11 episodes

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.

The Missing Madonna BBC Radio Scotland

    • True Crime
    • 4.8 • 20 Ratings

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.

    Introducing The Missing Madonna

    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.

    • 1 min
    Episode 9 - Monti

    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.

    • 33 min
    Episode 8 - The Rise of the Silver Fox

    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.

    • 28 min
    Episode 3 - The Likely Lads

    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.

    • 23 min
    Episode 4 - Euston, We Have a Problem

    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.

    • 27 min
    Episode 5 - The Handover

    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
    Lawyer Rosalind McInnes
    Additional research by Elizabeth Ann Duffy and Anna Miles
    Executive Producer Elizabeth Clark
    Executive Editor Heather Kane-Darling
    Commissioning Editor Gareth Hydes

    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

LargeDavid ,

Fantastic Story told by a fantastic narrator

This whole story is utterly brilliant. It needs a TV series

1235hkhsnn ,

Incredible story

Soooo gripping! Can’t believe I didn’t know this story. Well done a must listen! Binged all at once

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