Noel ‘Razor’ Smith talks through his journey from South London’s streets to becoming one of Britain’s most prolific armed robbers, serving over 30 years behind bars. He opens up about the violence of 70s detention centres, life inside with Charlie Bronson, and the chaos of the criminal underworld that earned him eight life sentences. Noel also reflects on the loss that forced him to change, and how writing helped him turn his life around.

This is the eventful life of Mr Noel ‘Razor’ Smith.

0:42 – From bullied teen to Britain’s top armed robber
3:05 – The first job that started it all
6:17 – Beaten by police and turned criminal
9:41 – Chaos inside 70s youth detention
13:22 – Brutal prisons and the “short sharp shock”
17:50 – Escape attempt and savage punishment
22:38 – Nine months alone in the block
27:55 – Addicted to the buzz of control
32:10 – How 80s rent-office robberies worked
36:48 – The rush of walking into a bank armed
41:33 – How to pull off the perfect job
45:29 – Why Midland Bank was the go-to target
49:10 – The “Laughing Bank Robbers” legend
52:55 – When the old criminal code died
56:44 – Life inside with Charlie Bronson
1:00:21 – Heroin, fear and prison politics
1:05:39 – Eight life sentences handed down
1:10:22 – Finding hope at Grendon Prison
1:15:11 – Losing his son behind bars
1:19:42 – Writing his way to redemption
1:24:06 – The real cost of crime
1:28:55 – Razor Smith today
1:33:12 – The prison code that disappeared
1:37:26 – Drugs and corruption behind bars
1:42:09 – Britain’s criminal underworld in the 80s
1:46:44 – The truth about loyalty and betrayal
1:51:18 – What prison really teaches you
1:55:03 – Life after crime — lessons learned

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