The incredible true story of a free-spirited Australian whose wacky adventures landed him in the headlines but also on death row. This entertaining account of his exploits by the wife and son of his close friend is based on conversations with the man himself as well as with others involved in his unconventional life.
Reg Spiers arrived in England in 1964 as a world-class athlete. He returned to Australia in a box, but that was only the start of his adventures.
Reg hit the international headlines after he air-freighted himself on a 63-hour, 13,000-mile journey from Heathrow to Perth. The world laughed at his cheek when they read about how he survived the stunt in the box. The public was still faintly amused when he and his five housemates were caught smuggling drugs, even though the authorities were not. Rather than face twenty years in prison, Reg absconded with his girlfriend, Annie, on a cat-and-mouse road trip across India, Africa, and Sri Lanka. His life became a roller coaster of hippie indulgences and high-stakes drama, but nothing prepared the impulsive fraudster for what lie ahead. Reg found himself in a prison hell in Colombo facing the death penalty in a
