The Fake Duke

A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast by Chris Atkins

Aug 24, 202319:51Society & Culture

In 2015 Alexander Wood made the national news for being convicted of fraud, after staying in over thirty elite hotels masquerading as the Duke of Marlborough. Chris Atkins met Alex in HMP Wandsworth, and they recently me...

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