<p>Buy your ticket for ‘The Ronnie Biggs Experience’. For fifty dollars you will be entitled to Brazilian barbecue, a few beers, and an intimate audience with an international celebrity fugitive. Branded T-Shirts are available upon request.</p><p>Live music may be provided by the Sex Pistols or, otherwise, a pop band of adorable children. </p><p>Warning: the risk of a kidnap attempt occurring within the duration of this event is high. Snakes are also a known hazard.</p><p>This episode has been edited since publication.</p><p>Credits:
Presenter - Daniel Mays
Producers - Phoebe McIndoe &amp; Jude Shapiro
Executive Producer - Jack Howson
Associate Exec - Chris Pickard
Mix Engineering - Will Fitzpatrick
Commissioning Producer - Sam Proffitt
Commissioning Executive - Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Editor - Richard Maddock</p><p>Contributors include:
Michael ‘Breiti’ Breitkopf &amp; Bruce Henry Leitman, musical collaborators of Biggs
Ursula Crocker, ex-housemate of Biggs
Colin MacKenzie, crime reporter for the Daily Express
Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce, celebrity crime expert
Chris Pickard, ghostwriter for Biggs
Alex Popovics, son of Biggs’ partner Ulla Sopher
John Robb, musician and punk critic
Jim Shreim, documentarian and neighbour of Biggs</p><p>A Peanut &amp; Crumb production for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds</p>

Gangster

BBC Radio 5 Live

5. The Magic Balloon Gang

JUN 4, 202629 MIN
Gangster

5. The Magic Balloon Gang

JUN 4, 202629 MIN

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<p>Buy your ticket for ‘The Ronnie Biggs Experience’. For fifty dollars you will be entitled to Brazilian barbecue, a few beers, and an intimate audience with an international celebrity fugitive. Branded T-Shirts are available upon request.</p><p>Live music may be provided by the Sex Pistols or, otherwise, a pop band of adorable children. </p><p>Warning: the risk of a kidnap attempt occurring within the duration of this event is high. Snakes are also a known hazard.</p><p>This episode has been edited since publication.</p><p>Credits: Presenter - Daniel Mays Producers - Phoebe McIndoe &amp; Jude Shapiro Executive Producer - Jack Howson Associate Exec - Chris Pickard Mix Engineering - Will Fitzpatrick Commissioning Producer - Sam Proffitt Commissioning Executive - Louise Kattenhorn Commissioning Editor - Richard Maddock</p><p>Contributors include: Michael ‘Breiti’ Breitkopf &amp; Bruce Henry Leitman, musical collaborators of Biggs Ursula Crocker, ex-housemate of Biggs Colin MacKenzie, crime reporter for the Daily Express Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce, celebrity crime expert Chris Pickard, ghostwriter for Biggs Alex Popovics, son of Biggs’ partner Ulla Sopher John Robb, musician and punk critic Jim Shreim, documentarian and neighbour of Biggs</p><p>A Peanut &amp; Crumb production for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds</p>