16 episodes

Wanted, a show where host Jack Laurence sits down and interviews men and women from around the world who have been or who are currently wanted by authorities.
From claims of international kidnapping and Panamanian cartels to North Korean sanction dodging, leaked government secrets and even prison escapes.
Welcome to the world of the Wanted.

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    • True Crime
    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Wanted, a show where host Jack Laurence sits down and interviews men and women from around the world who have been or who are currently wanted by authorities.
From claims of international kidnapping and Panamanian cartels to North Korean sanction dodging, leaked government secrets and even prison escapes.
Welcome to the world of the Wanted.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    MI5 intelligence on the run P2 - Annie Machon

    MI5 intelligence on the run P2 - Annie Machon

    Born in 1968, the daughter of a former pilot who became a Guernsey newspaper editor, Annie won a scholarship to a private school and would go on to study at Britain's elite Cambridge University.
    In 1990, Annie sat a Foreign Office examination in hopes of becoming a diplomat but instead would receive a rather obscure letter suggesting there might be other careers that would suit her better and that was the start of her recruitment into the infamous MI5, Britain's secret service. She was posted to their counter-subversion department, officially known as 'F2' and almost from day 1 found herself uncomfortable with what was happening behind the scenes. In 1996, she resigned from MI5 in order to help her then partner and MI5 officer David Shayler reveal a series of alleged crimes committed by the agency.
    In doing so they had broken the official secrets act, a crime punishable by imprisonment, David and Annie we're now Wanted and being hunted by their former employer.
    You can get a copy of Annie's book here

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    • 41 min
    MI5 intelligence on the run - Annie Machon

    MI5 intelligence on the run - Annie Machon

    Born in 1968, the daughter of a former pilot who became a Gurnsey newspaper editor, Annie won a scholarship to a private school and would go on to study at Britain's elite Cambridge University.
    In 1990, Annie sat a Foreign Office examination in hopes of becoming a diplomat but instead would receive a rather obscure letter suggesting there might be other careers that would suit her better and that was the start of her recruitment into the infamous MI5, Britain's secret service. She was posted to their counter-subversion department, officially known as 'F2' and almost from day 1 found herself uncomfortable with what was happening behind the scenes. In 1996, she resigned from MI5 in order to help her then partner and MI5 officer David Shayler reveal a series of alleged crimes committed by the agency.
    In doing so they had broken the official secrets act, a crime punishable by imprisonment, David and Annie we're now Wanted and being hunted by their former employer.
    You can get a copy of Annie's book here

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    • 30 min
    Escaping Thai Prison P3 - David McMillan

    Escaping Thai Prison P3 - David McMillan

    David McMillan has lead a life that is almost unbelievable, its like something out of a Hollywood crime thriller.
    Born in the UK to Australian parents David would travel back and forth between the two countries a few times until at the age of 10 his parents divorced and he, his sister and mother made the permanent move to Melbourne.
    David was always different as a kid, he was expelled from school for trying to make a batch of LSD, a sign of things to come?
    At eighteen David got a job at the city cinema and by chance would meet some retired safe crackers, safe crackers who were looking to invest their money in the drug business. With no one that could source it for them David jumped in head first and thus changing the course of his entire life.
    David made millions of dollars, before an Australian task force swooped and he would spend 10 years in maximum security prison in Victoria. Once he was out he decided he was done with Australia and left for the UK, with a stop off in Thailand, a decision that would see him arrested again and facing the death penalty.
    Just two weeks before he was to be killed by firing squad David did something that no western has ever achieved, he escaped.

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    • 41 min
    Escaping Thai Prison P2 - David McMillan

    Escaping Thai Prison P2 - David McMillan

    David McMillan has lead a life that is almost unbelievable, its like something out of a Hollywood crime thriller.
    Born in the UK to Australian parents David would travel back and forth between the two countries a few times until at the age of 10 his parents divorced and he, his sister and mother made the permanent move to Melbourne.
    David was always different as a kid, he was expelled from school for trying to make a batch of LSD, a sign of things to come?
    At eighteen David got a job at the city cinema and by chance would meet some retired safe crackers, safe crackers who were looking to invest their money in the drug business. With no one that could source it for them David jumped in head first and thus changing the course of his entire life.
    David made millions of dollars, before an Australian task force swooped and he would spend 10 years in maximum security prison in Victoria. Once he was out he decided he was done with Australia and left for the UK, with a stop off in Thailand, a decision that would see him arrested again and facing the death penalty.
    Just two weeks before he was to be killed by firing squad David did something that no western has ever achieved, he escaped.
    Get a copy of David's book here

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    • 29 min
    Escaping Thai Prison P1 - David McMillan

    Escaping Thai Prison P1 - David McMillan

    David McMillan has lead a life that is almost unbelievable, its like something out of a Hollywood crime thriller.
    Born in the UK to Australian parents David would travel back and forth between the two countries a few times until at the age of 10 his parents divorced and he, his sister and mother made the permanent move to Melbourne.
    David was always different as a kid, he was expelled from school for trying to make a batch of LSD, a sign of things to come?
    At eighteen David got a job at the city cinema and by chance would meet some retired safe crackers, safe crackers who were looking to invest their money in the drug business. With no one that could source it for them David jumped in head first and thus changing the course of his entire life.
    David made millions of dollars, before an Australian task force swooped and he would spend 10 years in maximum security prison in Victoria. Once he was out he decided he was done with Australia and left for the UK, with a stop off in Thailand, a decision that would see him arrested again and facing the death penalty.
    Just two weeks before he was to be killed by firing squad David did something that no western has ever achieved, he escaped.
    Get a copy of David's book here

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    • 30 min
    North Korean Crypto P2 - Christopher Emms

    North Korean Crypto P2 - Christopher Emms

    Christopher Douglas Emms is wanted for allegedly conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Specifically, conspiring to violate United States sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”) by working with an American citizen to illegally provide cryptocurrency and blockchain technology services to the DP, Its quite the mouthful.
    Chris is a British citizen who, due to his status of being Wanted, now calls Moscow home. He and I spoke via Zoom about the charges brough against and just how on earth he came to be accused of helping North Korea avoid global sanctions. He says this is a situation that has been completely blown out of proportion.
    None the less he has had his entire life turned upside down over the last few years, not only can he not return home to the UK for fear of extradition to the United States but he also had all of his UK accounts frozen and has never been able to recoup his money.
    This is the story of Christopher Emms.

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    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

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9 Ratings

Nurseknighty ,

Another cracker from Jack!

Having become addicted to Jack’s other podcast One Minute Remaining (go ahead and check it out if you haven’t already - it’s awesome), as soon as I heard there was going to be another pod, I was in. Jack has got such a great way of connecting with people that they seem to be at ease immediately, and so open up to him very quickly. His way of guiding the story is considered and measured, ensuring the very best for each episode. Great stuff Jack, you’ve produced another winner!

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