The Balcombe Street Gang (part 1/2): Episode 192

UK True Crime Podcast

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🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

It was in August 1974, that the first members of the IRA Active Service Unit later named 'The Balcombe Street Gang' touched down in Heathrow. Between October 1974 and December 1975, they carried out at least 40 bomb and gun attacks in and around London, leading to one description of them as 'the most violent, ruthless and highly trained unit ever sent to Britain by the Provisional IRA.

In this podcast, we look at those people who were victims of this gang.

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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ira-files-buckingham-palace-among-balcombe-street-gangs-target-list-28501085.html

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0:00.0	Hello book lovers. I just wanted to interrupt this podcast to share Can You Not?
0:06.4	Excuse me? Can you not interrupt this podcast? Some of us are here to appreciate true crime,
0:13.1	ad free, but it's relevant. I want to share my poetry that centers on the lives of true
0:18.8	crime victims. I sat through your poetry recital, now is not the time to be sharing more.
0:24.4	This is my sacred true crime time and you're invading my personal space. I'm invading
0:30.3	your space. You won't leave me alone. You're a total leech and...
0:37.4	Death of a bookseller. The Dark Disturbing Thriller about toxic female relationships
0:43.1	and true crime by Alice Slater.
0:46.9	Hello and welcome to episode 192 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. Today's story
0:56.7	starts in London and involves a number of terror attacks by the IRA. Once again, before I
1:02.1	get the complaint, let me make clear I have no interest in the politics. It's sort of
1:06.7	about the personal stories for me. And talking of complaints, I had a great one this
1:12.5	week. If I review an Apple Podcast, I'm owning when I said that supporting me on
1:16.9	patron will make you a better person. Gosh, you got a laugh, haven't you? Okay, just
1:22.0	as a disclaimer, it won't make you a better person, okay? Sometimes words are the
1:27.9	dark father, especially on this podcast. Anyway, I think we'll just move on rapidly and
1:32.4	a huge thank you to all my supporters on patron, especially those new members of this exclusive
1:37.3	club. That's Hillary Talbot, Claire Wright, Robin Campbell, Zena Koffield, Joe Wittinger,
1:44.0	Georgina Puthre, Ali Schubert, Jennifer Trayron, Lisa Cooper Ardelik and Rebecca Gosner.
1:51.3	Thank you all so much for your support. Let's set some context by taking a look at the
1:56.6	music we're listening to at the events that start this week's episode. There are a couple
2:02.6	of classic singles featuring with number one in the UK being Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody.
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