00:10Everyone thinks they know the story of Dick Turpin's highway glory, but my past is far
00:14more gory, was no saint.
00:16You think life is one big antic, my profession is romantic, hate to be pedantic, but it ain't.
00:29As a butcher down in Essex, I was handy with a knife, had a sideline as a poacher, led a
00:35less than honest life.
00:36The notorious gang of Gregory liked my style and dedication, they signed me up and gave me a real robber's
00:42education.
00:43We rampaged through the Essex farms, we stole and robbed and fought, but when the law came for us, I
00:48escaped and they got caught.
00:50I became a highwayman, was daylight robbery, I was no Prince Charming, nothing dandy about me.
01:03The truth is I was violent and with my good maid Matt King, robbed travellers at gunpoint, money watches anything.
01:10My horse, it wasn't called Black Bessel, though that's what you've read, was no romantic hero, shot not one but
01:16two men dead.
01:17The legend that surrounds me, misses out the crucial part, I was a ruthless killer with a ruthless killer's heart.
01:24Was a vicious highwayman a source of pain and tears?
01:30When you hear how my story ends, you won't believe your ears.
01:37I ran away to Yorkshire, changed my name to John Palmer, was sent to prison after stealing chickens from a
01:43farmer.
01:44Wrote a letter to my family, a plea it did relate.
01:47The postman saw the envelope and here's the twist of fate.
01:51He had taught me how to write, so he knew I'd lied.
01:54That's not John Palmer's hand, that's Dick Turpins, he cried.
01:58Was a vicious highwayman, my crimes had brought me faint.
02:03Was stitched up by a postie, that's not glamorous, that's lame.
02:10No more stand and deliver, you'll remember this I hope.
02:17It's no fun hanging with highwaymen when you're hanging from a rope.
02:33It's no fun hanging with horses.
02:36Thanks for listening.
02:37I'm sorry.
02:40We'll be crying.
02:42You know, the air vrai因为.
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