LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Funeral of train robber Charlie Wilson

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Tribute

TX Date

10 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Gareth Furby reports on the South London funeral of train robber Charlie Wilson, who was shot dead last month at his Spanish villa. Four of the former train gang members joined 150 mourners for the service at Streatham Cemetery: Roy James, Buster Edwards, Bruce Reynolds and Bob Welch. Nosher Powell talks while chewing gum, Bruce Reynolds also gives a brief tribute. Furby also speaks to mourners who did not know Wilson personally.

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosher_Powell

Contributors

Gareth Furby; Bruce Reynolds; Nosher Powell

Keywords

Deaths; London; Homicide; Criminals; Funerals; Robbers; Great Train Robbery (1963); Charlie Wilson; Streatham

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