33. The Sherlock Holmes Heist

33. The Sherlock Holmes Heist

By BBC Radio 5 Live

This week, Iain looks at the unbelievable true story of a bank heist that was inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Red Headed League’. This story includes an outlandish break-in, an intercepted radio frequency, and even a potential royal scandal.

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