Punt PI - Series 3 - Episode 4

Steve Punt turns private eye, investigating the supposed curse of the Crying Boy paintings. The pictures became a tabloid sensation in the 1980s when in a spate of house fires the portraits were often the only items to survive unscathed. 25 years after the story hit the headlines, Punt attempts to get to the bottom of why the paintings didn't perish. Radio 4's dogged detective tracks down one of the mysterious portraits and speaks to former owners, an occultist and fire investigator as well as former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie who broke the story nationwide. Finally, Punt sets fire to the the portrait he's acquired - can he make it catch light? Producer: Laurence Grissell.