Best podcasts of the week: the wild story of Siegfried and Roy’s near-death tiger attack
by Alexi Duggins, Hannah Verdier, Hollie Richardson from Technology | The Guardian on (#5V8ER)
Smuggled cheetahs, counter-terror cops and Grace Kelly feature in the Wild Things podcast which profiles the outrageous career of the world-famous illusionists. Plus: Stephen Fry looks at brains
Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy
In 2003, the stage career of flamboyant German illusionists Siegfried and Roy was halted when one of their tigers nearly killed Roy in front of a 1,500-person audience. This excellent eight-part series goes into depth on the details of that night, as well as profiling its subjects' outrageous career in compelling detail. Think cheetah smuggling, tigers in swimming pools and the most bizarre police investigation you've ever heard of. Alexi Duggins