1964. Three of the known train robbers are still at large, twelve are behind bars. Will Tommy Butler track them down? Find out in part two, which takes this manhunt international… and lasts until 2013!

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All aboard! Iain kicks off a two-parter on The Great Train Robbery of 1963 – which remains the most lucrative train heist in history.

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Normandy, France – 1994. A child dies after taking some medicine. It’s a tragedy that can never be undone. But this tragedy also unfurls an unexpected scandal – involving affairs, dishonest town officials, and… cyanide.

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Four men find themselves stranded at sea in 1884. They have no food or water, and they’re over a thousand miles from land. They’re faced with an impossible decision. The choice they make leads to a landmark court ruling that continues to influence legal thinking to this day.

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On a Summer’s evening in 1932, a farmer in The Like District spots a woman lying underneath an umbrella. Her name is Wai-Sheung Sui – she’s originally from China, but now lives in New York.

The farmer gets a strange feeling… Should he go back and check if she’s ok?

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1975, London – intelligence officers are carefully watching the Davies Street branch of The Bank of America. But, the wool is about to be pulled completely over their eyes.

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New York, 1918. A notorious New York newspaper editor sends a disturbing note to his boss. MTW returns after the Summer break with a case involving The Titanic, burnout & roses.

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Iain explores a case from 1920s New York that could have be ripped straight from the pages of The Great Gatsby. Think criminals clubbing with future kings, thousands of pounds of missing diamonds, and a love so strong it inspires a prison riot.

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It’s 1618, we’re in the midst of King James I’s obsessive vendetta against witches. When another child falls sick at Belvoir Castle, Cecily Manners – the lady of the castle – wonders if witchcraft could be to blame.

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A poisoned hangover cure is delivered with a handwritten note. The investigation and trial that follows will have a lasting impact on the city’s legal system.

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Thirteen year old Amy McNeil is kidnapped on her way to school. What follows is an ill-timed car break-down, a major shoot-out, and a police chase that goes down in Texas history.

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