail, but he is determined to stay out of trouble.Paul talks about his cr

Stop the barge I wanna get off!

Nov 3rd, 2020 30m 17s

During the first lockdown, Dave Courtney got a phone call from a friend asking if he could help her retrieve her barge that was stolen and dumped in Peterborough. She had ten days to get the barge or it would be destroyed. The friend is a porn

Frank Portinari - Loyalist Paramilitary gun runner

Oct 12th, 2020 1h 15m

Frank Portinari was a football hooligan, a member of the National Front, he is the ex-commander of London UDA – Ulster Defence Association and he went to jail for supplying guns. www.frankportinari.comTWITTER @DoormanFrankFrank's has wri

Lee Ryan The "lotto lag" AKA the spritual billionaire. (part 2)

Sep 30th, 2020 34m 27s

Part two with Lee Ryan and it's brilliant again!Lee talks about the threats to his family after his huge lotto win and how the criminals in leicester reacted to his winning. We talk about the value of money, Lee tells me about losing all his m

Lee Ryan The "lotto lag" AKA the spritual billionaire. (part 1)

Sep 17th, 2020 50m 40s

Lee Ryan was a car thief from Leicester who stole cars for various people, including arms dealers in overseas countries. He also stole vehicles for various crime-related work. We talk about the logistics of stealing cars and how that's changed

Darren Barden

Sep 5th, 2020 58m 21s

In 1996 Darren Barden was at home on a Monday night when there was a knock on the door. He was stabbed 20 times by two men and his best-selling book "Let's skip to the good bits", documents a 20-year journey to get his life back.This is a very

Bank robber Vinnie Bradish part 2

Sep 1st, 2020 50m 3s

This is part of 2 of a chat with ex-bank robber Vinnie Bradish.We talk about prison violence and the differences between different category prisons, getting out of prison after a long term sentence, and trying to adapt to a more normal life. A

Robbing banks was just my job

Aug 19th, 2020 42m 36s

Today's guest is Vinnie Bradish who was a bank robber. In part 1 of two parts, we talk about why armed robbers are given such respect in jail. We talk about the reality of robbing a bank and how it was just a job. I ask him about being interro

BONUS EPISODE - The prison listener

Aug 13th, 2020 14m 53s

This is a 15 minute bonus episode. It's a conversation that didn't really fit with the rest of the podcast interview but I thought was really interesting. Last week's guest Joey Barnett offers his insight into being a prison listener.www.conve

You took part in a dirty protest with Charlie Bronson. But who cleaned up?

Aug 7th, 2020 59m 26s

Ex-armed robber Joey Barnett.This is a very personal interview in which Joey tells me about learning to read and write as an adult, being sectioned at age 12, taking part in a dirty protest with Charlie Bronson and the “stupid way" in which he

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode six

Jul 29th, 2020 29m 34s

How a roll of gaffer tape got Dave to meet the leader of a big Scottish firm. The armed robber who jumped bail and went on the run after watching a television programme with Dave on it. Dave and Brendan say goodbye to a dear friend who died and

Animal rights

Jul 27th, 2020 38m 17s

Today's guest joined an animal rights group at age 15. At 17, he was approached by two policemen to inform on his friends. He talks about hunt saboteurs, paranoia within the animal rights community and their complex relationship with the police

Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 3)

Jul 21st, 2020 30m 9s

The 3rd and final part of a conversation with Terry Ellis. Terry talks about his first group therapy session at Grendon, going back to a mainstream prison from Grendon with a new perspective and what he's doing now.www.conversationswithcr

Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 2)

Jul 11th, 2020 28m 10s

Part 2 of a conversation with Terry Ellis. It continues with Terry talking about being on the run for 9 months after a robbery, his decision to go to Grendon, the therapeutic prison that holds some of the most dangerous prisoners in the UK. He

Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 1)

Jul 7th, 2020 31m 46s

Terry Ellis could so easily have written a book about being an armed robber and spending many years in prison. Even if he wrote the more conventional “gangster” style autobiography, it would have made a fascinating read. But he didn't and this

Moscow Part 2 - a Diploma in vodka

Jun 14th, 2020 27m 50s

A former ketamine dealer from London who went to Russia to work for a dodgy Russian guy. She tells the story of how she was kidnapped in an illegal taxi. She also explains the importance of who you know and Matt gets an answer to a question he

South Australia : How do you turn a toilet into a telephone?

Jun 7th, 2020 37m 42s

Today's guest was on parole when we met in Adelaide South Australia. But he still gave me a fascinating insight into crime. Again from a different perspective – that of a non-violent drug dealer. Not a phrase I usually hear. We talk about him a

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode five

May 24th, 2020 28m 26s

THE SEX WORKER - Dave's next door neighbour shares a story and Matt learns more about the life of a sex worker than he had ever imagine.If anyone can tell me what "doing a J Lo" is then please contact me on twitter @mattpricecomedy

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode four

May 12th, 2020 30m 48s

The day Dave Courtney's sex dungeon caught fire. Problems in Tenerife. A vulnerable adult asks for help and the lucky winners of an auction get to experience some home cooking with Dave's trademark recipe.

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode three

Apr 29th, 2020 28m 26s

Who killed Nigel Benn's fish? How Dave ended up with a jacuzzi that was taken from the top of an illegal drinking den. I ask Brendan a very personal question and learn about the unexpected consequences of violence. This episode is funny, intere

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode two

Feb 22nd, 2020 29m 37s

"I said to the geezer... If you want weed, just ring up and say, I want to speak to Mr Brown...And if you want steroids, just ring up and ask for Mr Muscle."In today's episode we talk about when crimes go wrong and find out how a coward survi

Dave Courtney, Brendan and me - episode one

Feb 11th, 2020 30m 29s

Matt meets Dave Courtney for the first time and is surprised by everything he sees and hears. Nothing is as he expected. Dave's best friend Brendan is a coward and Matt hears about how the now deceased psycho Ray really lived up to his name by

Martha tells a funny story

Feb 10th, 2020 12m

This is Martha telling a funny story at a true storytelling night. It gives you an idea of who she is and her view of life. I will be posting a proper chat with Martha talking about being attacked and what she did about it, very soon...