StoryCast '21: EP 17/21 Batman raids Buckingham Palace

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True Crime, News, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In September 2004, Jason Hatch dressed up in a Batman costume and broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Queen's home is protected by some of the tightest security measures in the world - but they weren't tight enough for this caped crusader, who climbed on the iconic building and made his way to the main balcony. A casual observer might have been forgiven for thinking Batman had stolen into the palace to execute a daring rescue.
But in reality Mr Hatch was risking his life because he hadn't seen his children in more than eight years - and this superhero dad was set to stage a protest that would soon be beamed around the world.
Would the British establishment bend to the will of Batman?

In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.
Batman raids Buckingham Palace is episode 17 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21

CREDITS -

Batman Raids Buckingham Palace was recorded by Tom Gillespie and Rob Mulhern.
Production, writing and sound design by Rob Mulhern
Special thanks to our contributors Jason Hatch and Martin Brunt
Archive, Daniel Franklin
TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant
Digital, Tom Gillespie
Sky News Head of Radio, Dave Terris
Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham
Social media, Samuel Gould
Email: [email protected]
For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21
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0:00.0	Get ready for 1.21 gigawatts of entertainment with Back to the Future The Musical.
0:08.0	Winner of every major Best Musical award and from the creators of the original movie phenomenon.
0:15.0	When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious hit.
0:20.0	Back to the Future The Musical at London's
0:22.9	Adelphi Theatre. Book your tickets yesterday. You're listening to Episode 17 of Storycast 21. I'm Jane Secker. On a quiet Monday in 2004,
0:41.2	a separated father from Gloucestershire dressed up as a superhero before taking a dramatic course of action
0:47.5	that would change his life and the lives of his children. This is Batman Rades Buckingham Palace.
1:02.1	Music his children. This is Batman Raids Buckingham Palace. My name is Martin Brunt. I'm Sky's crime correspondent.
1:07.7	It was a Monday afternoon, 13th of September 2004, and we were suddenly told that Batman had broken into Buckingham Palace.
1:20.0	It's supposed to be one of the most secure buildings in the world, but yet somehow this happened.
1:25.9	A campaigner conspicuously dressed,
1:28.4	managed to reach the balcony of Buckingham Palace
1:30.6	despite the presence of armed guards.
1:35.0	My name is Jason Hatch.
1:37.5	So the lad just pulled off, and the ladder,
1:39.5	like I say, the ladder was going towards the building,
1:42.1	as it's going towards the building, I've already climbed.
1:44.8	Robin's behind me, now he's got the pat lunches, he's got the drinks, he's got the sandwiches,
1:48.8	he's got it all in the backpack. I've got the banner and that's all I have got.
1:52.5	Jason Hatch from the group Fathers for Justice then climbed onto the ledge,
1:57.0	evading capture and sparking a massive security alert. Of course I make it up.
2:02.6	For a while I just froze.
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