Extraordinary Lives
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In this episode we sat down with Chris Lambrianou, former gangster, who worked with the Kray twins and was involved in the murder of notorious East End gangster Jack "The Hat" McVitie.Chris told us about his childhood, his way into crime, wha
Dave Courtney has many titles - he has been a doorman in London's finest nightclubs, he became known as "celebrity gangster" after carrying out security for the Krays at their funeral and has been involved in some criminal activity. Dave shared
Ruhal Ahmed was detained without trial by the US government in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He told us about the abuse and torture he experienced, and how he was eventually flown back to the UK in 2004 and released the next day without ch
Natalie Welsh was caught at Venezuelan airport in 2001 smuggling £300,000 worth of cocaine out of the country - together with her four-year-old daughter. Natalie shares a story of how she got to that point in her life, how she found out she was
Art Forger Max Brandrett has spent most of his life forging famous paintings. He shared stories about his childhood, explained how he got into forgery and what techniques he used to age paintings, as well how he now creates Banksy replicas.Th
Danny D, the UK's leading male porn star, told us about finding his way into the adult industry, his first shoots, living with more than average sized penis and what advice he would give to anyone thinking of getting into the industry.This is
Natacha Tormey told us about her life growing up inside 'The Children of God' cult (now known under the name ‘The Family International’). She explains how she was sexually abused, made to live in a compound with strict rules and taught to fear
$10,000 a day dominatrix Eva Oh talks us through her life as a high-end dominatrix. Eva Oh describes her journey - from working in brothels as a masseuse to escort work and finally the world of domination. We’ll hear about the most popular ki
Nick Yarris survived 22 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. He'll take us through the circumstances that led to him being sentenced, his life inside from meeting Ted Bundy to the terrifying 'Gladiator Matches' and his accidental es
Warning: this episode contains content you may find distressing.Kate Elysia is a survivor of gang grooming. Kate was just 18 and at college in Telford when the sexual abuse started - and changed her life forever. In this episode she shares wh
Former gangster Marvin Herbert talks us through his journey to becoming one of London's most notorious criminals.Marvin describes how he started his career in crime, how he was shot in the face twice by another member of the criminal underwor
Shamsa Sharawe was born in Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation aged 6. Scared by this experience, Shamsa was then brought to the UK and navigated her life there, slowly realising what happened to her. Trying to come t
Paul Page is a former royal protection officer, who provided security to members of the Royal Family. He explains what the Royals were like and why Prince Andrew was the most difficult and unpleasant to deal with. As well as this, Paul tells
We meet Jihyun Park, an incredibly brave woman who escaped North Korea twice.Jihyun takes us through what life was really like in North Korea, how she manages to escape twice, how she ended up being sold into sex slavery in China and eventual
Douglas Robertson and his family were shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean after their boat was attacked by a school of killer whales. They survived for 38 days in a dinghy with barely any food or drinking water - this is his incredible story.We
Former police officer James Bannon sat down this us to share his story of infiltrating a British football hooligan firm. James spent two and a half years undercover with the infamous hooligans of London-based football team Millwall, known as t
Billy Billingham is a decorated military leader who served in the SAS for over 20 years. The SAS is famous for its gruelling selection process and are rightfully considered one of the best special forces in the world. After his military career,
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In 2011, Jacob Dunne killed someone he’d never met before with a single punch. It was a normal night out that quickly got out of hand and cost a man his life. Jacob tells us what happened that night and how meeting the victim’s parents, after
Mustafa Al-Assam was once part of the notorious Anonymous organisation, hacking into the world’s biggest websites and databases. He then started his own hacker group, taking down the entire PlayStation network for three weeks and leaking the de
Jenny Radcliffe is a professional con artist - a burglar for hire, who’s paid to break into homes and business and put security measures to the test. We hear how she manipulates people to sneak into buildings and the one mistake that nearly cos
David McMillan is a former international drug smuggler who was once on Interpol’s top 10 most wanted list. In his second stint in jail, in Thailand, David was given the death penalty. So he launched an audacious escape from Bangkok’s maximum se
Since Jonny Benjamin was a child, something wasn’t quite right. Growing up, he could hear the devil in his head and started thinking he was in The Truman Show. When Jonny reached university, and started exploring his sexuality, things got worse
In the Cold War, David Butler was one of a few people allowed to freely roam between East and West Germany. On paper, his role was to facilitate messages between the two. In reality, David was a spy. He tells us about years of missions, gatheri
Jimmy Saville was one of Britain’s best-loved presenters till soon after his death when decades of sexual abuse were revealed. Mark Williams-Thomas is the private investigator who revealed Saville to be a paedophile. Ten years since his exposé,
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