Ronnie Biggs time from first meeting to Biggs's flight to Brazil. In 1970, when Biggs arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil did not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom. In 1971, Biggs's eldest son, Nicholas, aged 10, died in a car crash in Melbourne. In 1974, "Daily Express" reporter Colin MacKenzie received information suggesting that Biggs was in Rio de Janeiro; a team consisting of MacKenzie, photographer Bill Lovelace and reporter Michael O'Flaherty confirmed this and broke the story. Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper arrived soon afterwards, but Biggs could not be extradited because his girlfriend, nightclub dancer Raimunda de
The Mind Robber which the TARDIS breaks apart — as one of the greatest cliffhangers in the history of "Doctor Who". A novelisation of this serial, written by Peter Ling, was published by Target Books in November 1986. "The Mind Robber" was released on VHS in May 1990, and released on Region 2 DVD on 7 March 2005, and in North America on 6 September 2005. The Mind Robber The Mind Robber is the second serial of the sixth season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from 14 September to 12 October