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The Missing Madonna

BBC Radio Scotlandwww.bbc.co.uk

A da Vinci painting is stolen in a daring heist at a Scottish castle. This is the incredible inside story of Britain’s biggest art theft and the search for a stolen masterpiece.

Episodes

Bonus Episode - The van Gogh Return

A criminal lurks in the dark. Watching. Waiting to return a priceless van Gogh. Olivia’s in Amsterdam to find out how a late-night meeting led Arthur Brand to a missing masterpiece. Writer, Producer and Presenter Olivia Graham Producer and Writer Emily Esson and Jack Kibble-White Composer Julian Corrie Executive Producer Elizabeth Clark Executive Editor Heather Kane-Darling Commissioning Editor Gareth Hydes

Nov 09, 202329 min

Episode 9 - Monti

A whole new story of the theft of The Madonna of the Yarnwinder emerges. And Olivia comes to terms with how the da Vinci painting has shaped her life so far.

Aug 25, 202334 min

Episode 8 - The Rise of the Silver Fox

Startling new evidence comes to light in the case of the missing Madonna. And while the story looks to have been all wrapped up, Olivia comes across a new lead and the possibility of something she previously missed.

Aug 25, 202328 min

Episode 7 - Waiting for John Craig

The lives of the Graham family come crashing down. And revelations from Marshall Ronald and John Craig seem to seal their fate.

Aug 25, 202328 min

Episode 5 - The Handover

A man sits nervously in a car. Will he get The Madonna back, or a bullet in the head? Olivia pieces together the most critical moment in the plan to rescue the painting. Writer, Producer and Presenter Olivia Graham Producer and Writer Emily Esson and Jack Kibble-White Sound Design and Composer Julian Corrie Actors Kenny Blyth, Peter Collins and Gavin Mitchell Story Consultants Graham Russell and Kirsty Williams Development and artwork by Sally Greig Lockwood Editorial Policy Matthew Eltringham L...

Aug 25, 202317 min

Episode 4 - Euston, We Have a Problem

The plan to rescue The Madonna gets very real. Contact is made with the agent of Duke of Buccleuch and a crunch meeting brings Robbie and his team to the point of no return.

Aug 25, 202328 min

Episode 3 - The Likely Lads

The Madonna surfaces in Liverpool and two local PIs spot the opportunity of a lifetime. Robbie Graham and Jackie Doyle begin to bring together their team to get the painting back.

Aug 25, 202324 min

Episode 2 - The Hunt

As the news breaks of the daring heist, police and press descend upon Drumlanrig Castle. Despite the attention of the media, the thieves get clean away. The painting disappears into the underworld. Will it ever be seen again?

Aug 25, 202325 min

Episode 1 - The Heist

The biggest single artwork theft in British history took place in 2003. Twenty years on, Olivia begins her quest to find out what really happened to The Madonna of the Yarnwinder.

Aug 25, 202319 min

Introducing The Missing Madonna

From a Scottish Castle to a Merseyside boozer, via the FBI’s most-wanted list, this is the incredible story of a missing masterpiece.

Aug 18, 20232 min
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