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The Brinks-MAT robbery is one of the most famous in British history. This week, Iain takes an in-depth look at the heist and asks: how did a group of gangsters manage to break into a high-security warehouse and walk away with solid gold worth £26 million? Plus, he digs into the complex police operation that took investigators from London to Bristol to Tenerife and back again.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

If you'd like to find out more about John Palmer, one of the Brinks-MAT masterminds, check out Gangster on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds: /sounds/brand/p0dwnc59