Sport's Strangest Crimes Podcast
When sport collides with true crime.
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1. The Cursed Champion—Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate
Thu 22 Jun 2023
In 2004 the world mourns for Pantani. But in 1990 he鈥檚 just beginning to make his mark.
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Introducing鈥� Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate—Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Cycling and organised crime collide when a champion cyclist is mysteriously found dead
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Bonus: F1's Technological Evolution—Spygate
Mon 27 Feb 2023
10/9 Tracing the technological evolution of F1 from the Spygate scandal to the present day.
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Bonus: Listener Questions—Spygate
Tue 31 Jan 2023
9/9 Spygate returns to answer listener questions from the series.
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1. Rivals Awaken—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
1/9 Lewis Hamilton鈥檚 stunning debut and an ill-conceived errand send F1 into a tailspin.
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2. A Strange White Powder—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
2/9 As Ferrari investigate a case of sabotage, Spygate case is blown wide open.
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3. It All Goes Wrong for Ron—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
3/9 Lewis Hamilton鈥檚 first Grand Prix is rocked by allegations against McLaren.
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4. The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
4/9 It鈥檚 crunch time for McLaren as they go on trial F1 style.
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6. Piranha Club Rules—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
6/9 As news of Spygate spreads to F1鈥檚 corridors of power, old feuds are re-ignited.
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7. Seeing Red—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
7/9 McLaren are summoned to a second Spygate hearing and Ferrari are ready to strike.
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8. The Winner Takes It All—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
8/9 After the Spygate verdict, McLaren and Ferrari battle in a nail-biting season climax.
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5. Drivers Behaving Badly—Spygate
Thu 17 Nov 2022
5/9 A spectacular fallout between Hamilton and Alonso leads to a shocking ultimatum.
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Trailer—Spygate
Tue 15 Nov 2022
1/9 A spy scandal and an iconic F1 rivalry collide for one hell of a ride.
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1. The Promised Land—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
How a fraudster used a football club in a con which stretched around the world.
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2. Toy Story—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
The Munto Finance consortium take over Notts County and promise money... lots of money.
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3. Treasure Island—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Alice Levine heads to Jersey to delve deeper into fraudster Russell King鈥檚 criminal past.
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4. Fool鈥檚 Gold—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Russell King has a plan, but can he convince North Korea to play their part?
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5. Pay the Milkman—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
The hunt is on for a fraudster who has brought Notts County to the brink of oblivion.
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6. To Catch a King—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Notts County storm their way to glory and fraudster Russell King has nowhere to hide.
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Coming soon to Sport's Strange Crimes... The Trillion Dollar Conman—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Sat 12 Feb 2022
How a fraudster used a football club in a con which stretched around the world.
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1. Lord's—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Lord's 2008, Allen arrives by helicopter with $20 million and a plan to change cricket.
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2. The Wild West—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Bankrupt and his gym business in tatters Allen spies a new opportunity in Montserrat.
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3. Antigua—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Allen moves to Antigua and soon discovers the pull of cricket in the Caribbean.
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5. Whistleblowers—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Allen faces a challenge from within his organisation that could have huge ramifications.
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6. Hurricane Season—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
The net begins to close in on Stanford, but unsurprisingly all is not what it seems.
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7. Hell—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
The shocking truth about Sir Allen Stanford and his business empire is finally revealed.
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4. The Match—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Sun 26 Sep 2021
The waiting is over. One match for $20 million. Winner takes all. The losers get nothing.
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Coming soon to Sport's Strange Crimes...—Allen Stanford: The Man Who Bought Cricket
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Money laundering, the FBI, drug cartels, off shore banks and of course some cricket.
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7. The Final Furlong—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 1 Jul 2021
A supergrass emerges claiming he knows the identity of the masked men. Is this the end?
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5. The Decoy—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Questions emerge about the validity of the calls outside Belfast.
