MYW: Torquay's Troublesome Trapdoor

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Iain looks at a local case sent in by listeners about a man who miraculously survives the gallows. Plus, the story of a smuggler who faked his own death to transport his loot.

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0:00.0	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, so I'd like to tell you where you'll find more just like it.
0:05.5	I'm Izzy Lee Poulton, an assistant commissioner for BBC Sounds, which means I'm involved in the whole podcast making process.
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0:54.5	Hello, Living Legends and welcome back to Murder, you wrote with Laura Whitmore and Ian Sterling.
0:56.7	We hope you've enjoyed the extra slice of crime.
0:59.3	We've been serving up each week with custard on top.
1:01.0	Oh, that's lovely, a little bit of ad living there.
1:06.0	Yes, we're back this week, and I'm taking us to a lovely British seaside spot.
1:07.5	Torquie and Devon.
1:08.0	Oh, beautiful.
1:10.5	Part of the English Riviera, as some people call it.
1:11.0	Oh. In Devin. Oh, beautiful. Part of the English Riviera, as some people call it. No. If you see some picture of Torque in the summer, honestly, you wouldn't believe.
1:14.1	It looks like it's like abroad.
1:17.1	It's mental.
1:18.1	I do feel like some places, where did I go?
1:21.3	Somewhere down Cornwall.
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