Great Aussie Cons | The Tichborne Claimant

Is he a baronet or a butcher from Wagga Wagga? Can he claim the estate of an English aristocrat thought to be lost at sea? Throughout the 1870s, this question attracted global attention, and was the subject of one of the longest, most sensational court cases Britain had ever seen.    Guests:  Robyn Annear (author) The Man Who Lost Himself: The Unbelievable Story of the Tichborne Claimant Zadie Smith (author) The Fraud Claire Campbell (former) Wagga Wagga head librarian and Tichborne aficionado   Credits:  Narrator - Richard Roxburgh Producer - Lyn Gallacher Sound engineer - Angie Grant Script Editors - Kirsti Melville & Tom Wright Music - Matthew Crawford Artwork - Lachlan Conn