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The Alarmist

The Aftermath: Great Train Robbery of 1963

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and historian Andrew Cook about the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Having gained exclusive access to thousands of pages of sealed Royal Mail and Metropolitan Police files, Andrew shares some rather surprising new details that have The Alarmist back to the board to reexamine the final verdict. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can hear the post-interview conversation with Fact Checker Faryn Einhorn and Producer Clayton Early. Not part of the Patreon Family yet? Click below and join us!

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0:00.0

Hey, Alarmy, check out Alarmist on Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus content.

0:07.6

Weddings. Let's just put weddings on the board.

0:09.9

Totally. Period.

0:11.8

Because they read. Period.

0:13.9

They are so problematic. It's too much. It's too much.

0:18.2

It brings out the worst in people.

0:21.8

There's a sense of competitiveness that comes along with it because it's like you need to have the best wedding or you can't repeat what others did at, you know, to me it's so funny because a wedding usually is comprised of like the same elements, right?

0:42.2

It's a ritual.

0:43.7

When you're going to a wedding, you pretty much know what to expect.

0:47.7

You know the order.

0:49.3

And yet people are obsessed with the element of shock and surprise at a waste.

0:58.6

I just want to go on the record and say, I loved both of your weddings.

1:02.2

Oh, thanks.

1:04.3

I loved your wedding.

1:05.6

I loved any wedding that was not my wedding.

1:08.2

You know, like anyone else's wedding is the best wedding to me.

1:12.7

You're right.

1:13.6

Go to patreon.com

1:15.0

slash the alarmist and subscribe today.

1:18.4

Each week we decide who's to blame

1:20.9

for historical tragedy.

1:23.0

And each week, you tell us

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