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The Hideaway Club, now part of London\u2019s Chinatown, opened on 16th December, 1964. Ronnie and Reggie Kray didn\u2019t turn up for the big night, even though they had booked a table.\nIt was an opening gambit in a war of intimidation against the manager of the club, Huw Cargill McCowan - to whom the gangsters had proposed a protection racket;\xa0threatening him when he turned down their offer.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Krays\u2019 (first) trial fell apart; consider how the brothers used the glamour of their West End nightclub to sanitise their personal brand; and explain how journalist John Pearson shaped the public understanding of these notorious bad boys while they were behind bars\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Kray Twins - Just Pictures\u2019 (Rich2015, YouTube, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR7dyGmipM\n\u2022 \u2018An Evening at El Morocco with the Kray Twins and Barbara Windsor\u2019 (Flashbak, 2016): https://flashbak.com/evening-el-morocco-kray-twins-barbara-windsor-59411/\n\u2022 \u2018The hidden history of London's Chinatown\u2019 (Telegraph, 2018): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/london-chinatown-history/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#60s #Person #Crime #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices