Becoming Blair 'the Flair': a boxer on the run, part 1

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

From Beverly Hills to hiding from the law with his dad, Blair’s seen it all. To help him get through the tough times – and there’d be quite a few of those – Blair created a separate persona. This was the fearless alter ego he could rely on to swoop in and save the day. The Peter Pan to his Lost Boy. And Blair was certainly lost now - would he make it back out of Mexico alive?

Clips: Clueless/ Amy Heckerling/ Paramount Pictures

Presenter: Asya Fouks Producer: Louise Morris

Transcript

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0:00.0	On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.
0:06.9	It was an extraordinary news story.
0:09.1	The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,
0:13.7	mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.
0:18.0	One of the great mysteries in English criminal history.
0:20.7	We're still looking for Lucan.
0:22.1	It's honestly one of the most powerful stories
0:24.4	of my lifetime.
0:25.9	I'm Alex Fontunzelman.
0:27.3	This is The Lucan Obsession.
0:29.2	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:31.7	When you meet someone online,
0:33.7	can you trust they are who they say they are?
0:36.4	I keep thinking so much about you.
0:38.8	She's so stunning.
0:40.0	It's all well planned.
0:42.4	Love Janessa is the True Crime podcast from the BBC World Service and CBC podcasts, exploring the world of online romance scams.
0:51.5	And it's available now.
0:52.9	Find it wherever you found this podcast.
0:56.6	Man, it was just one of those things where I don't ask questions, I just do.
1:02.6	And like, tell your truth, I don't even want to know.
1:05.2	Come on, I need you guys to pack up your bags.
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