The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio approached me to create episode art for their podcast series Bovar och brott (‘Crimes and Criminals’) on Barnradion. The program is aimed at children aged 9-13 and features the most spectacular crimes and thugs from around the world.
I created episode artwork for the series through the years:
- 5 episode artworks for the second season of the program, which aired Nov-Dec 2022.
- 5 episode artworks for the third season of the program, which aired from December 2023 to January 2024.
- 5 episode artworks aired from December 2024 to January 2025.
Bonnie and Clyde
17/11/2022
Together with their gang, Bonnie and Clyde conned and robbed everything and everyone that got in their way in the 1930’s United States, until they met their tragic end.
Art theft at Moderna Museet
24/11/2022
In 1993 two men stole priceless art worth several hundred million Swedish crowns from Moderna Museet (‘Museum of Modern Art’) in Stockholm through a hole in the ceiling while a third kept watch. The heist remains to this day an unsolved case
The Drama at Norrmalmstorg
1/12/2022
During a few intense days in 1973, a robber held four people hostage inside a bank in central Stockholm. The famous “Stockholm syndrome” refers to this incident.
The Kidnappning of Charles Lindbergh Jr
8/12/2022
On March 1, 1932, someone abducted the 20-month-old son of aviators Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs’ home in New Jersey, United States. The boy’s lifeless body was discovered on May 12 by the side of a nearby road.
The theft of the Mona Lisa
15/12/2022
In 1911, Italian musum worker and artist Vincenzo Peruggia stole the famous Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris. He managed to smuggle it to Florece, Italy, before getting caught and the painting was returned.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
28/12/2023
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were robbers who targeted banks, post offices and trains on an regular basis. They rode off into the wilderness with heavy stolen money bags, the sheriffs hot on their heels.*
Big Bertha
4/1/2024
Bertha “Big Bertha” Heyman was one of history’s most famous, and infamous, con artists. With her innocent looks, smooth talking and fake checks, she conned men out of money and valuables for huge sums.*
The BT Kemi Scandal
11/1/2024
A factory in Teckomatorp buried hundreds of barrels of contaminated substances under the cover of darkness.*
Henricus Antonius van Meegeren
Bonnie and Clyde
18/1/2024
Henricus Antonius van Meegeren was one of the greatest art forgers of all time. He learned everything about how the greatest artists painted in order to be able to do exactly the same.*
Maskeradligan
25/1/2024
The members of maskeradligan (the masked gang) dressed up as electricians, joggers and police officers – all to avoid attracting attention as they robbed and burglarized.*
Donald Nichols
26/12/2024
Donald Nichols has been described as the most important spy of the Korean War, who built up a huge network of collaborators that was invaluable to the United States and South Korea.*
Sali Hafez
2/1/2025
Sali Hafez robbed a bank to help her terminally ill sister. In retrospect, she has been seen as both a hero and a villain.*
The Vieta coup
2/1/2025
With the help of hammers, nails, drills, gas cylinders and welding, the criminals got hold of more than half a million crowns in cash.*
Jenny Holm
2/1/2025
She was one of the most skilled and dangerous spies of World War II. Jenny Holm took great risks no matter which side she was on and no matter who she was hunting down.*
The Sandhamn gang
2/1/2025
What lies behind the beautiful facades of the swanky restaurant in Sandhamn? One thing is certain: something is going on, and it doesn’t belong in the sailing paradise of the Stockholm archipelago. It is the story of the drug dealing gang that fooled everyone – until the police intervened.*
* tanslation from the original Swedish text on sverigesradio.se
