Interview #37 | Dispatches From a Crime Reporter: Behind the Headlines with Martin Brunt

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

I welcome Martin Brunt to the show in this interview episode to discuss his career as a crime correspondent.

Since joining Sky News for its launch in 1989, Martin has delivered a series of exclusive reports while covering the Cromwell Street killings, the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, the trial of terrorist Carlos the Jackal, the London 7/7 bombings, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the Hatton Garden diamond heist.

Before Sky News launched, he was chief reporter at the Sunday Mirror and worked for local newspapers in Kent.

Martin is known for his unparalleled connections and specialist knowledge that allow him to see beyond a specific crime and view the context in which it has been committed.

A police press officer once told a rival reporter: "Ask Martin Brunt. He knows everything before we do."

Martin's first book, 'No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason: Dispatches from a Crime Reporter', was released on April 25, 2023, and is available to purchase here:

No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason | Biteback Publishing

***This interview was recorded on June 5, 2023.

For all things British Murders, please visit my website:

https://www.britishmurders.com/

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David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'

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1:03.6	Right. right Martin we are live and recording Martin thank you for coming on the show and giving me your time before we get into the reason why we're here which of course is your book that's recently
1:08.5	come out a couple of months ago. I want to ask you a general
1:11.6	question. If you and I were to meet a social gathering, use your imagination as to what kind of
1:17.6	gathering that may be, how would you describe yourself to me using, let's say three words, what three words
1:26.1	reflect who you are, perhaps your personality. It doesn't have to be what your job is, but say three words. What three words reflect who you are, perhaps your personality.
1:29.2	It doesn't have to be what your job is, but what three words best describe yourself?
1:36.6	Dedicated crime reporter.
1:38.9	I tend to sort of think of myself in professional terms as a crime reporter. I mean, I don't know quite how
1:45.9	else I would describe myself outside of my profession, a dedicated human being.
1:54.2	Okay, that's good. How do you think others would describe you using three words? Do you think
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