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The value of the origin of the documentary, which they were recording whilst the interview was going on all throughout 1974 with the journalist who followed Biggs everywhere, trekking to all parts of the world, from Australia to Brazil, operating under several different names and passports too! The value of the purpose of the documentary is to show viewers what the motivations behind the mind of Ronnie Biggs – the most famous because of his ability to constantly escape from the grip of the police – and also the minds of his fellow robbers, before and after the ordeal. From the tapes, recorded of all the interviews taken up until the point where Biggs was allowed to remain in Brazil, you can hear the truth of why Biggs wanted to escape and the hunt made by Scotland Yards’ two top cops, Detective Jack Slipper and Peter Jones to catch Biggs. In contrast to this, the origins of limitations of the documentary, as it is recording and it was made in 1974, it also reveals to the historian that there was more to know about Biggs, particularly since many of us did not know that Biggs had made many secret interviews and they had been recorded until recently when they were uncovered.

As the historian, I have reason to believe that this is much closer to the truth than the biography of Peter Cook (as there could have been many hidden secrets that Cook might not have told his biographer).

However, the values of the origin of the biography was written in 1997, 2 years after Cook’s death. As historians we have to bear in mind that Thompson worked with Cook on several occasions, and the author must have given himself the chance to grieve over his friend and to also gather his thoughts, and those who he interviewed, his closest friends and family. The limitations of the origin of the biography, written by Thompson and as far as biographies are, many are subjective but as a historian this biography does include quotes from his family (his wives, his sister and daughters) and from friends, however, there is more about Cook from Thompson’s perspective than anyone else’s. Thompson did have the priviledge of working alongside the great Peter Cook, on Radio 4's News Quiz and Have I Got News For You (the founding producer and co-writer). The limitations of the purpose of the biography written by Harry Thompson, gives the personal opinion of those who were close to Cook, like both of his parents, his two daughters, and close friends who had worked with him or had met him through the shows that he had performed with his friends.