Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
Hosted by Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore · BBC Radio 5 Live
4.8from 2,254 ratings
- 210
- Episodes
- 188
- Transcribed
- 2,254
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling love true crime - in fact, they're a little bit obsessed. And now they want to share that obsession with you. Join Laura and Iain as they dive deep into some of the world's most jaw-dropping crime stories. Expect murder, mayhem, blackmail, betrayal, and more. Each week, the pair choose a new crime and divulge all the details you're dying to know. They unpick the crucial moments and get to the heart of the whodunnit - all while making each other laugh along the way. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode! If you would like to send us a message, email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk (mailto:lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk) and join the conversation using the hashtag #MTWPod
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- Category
- comedy · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
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188 of 210 episodes have a transcript.
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136: The Great Train Robbery, Part 2
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134: The Josacine Affair
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136: The Great Train Robbery, Part 2
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] See, very balanced, isn't it? That's Bruce. The last of the robbers I want to tell you about is Buster Edwards, the one who went to join Bruce in Mexico but gave himself up in about 1966. Once he's released from prison, he turns his life around. He opens a flower stall outside Waterloo Station. It's quite cockney, isn't it? Doesn't get more cockney geezer than a flower stall. I'm afraid for a pound. Can you read the following quote he gives one time about how he feels about his new life? I know I'm lucky to have got a chance to have this stall and be my own boss, but it's so dreary compared with the life I used to lead. […]
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