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Shergar was a celebrity, a symbol of hope for Ireland, but mostly a real money earner. He was retired and ready to produce more prize-winning offspring, when suddenly he was taken. Show more
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30 minutes
Shergar was a celebrity, a symbol of hope for Ireland, but mostly a real money earner. He was retired and ready to produce more prize-winning offspring, when suddenly he was taken. Show more
30 minutes
A cold and stormy night in Ireland is made even more terrifying by the presence of armed and masked men. 'We’ve come to take Shergar, we want £2m' Show more
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The international press had a field day, front page news and the lead item on the news - the world was now watching the case develop. A horse kidnap dominated our screens Show more
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Phone calls ensue, back and forth, details change, voices get more menacing. The police are on hand to try and trace the calls, but for some reason, they can’t find them. Show more
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Questions emerge about the validity of the calls outside Belfast, attention is drawn to the mysterious leader and main owner of Shergar, the Aga Khan. Show more
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Whilst the horse wasn’t just owned by the Aga Khan, but in fact a syndicate of many shareholders, this episode focuses on one shareholder that had a lot to lose. Stan. Show more
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The police used many methods to locate Shergar and most interestingly they sought help from psychics, diviners and the mysterious Mobius group. Show more
1 hour
Lord's 2008, Allen arrives by helicopter with $20 million and a plan to change cricket. And we go back to how Allen came to Lord's via the West Indies. Show more
1 hour
Allen moves his operation to Antigua where he discovers the power of cricket in the Caribbean. And then ... one match for $20 million. Winner takes all. The losers get nothing. Show more
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Stanford faces a challenge from within his own banking organisation. And then just a few months after the $20 million match in Antigua, the net begins to close in on Allen Stanford Show more
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The authorities in the USA decide to make their move against Sir Allen Stanford and in doing so the shocking truth about his business empire is finally revealed to all. Show more
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From Nottingham to North Korea - how conman Russell King took the oldest club in the football league to the brink of oblivion with promises beyond their wildest dreams. Show more
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A consortium called Munto Finance has taken over Notts County. Supposedly backed by millions of pounds from the Middle East, the club are promised boundless riches. Show more
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Alice Levine heads to Jersey to delve deeper into fraudster Russell King’s criminal past. She discovers how King enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle on the island. Show more
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In the most bizarre episodes yet, the club’s director of football, Sven Goran Eriksson, finds himself in North Korea - a guest of one of the most notorious regimes in the world. Show more
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Notts County have racked up staggering debts and face being closed down. The hunt is on to track down the fraudster who has brought the club to its knees. Show more
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There’s nowhere to hide for serial fraudster Russell King. Holed-up in Bahrain, time has finally run out for the trillion dollar conman. Show more