52. The Scream Thieves

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Laura takes a look at the 1994 theft of Edvard Munch’s most famous painting – ‘The Scream’ – from Norway’s National Gallery. It took two thieves less than fifty seconds to break in through a window and grab the priceless artwork. In response, crime agencies from across the globe came together to organise an elaborate sting operation and return the painting before it was lost forever.

You can see the picture from the 2004 theft of ‘The Scream’ here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3588282.stm

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0:48.5	It's my turn this week.
0:49.4	I'm going to be doing an episode all about a famous art theft
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