Gangster

A podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

Categories:

Society & Culture

61 Episodes

  1. Catching the Kingpins: 5. Line of Duty

    Published: 2/4/2024

  2. Catching the Kingpins: 4. Who Built EncroChat?

    Published: 1/28/2024

  3. Catching the Kingpins: 3. In Suburbia

    Published: 1/21/2024

  4. Catching the Kingpins: 2. Threat to Life

    Published: 1/14/2024

  5. Catching the Kingpins: 1. The Hack

    Published: 1/7/2024

  6. Gangster Presents... Catching the Kingpins

    Published: 1/3/2024

  7. The Burger Bar Boys: 6. Breaking Bad

    Published: 12/8/2023

  8. The Burger Bar Boys: 5. Judgement Day

    Published: 12/1/2023

  9. The Burger Bar Boys: 4. The Murder of Innocents

    Published: 11/24/2023

  10. The Burger Bar Boys: 3. Fall Out

    Published: 11/17/2023

  11. The Burger Bar Boys: 2. The Yardies

    Published: 11/10/2023

  12. The Burger Bar Boys: 1. Out of the Ashes

    Published: 11/3/2023

  13. Introducing Gangster: The Story of the Burger Bar Boys

    Published: 10/27/2023

  14. Killing Death Row: 6. Living and dying

    Published: 10/27/2023

  15. Killing Death Row: 5. What’s the Cost?

    Published: 10/27/2023

  16. Killing Death Row: 4. Who Cares if it Hurts?

    Published: 10/20/2023

  17. Killing Death Row: 3. Inside the Chamber

    Published: 10/20/2023

  18. Killing Death Row: 2. How to Kill the Killers

    Published: 10/13/2023

  19. Killing Death Row: 1. The Hunt for Lethal Drugs

    Published: 10/13/2023

  20. Gangster Presents... Killing Death Row

    Published: 10/6/2023

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Former boxing champion and proud Evertonian Tony Bellew delves into the brutal world of football hooliganism. At its height in the 1970s and 1980s, it was labelled ‘the English Disease,’ a time when violence on the terraces was as much a part of the game as a half-time Bovril. Bellew hears from those who lived for the trouble, the men and women whose Saturdays weren’t complete without a brutal punch-up.He speaks to the innocent victims caught up in the mayhem, the families of those who lost their lives at the hands of thugs, and the undercover police officers who risked everything to infiltrate some of England’s most notorious firms.He also explores how government crackdowns, tougher laws, and the introduction of all-seater stadiums helped bring an end to widespread hooliganism.Presenter: Tony Bellew Series Producer: Emma Forde Producer: Patrick Kiteley Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards Development Producer: Holly Clemens Production Co-ordinator: Ellie Dover Assistant Commissioner: Lorraine Okuefuna & Sarah Green Commissioning Editor: Louise Kattenhorn Editor and Executive Producer: Carl Johnston