Documentaries About The 1963 Great Train Robbery

[billy farmer]

Ronnie Biggs, face of Great Train Robbery, slips away with perfect timing - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...-train-robbery

[billy farmer]

ROBERT HARDMAN: Final V-sign to Britain from Biggs as Great Train Robber makes his last escape in traditional gangland funeral - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar...bber-goes.html

[billy farmer]

Daily Mirror, April 26th 1975 - Back to work .. the Great Train Robber.

[Steve Crook]

Billy, I don't know why but for some odd reason all your recent images appear upside-down when I view the forum on my iPhone. Although they are the right way up when I view the same pages on my laptop. Very odd

Steve

[mariocki]

Same here on the iPad.

[Steve Crook]

Same here on the iPad.

It must be an Apple speciality
I've only noticed it on Billy's images, not even on other images linked to this site from PhotoBucket

Steve

[billy farmer]

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs's final chat with Glasgow hardman Ian 'Blink' McDonald - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...biggss-2985223

[mariocki]

There was a short piece on the GTR at the end of tonight's episode of Michael Portillo's Great Railway Journeys including a visit to Bridigo Bridge for your info Billy.

[billy farmer]

There was a short piece on the GTR at the end of tonight's episode of Michael Portillo's Great Railway Journeys including a visit to Bridigo Bridge for your info Billy.

Mariocki, thanks for the above info, I will watch the end bit of the programme on BBC iPlayer.

[billy farmer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5vqSOLU9Bo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLKihzd64_E

[billy farmer]

Daily Mirror, July 18th 1979 - 'Go away' day as railmen ban train robbers.

[billy farmer]

Daily Mirror, September 16th 1963 - Train Raid Clue Of The Nice Mr Green.

[billy farmer]

Daily Express, April 27th 1990 - Wilson murdered 'over huge cocaine shipment'.

[snibbo]

The Secret History: The Great Train Robbery, referenced above as http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/634644 is available on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/plfmlg4.
I was a member of the crew on this show and it allows me to tell people that I was taught to make caipirinhas (the cocktail) by Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro 😳

[billy farmer]

The Secret History: The Great Train Robbery, referenced above as http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/634644 is available on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/plfmlg4.
I was a member of the crew on this show and it allows me to tell people that I was taught to make caipirinhas (the cocktail) by Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro ��

Snibbo, some interesting info, what was Ronnie Biggs like.

[billy farmer]

A clip from a 1980's Documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WnwwPZeZ-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WnwwPZeZ-g

[crunchie]

The infamous "Ulsterman" is about to be revealed:-
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...-identity.html

[billy farmer]

Unmasked at last: Belfast-born postal worker is finally named as the Great Train Robbers' inside 'Ulsterman' - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Ulsterman.html

Links to some more articles below.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-000-name.html

http://www.independent.ie/life/the-g...-30627345.html

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...mystery-inside

[billy farmer]

Great Train Robber Tommy Wisbey charge sheet auctioned - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29508193

[billy farmer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tMy1iRf0r4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tMy1iRf0r4