Charles Bronson

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson is seen speaking from inside prison for the first time decades in footage shown in a new documentary.

Bronson, who has been downgraded in prison from a "high" to "medium risk", claims that he's a changed man and, is "coming home" with the help of his legal team. Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson is seen speaking from inside prison for the first time decades in footage shown in a new documentary. Charles Bronson seen from inside prison for first time in decades ahead of parole hearing

VIDEO: Hardened criminal Charles Bronson has been filmed speaking for the first time since 1989. He spoke to son George Bamby about his nearly 50 years in ...

He described the conditions in Strangeways before the riot: 'Cons were three to a cell. 'Charlie might be the exception to that rule,' she said. A DNA test shown on national television confirmed the relationship and he has spent several years campaigning for his father's release. I never hurt the man. Both episodes will be available on All 4 from this evening. 'Mentally I couldn't bring myself round to do it [to work]. 'I went over the top as I normally do. I think I'd have still f*****g been up there.' A DNA test shown on national television confirmed the relationship I would have loved… 'I f*****g missed it by three weeks. When asked if he had changed his ways, Bronson claimed that the thing he was most proud of in his life was his art.

Bronson is next week due to appear for one of the first parole hearings to be held in public after being jailed for kidnapping Phil Danielson in 1999.

When I sit there and do a piece of art, it feels like I’m part of the human race, I feel lovely and happy. Now I’m an artist, I’m coming out with a gift and I’m proud of it. Asked if he had remorse for the crime, Bronson said: "You can't live your life regretting your life. Is it better that he stays in for the protection of us all? Is it better he is let out because he has served so long? , that he was unable to return to work following the incident after being diagnosed with PTSD.

Phil Danielson suffered a two-day ordeal in 1999 and tells Bronson: Fit to be Free? he is unconvinced Bronson is remorseful.

Bronson was first locked up for seven years for armed robbery at the age of 22 in 1974. Now I’m an artist, I’m coming out with a gift and I’m proud of it. I’m 68 years old and all I wanna do is get out there and enjoy my f*****g life, what’s left of it.” He said: "Cards on the table, do I sound like Britain’s most dangerous man? What the f*** am I still in prison?" Asked if he had remorse for the crime, Bronson said: "You can't live your life regretting your life. Bronson has been filmed for the documentary making video calls to George Bamby, who claims to be his son. When you’re locked up in a concrete coffin, 23 hours of a 24-hour day, sometimes in life you’ve got to do something mad. Is it better he is let out because he has served so long? Bronson, 69, was handed a discretionary life sentence with a minimum of three years after the incident. , that he was unable to return to work after being diagnosed with PTSD, Bronson brandished a makeshift spear and fastened a leather skipping rope around the neck of his terrified victim during the two-day ordeal.

A Channel 4 documentary Bronson: Fit to Be Free? looks at the notorious prisoner, who has spent 48 years in jail, and is making his case for freedom in a ...

On March 6, he will state his case for release at one of the first UK parole hearings to be held in public. He commenced a career in bare-knuckle boxing, only to be imprisoned again in 1988 after being convicted of planning another robbery. [Paula Williamson](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/paula-williamson-inquest-finds-charles-19576127). The programme - titled Bronson: Fit to Be Free? The first episode in the two-part programme airs tonight (February 27) at 9pm on Channel 4. Sentenced to seven years in prison, Peterson had more time added to his sentence after attacking both other prisoners and guards.

Charles Bronson, one of the UK's most notorious lags, has publicly spoken out for the first time in three decades for a documentary with Channel 4 ahead of ...

