In August 1990, André Gardes, a physicist from France, attempted a bizarre one man invasion of the tiny island of Sark in the English channel. This armed invasion presented the most strange and absurd attempt of its kind in history. The Man Who Tried To Steal An Island, narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi, tells the story of André Gardes, and asks what led such a smart man to attempt such a stupid thing.
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