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British Scandal

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

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The police are after Rose. Her face is all over the papers. If authorities are going to try and stop her, Rose is determined to use whatever time she has left wisely. It’s time to stage Ireland’s biggest ever art heist.

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0:00.0	Matt, I'm so excited about this British Scandal Away Day.
0:08.0	Well, away weekend. Wow.
0:10.0	You are going to love the place that I've booked.
0:12.0	Okay, so I don't want to be that kind of like prissy friend that like needs all the mod cons and everything.
0:18.0	But I just thought I'd check with you kind of what the place is like.
0:21.3	Yeah. I mean, there's no spa or a hot tub or anything like that. No, no, that's fine.
0:24.0	Or hot running water. There's no, there's no water. No hot water, no hot water, no. But if you
0:30.1	know, put it into a cup heat up your hands, then it'd be warm, weren't it? The beds are kind of sacks on the floor. What do you mean sacks on the floor?
0:41.0	I think it's Hesian, hemp, quite rough, but good for your back.
0:43.0	Or very bad for your back, yeah.
0:44.8	Yeah, depending on your back.
0:47.1	Okay, so it sounds fairly rustic.
0:50.9	Exactly. Rustic, homely, cold, damp.
0:52.4	So bring your inhalers.
0:54.9	I don't usually use one, but actually I'm thinking maybe I'll buy one for this trip. Okay, I'll be honest, I just want to put it out there. It doesn't sound
1:01.0	that nice. It's probably a no for me. Ah, there is one more thing. Okay. This might be up your street.
1:06.8	Yeah. On the Airbnb listing, it does say it's an excellent place to harbour terrorists.
1:13.7	It's actually just nice to have that option, isn't it?
1:14.3	It is.
1:15.2	Yeah, let's do it.
1:23.6	26th of April, 1974, Russborough House, County Wicklow.
1:29.0	Edmund Meriwether places his Lord's polished shoes on the marble floor,
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