32. The Prince of Poyais

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week, Iain tells the story of Gregor MacGregor, a 19th-century trickster who took con artistry to a whole new level. In 1820, Gregor invented his own country – complete with a national flag and even a currency – and managed to convince hundreds of British people to uproot their lives and move thousands of miles away, under the false pretence of a prosperous new life in South America.

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0:00.0	The Traitors is back and so is that mysterious cloaked figure with the familiar fringe.
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0:18.5	What a faithful.
0:19.7	We'll unpack betrayals and spill scandalous secrets with celeb guests,
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