Making of a Fugitive – Details, episodes & analysis

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Making of a Fugitive

BBC Radio Wales

True Crime

Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 10

Enter the world of fugitives, hunted by police across continents to bring them to justice. What drives them, what are they running from and what happens when they’re cornered?

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Introducing Making of a Fugitive

Episode 1

Thursday, June 26, 2025 • Duration 03:15

We enter the world of fugitives, hunted by police across continents to bring them to justice. Discover what drives them, and what are they running from. And when they are finally cornered, what happens next? Credits: Narrator: Richard Harrington Written & Produced by Jayne Morgan Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Original Music: KrissyJenkins Studio Director: John Norton Production Manager: Andrea Deere

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1. Making it onto a Most Wanted poster

Episode 2

Thursday, July 3, 2025 • Duration 22:46

How do you end up on a Most Wanted Poster?

Behind every face there’s a story. Some read like film scripts as we enter the ruthless, shameless world of fugitives who’ve been hunted by police around the world. As the infamous "Ostrich man" steps off a concord flight, he’s pretending to be someone else, then there’s a tap on his shoulder...his past is about to catch up with him. But just how did a small- town conman become an international criminal?

Credits: Narrator: Richard Harrington Written & Produced by Jayne Morgan Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Original Music: Krissy Jenkins Archive Research: Jessica Llewellyn Production Manager: Andrea Deere Studio Director: John Norton Executive Producer: Karen Voisey Commissioner: Bridget Curnow

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2. Ostriches, chocolate and dirty cash

Episode 3

Thursday, July 3, 2025 • Duration 24:54

How do you go from working in a coal mine to partying alongside Miss World?

Martin Evans made good, with a glittering career as a business entrepreneur, but then he gets greedy. And when it all comes crashing down, he ends up behind bars. But he’s about to turn a setback into a comeback as he hatches a plan which earns him the nickname "The Ostrich man" and sees him being hunted by police around the world. And delve into the mind of fugitive fraudster Matt Cox who steals the identities of homeless people to carry on conning banks out of millions while on the run. Credits: Narrator: Richard Harrington Written & Produced by Jayne Morgan Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Original Music: Krissy Jenkins Archive Research: Jessica Llewellyn Production Manager: Andrea Deere Studio Director: John Norton Executive Producer: Karen Voisey Commissioner: Bridget Curnow

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3. Catch Me If You Can

Episode 4

Thursday, July 10, 2025 • Duration 27:06

As the Ostrich man falls deeper and deeper into crime on the run, there’s a plot twist no one saw coming.

But he’s not letting anything stop his rise through the criminal ranks.

And there’s another Welsh fugitive’s face on the Most Wanted Poster – but what’s he running from and who’s helping him to stay hidden?

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4. The hitmen and a fugitive

Episode 5

Thursday, July 17, 2025 • Duration 25:51

A bungled contract killing in Cardiff shocks the country and leads to a businessman becoming an international fugitive. Two drug addicts hired to carry out a hit, go to the wrong house. They mistakenly murder a brilliant young student, Aamir Siddiqi. But 15 years on, his family are still waiting for a third man suspected of involvement in the crime to face justice. Fugitive Mohammed Ali Ege is on Most Wanted Lists around the world, so how is he staying one step ahead of the law?

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5. Another Vanishing Act

Episode 6

Thursday, July 24, 2025 • Duration 23:46

As Aamir’s killers are put on trial there’s a dramatic arrest thousands of miles away. But as his family begin to hope they’ll finally come face to face with fugitive Mohammed Ali Ege, their worst nightmare is about to unfold as he mysteriously vanishes.

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6. Feds, fakes and facelifts

Episode 7

Thursday, July 31, 2025 • Duration 28:39

Nothing is what it seems in the world of fugitives as they live a lie to stay hidden. As one boasts about throwing police off his trail by using stolen cash to pay for hair transplants and face lifts, another is already plotting his next escape as he's jailed for more than 20 years. Credits: Narrator: Richard Harrington Written & Produced by Jayne Morgan Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Original Music: Krissy Jenkins Archive Research: Jessica Llewellyn Production Manager: Andrea Deere Studio Director: John Norton Executive Producer: Karen Voisey Commissioner: Bridget Curnow

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7. The Ostrich Man and the Madam

Episode 8

Thursday, August 7, 2025 • Duration 18:43

Martin Evans is on the run again. He’s escaped jail and is heading for the sun but in a bizarre plot twist, he’s about to cross paths with another Welsh fugitive. She’s a notorious brothel madam who fled the country after helping our journalist with an investigation. They’re hiding in plain sight – but how long can they get away with it?

Narrator: Richard Harrington Written & Produced by Jayne Morgan Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Original Music: Krissy Jenkins Archive Research: Jessica Llewellyn Production Manager: Andrea Deere Studio Director: John Norton Executive Producer: Karen Voisey Commissioner: Bridget Curnow

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8. The net is closing

Episode 9

Thursday, August 14, 2025 • Duration 17:30

The net is closing.

The Ostrich man has no idea his every move is being watched by undercover police officers. And conman Matt Cox is about to find himself face down on the ground in handcuffs. But what will it take to break the wall of silence protecting fugitive Mohammed Ali Ege?

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9. Where does it all end?

Episode 10

Thursday, August 21, 2025 • Duration 26:07

What happens when a fugitive is finally caught and jailed? Are they sorry for what they’ve done, or just for getting caught? And could this podcast help make it impossible for Ege to stay hidden? Aamir’s sister has a message and wants him to listen very carefully to what she’s about to say next.

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