MYW: Tottenham’s Tram Chase

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Iain looks at a local case sent in by listener Theresa. In January 1909, two Tottenham men steal a bag of money before leading police on a wild tram chase that’s straight out of the movies.

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0:44.8	Hello, Living Legends. It's a pleasure to have you with us.
0:48.9	Welcome to this episode of Murder You Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Ian Sterling.
0:52.3	Last week, Laura took us to the wonderful county of Warwickshire.
0:52.8	Wonderful.
0:57.2	This week, I'm focusing on a much smaller geographical location,
1:02.2	a borough in North London, famous for excellent vibes and terrible football teams.
1:03.8	Not I'm only joking.
1:04.7	I'm not.
1:05.5	It's Tottenham.
1:08.9	I can't believe you chose to look at Tottenham, considering your Liverpool fan.
1:10.4	That's very big of you, Ian.
1:11.4	What can I say?
1:13.2	I'm so dedicated to this podcast as well.
1:14.6	I'm willing to sort of swallow my pride and also Totman don't really count as a rival
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