FACTUAL
10 February 2006
Friday 10 February 2006 23:00-23:30 (Radio 4 FM)
Mobsters, fraudsters, villains, thugs and thieves - why are we so obsessed with the dealings of the underworld? Victoria Coren is joined by three writers who have all made a living from 'peddling' crime.
Will Self is the literary agent for a bank robber currently serving time. Martin Short has written about and filmed the mafia, pornographers and corrupt cops; and Maxim Jakubowski is the owner of the Murder One bookshop.