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Radio 5 Live,22 Jun 2023,22 mins,

SeriesMarco Pantani: Death of a Pirate

8. The People's Pirate

Sport's Strangest Crimes
Contains scenes of drug use.

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Italy, and the world, are struck by grief at the death of the pirate. But as mourners throng the streets of Cesenatico, those closest to Marco are possessed by an undercurrent of suspicion. We speak to the woman who knew Marco best - his mother, Tonina Pantani - about the Marco she knew - and about her gut instinct that something about the ‘crime’ scene seems wrong.. Narrated by Hugh Dennis, with the voices of Iain Ferrier and Helen Roper Sound design: Rich Evans Additional production: Lorenzo Bodrero, Matt Kenyon and Ed Morrish Writer and producer: Katie Sayer Executive producer: Jon Holmes

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