Thatcher's Favourite Fraudster | Asil Nadir’s Escape Pilot Speaks Out | 4

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When Peter Dimond, the man who orchestrated Nadir's 1993 evasion from British justice, got in touch, Matt and Alice had to hear his side of the story. From the dramatic small plane escape to spending five years in Cyprus with Britain's most wanted fraudster, Dimond reveals what drove him to help Nadir and the true cost of his loyalty.

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0:00.0	From Wondery, I'm Matt Ford.
0:09.7	And I'm Alice Levine.
0:11.3	And this is British Scandal. Alice, I've spent a bit of time this week reading through our British scandal at Wondery.com inbox.
0:30.4	Oh, dangerous. Okay. Anything good? Anything to report?
0:33.3	Well, I've got a few here. Your podcast has made my days brighter and is a constant source of enjoyment for me.
0:39.0	That's from Caitlin.
0:40.0	Excellent.
0:40.8	Really like your program.
0:42.2	Love a bit of silliness.
0:43.8	That's from Glynnis.
0:44.8	Correct.
0:45.6	Your Australian accent sounds like a South African strangling a New Zealander.
0:49.7	Have mercy.
0:50.9	That's from Catherine.
0:51.7	No notes.
0:52.2	I've always said that our listeners are people of great
0:54.7	taste and people who speak the truth. And I will not change that stance now. I've heard those
0:58.8	messages. And there's one more. Now this one I think you're going to like. I've just listened to
1:03.7	your first part of Asselnadeus flight out of the UK on May the 4th, 1993. I set up his escape from the UK and went with him, so I have all the
1:13.7	intricate details of how and when it really happened. My name is Peter Diamond, the pilot.
1:19.2	No! Yes! We were going to jump right into the next series, but how could we ignore an email like that?
1:26.3	Peter Diamond is a man who's lived an incredibly colourful life.
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