Episode 1: The Horsey Set
About this episode
The episode explores the arrival of two wealthy Australian women in England, who have ulterior motives behind their investment promises.
England, 1996. Two larger-than-life, fabulously wealthy Australian women blow into town promising rich investors spectacular returns. Evelyn Burton and her lover Laila Andre are welcomed into the rarefied world of horses and old money, making plans to buy a vast country house with a huge staff. But the colourful couple are concealing a dark past and diabolical intentions. Royal Swindle is a Blanchard House production for USG Audio, in partnership with Exactly Right Media. Hosted by: Becky Milligan Written and Produced by: Becky Milligan and Seren Jones Original Music by: Daniel Lloyd Evans, Louis Nanke-Mannell and Toby Matimong Sound Design and Mix Engineering by: Volkan Kiziltug, Toby Matimong and Daniel Lloyd-Evans Story Development by: Duncan Barber Managing Producer: Amica Sciortino Nowlan Production Support from: Josh Laolagi at USG Audio Creative Director of Blanchard House: Rosie Pye Executive Producer and Head of Content at Blanchard House: Laurence Grissell Executive Producer from USG Audio: Josh Bloch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Becky Milligan
Topics covered
- true crime
- fraud
- wealth
- horses
- investments
- Australia
- dark past
Keywords
- Evelyn Burton
- Laila Andre
- fraud
- investments
- 1996
- England
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Royal Swindle, Blanchard House, USG Audio, Exactly Right Media
Places: England
More episodes of Royal Swindle
- Episode 8: I Am What I Am
- Episode 7: Turning Right
- Episode 6: Bonehead
- Episode 5: Starting Over
- Episode 4: Good Cop, Bad Cop
- Episode 3: Cat and Mouse
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