Boxer turned bouncer Viv Graham was one of the northeast most notorious hard men.

It was huge, you were strong, we could take anybody out.

Not many men on earth could match Viv Graham.

But his life of violence led to his downfall.

Why did it happen?

Why did they do that?

How did Viv Graham build an empire?

It was the power, the presence, the aura. And who was he, really?

Gangster, the story of Viv Graham.

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You're listening to BBC Sounds. Hello everyone it's the scromfly podcast with Garth Riesoen. Well where to start

what to say how do we say it? We are simply living through history.

The country shut down society is bracing itself for a long and arduous battle.

Our past lives already feel like a fading memory. I mean think about it.

A week and a half ago Wales were preparing to face Scotland in the Principality Stadium.

I even presented a show on the under 20s behind closed doors on the Friday before that.

Now the game of rugby, like the nation, is at the standstill.

Actually well, it's ground to a halt.

And players, coaches coaches administrators face an uncertain future and that's where we come in on Scrum 5.

Tonally it's a tough one. We are planning to keep the podcast going in what format we're not quite sure

perhaps some longer form interview similar to the ones we did with Willa Salaholo and

Scott Baldwin and perhaps also some historical archive content much like the Landau disaster episode.

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