The Joker Of Nottingham / Damien Hammond

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Nottinghamshire has a rich history of stories and legends. It's the home of Robin Hood, an outlaw and a rebel who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Robin Hood and his band of merry men lived in Sherwood Forest, hiding from the Sheriff of Nottingham and rebelling against the tyranny of a cruel prince. As Nottingham's famed hero, Robin Hood’s story is known worldwide. But, for every hero, there is a villain. A villain is defined in the dictionary as a cruelly malicious person involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime. Villains are thought to be an integral part of the plot of a story. Their role is to oppose the hero, but sometimes there are villains with no agenda or purpose…

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton

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MUSIC:

Tippy Toe by VOLK

The Rite by Wicked Cinema

Vanished by Wicked Cinema

The Art Of Fortification by Hill

Grave Parade by Bryant Lowry

Leviathan by Cody Martin

Bamburgh by Stephen Keech

Distorted Waves by Wild Wonder

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0:00.0	Welcome to They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:19.6	This is the 20th in a series of bonus episodes.
0:28.5	To hear ad-free versions of our episodes a few days before their general release,
0:34.6	head to patreon.com forward slash they walk among us.
0:43.4	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:49.9	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:54.3	Listener caution is advised.
1:01.8	They Walk Among Us is part of the Acast Creator Network.
1:10.7	Music Nottinghamshire has a rich history of stories and legends.
1:22.5	It's the home of Robin Hood, an outlaw and a rebel who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
1:30.1	Robin Hood and his band of merry men lived in Sherwood Forest, hiding from the Sheriff of Nottingham
1:36.5	and rebelling against the tyranny of a cruel prince. As Nottingham's famed hero, Robin Hood's story is known worldwide.
1:47.2	But for every hero, there is a villain.
1:51.5	A villain is defined in the dictionary as a cruelly malicious person involved in or devoted
1:57.2	to wickedness or crime.
2:00.5	Villains are thought to be an integral part of the plot of a story.
2:05.1	Their role is to oppose the hero,
2:07.8	but sometimes there are villains with no agenda or purpose.
2:23.3	Damien Hammond described himself as a villain.
2:27.3	He once said that as long as you are not being dishonest,
2:29.9	then you are not committing a crime.
2:33.9	Hammond believed that because he dressed like a villain, he should be allowed to get away with acting as an anti-hero.
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