73. The Kidnapped Duke
When a Goya vanishes from the National Gallery in 1961, a baffling trail of ransom notes, false leads and eccentric suspects unravels one of Britain’s oddest art heists.
Iain takes us back to the swinging 60s to revisit the theft of a portrait that had been hanging in London’s National Gallery for just 19 days before it vanished.
At first, no one believes it’s been stolen – but when a handwritten ransom note arrives, detectives are forced to take the case seriously.
Iain uncovers how this case baffled police for years and eventually ended up inspiring a film starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren!
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