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Locked Up Abroad

Locked Up Abroad

By: Wondery
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What does it feel like in the split second when you realize you're about to be locked up in a foreign country - possibly for life? In Locked Up Abroad, host Jim Clemente (Real Crime Profile) brings you first hand accounts from people who lived this nightmare, starting with Billy Hayes, subject of the Oliver Stone movie Midnight Express. A riveting, immersive audio adaptation of the hit TV series by the National Geographic Channel. From Istanbul to Bali to Sao Paulo, you'll hear what it's like to be locked up abroad.

© 2015 NGC Networks International, LLC and NGC Networks US, LLC. Produced by Raw TV Ltd for National Geographic Channels. Audio adaptation by Wondery LLC Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Escape from Argentina - 20

    Escape from Argentina - 20
    Dec 15 2020

    Lucy Wright has her entire life pulled out from under her when her boyfriend of five years leaves. She turns to cocaine to ease her pain. Addicted, and desperate, she takes a job smuggling cocaine from Argentina to the UK. When things go completely awry, Lucy ends up a fugitive running from the law in Buenos Aires.

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    38 mins
  • Son of Saddam - 19

    Son of Saddam - 19
    Dec 8 2020

    23-year old Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia is summoned to meet with Saddam Hussein. He’s a near-exact physical match for his son, Uday, who demands Latif become his body double. Latif is given no choice, and trains to walk, talk, and behave exactly like his new master. Latif knows his only chance at survival is a daring escape to freedom in Turkey.

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    33 mins
  • Bangkok Underworld - 18

    Bangkok Underworld - 18
    Dec 1 2020

    Australian teacher Tim Schrader goes to Bangkok to teach English. He loves his job but isn’t making enough to pay for the lifestyle he enjoys. He takes a job smuggling heroin from Bangkok to the U.S, but he’s set up, caught with more than a hundred times the amount that would garner a death sentence in Thailand.

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    42 mins
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