Who Robs a Banksy?
A new six-part series
There aren’t many people who can say that they’ve had a Banksy statue in their back garden, but Andy Link is one of them. In 2004, he kidnapped one of Banksy’s pieces of art in broad daylight from the middle of central London, and held it to ransom.
The fact that someone would kidnap a Banksy statue is pretty absurd already, but the story of why it happened, how the statue vanished again after it was kidnapped, and how it was mysteriously put up for auction over 10 years later is even wilder. It all comes down to one man and a two-decade-long vendetta. The story will take us on a journey through UK’s most subversive sub-cultures: from art heists and art terrorists to 80s football hooliganism, the 90s illegal rave scene, and even fetish parties. All to discover…who robs a Banksy?
About the host
Jake Warren is a journalist and podcast host who’s spent his career exploring stories at the extremities of human interest (or at least that’s what he says when he’s trying to impress someone). Really, it means spending time with nutters, extremists and weirdos of almost every persuasion. Last year, after hearing a friend ‘used to have a Banksy in her garden’ he went on a journey to find out how it got there. On the way, he discovered Andy Link, the man who entered into a two-decade-long feud with the world’s most beloved street artist.
‘Who Robs a Banksy?’ is a co-production from Message Heard and Podimo
Podimo is a premium audio entertainment subscription service that offers original and exclusive ad-free podcasts, audiobooks, plus podcasts from around the world via RSS feeds. The app is currently available in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Finland, and across Latin America, and is expanding to more countries soon.
Message Heard is a multi-award-winning podcast company led by journalist and documentary maker Jake Warren (formerly of VICE and The BBC) and Head of Production, Sandra Ferrari (formerly of United Nations, CBC and The Guardian). We believe in creating podcasts with purpose.