"Anybody reading about Charlie's history was told to take a deep breath and think about how can this man move forward, who is capable of such violence and what does that mean for his future?" "I went over the top, as I normally do," he said of the imprisonment. "I never hurt the man. Both episodes will be available on I've gotta be honest with you, I've had a f*****g party, you know." "I could be being completely f*****g manipulated by my old dad and he could get out of prison and fall out with me one day and kick the living f****g s*** out of me one day and stab me with a bread knife." "He has been really violent in the past and he could come out and cause someone some real damage, but we won't know that until he comes out and gets given the opportunity to prove that he's changed his ways," Bamby said. Speaking of his life now, Bronson said his proudest achievement in life was his art, which now sells for anywhere from £700 to £30k apiece and that the lag hopes will go some way to prove that he is no longer violent. [Charles Bronson](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/charles-bronson) has publicly spoken out for the first time in three decades, asking "What the f*** am I in [prison](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/prison-news) for". "What the f*** am I still in prison for?" Bronson, widely considered the UK's most violent prisoner, has 17 convictions to his name and has been in and out of prison since 1974. [Channel 4](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/channel-4) tonight (February 27) from 9pm, the 70-year-old admitted he had a "horrible, nasty, vicious, violent past" but hoped to be freed at public parole hearings scheduled for March 6 and 8.

Dubbed one of Britain's most violent offenders, Bronson, who changed his surname to Salvador in 2014 after the artist Salvador Dali, has been in prison for much ...

“When I create a piece of art, I create a piece of myself. I’m 68-years-old and all I wanna do is get out there and enjoy my f…..g life, what’s left of it.” I’m an artist and people have got to start believing it and seeing it.” “But at the end of the day what people don’t realise, since George, my son, has come into my life, I’ve changed and… “Cards on the table, do I sound like Britain’s most dangerous man? George has got me the best legal team in the world…

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has said he can “smell and taste freedom” ahead of a public parole hearing next month.

“When I create a piece of art, I create a piece of myself. I’m 68-years-old and all I wanna do is get out there and enjoy my f…..g life, what’s left of it.” I’m an artist and people have got to start believing it and seeing it.” “Cards on the table, do I sound like Britain’s most dangerous man? “But at the end of the day what people don’t realise, since George, my son, has come into my life, I’ve changed and… George has got me the best legal team in the world…

The hardened criminal spoke to his supposed son George Bamby-Salvador via video call from HMP Woodhill for the Channel 4 programme 'Bronson: Fit To Be Free?

He described the conditions in Strangeways before the riot: 'Cons were three to a cell. 'Charlie might be the exception to that rule,' she said. A DNA test shown on national television confirmed the relationship and he has spent several years campaigning for his father's release. I think I'd have still f*****g been up there.' Bronson changed his name to Salvador in 2014 in honour of the artist Salvador Dalí and has won multiple prison awards for his poetry, art and prose. I would have loved… A DNA test shown on national television confirmed the relationship 'I f*****g missed it by three weeks. I never hurt the man. 'Mentally I couldn't bring myself round to do it [to work]. When asked if he had changed his ways, Bronson claimed that the thing he was most proud of in his life was his art. 'I went over the top as I normally do.

The 70-year-old, who is due to face a public Parole Board hearing, was first jailed in the 1970s.

So who is Bronson and why has he been in prison for so long? If the risks are deemed low, he could be released on a life licence. In December, the first public hearing occurred. A public Parole Board hearing for Charles Bronson is due to take place in early March. Why has he been in prison for so long? He was convicted of armed robbery in 1974 and earned a reputation as a violent and dangerous inmate.

Dubbed one of Britain's most violent offenders, Bronson, who changed his surname to Salvador in 2014 after the artist Salvador Dali, has been in prison for much ...

“When I create a piece of art, I create a piece of myself. I’m 68-years-old and all I wanna do is get out there and enjoy my f…..g life, what’s left of it.” I’m an artist and people have got to start believing it and seeing it.” “Cards on the table, do I sound like Britain’s most dangerous man? “But at the end of the day what people don’t realise, since George, my son, has come into my life, I’ve changed and… George has got me the best legal team in the world…

Charles Bronson, who has been behind bars for almost 50 years, says he is now "anti-crime" and has "changed" since his son George came into his life and he ...

"My art now is my life," he said. I've swapped (my) sawn-off shotgun for a sawn-off paintbrush. "But at the end of the day what people don't realise, since George, my son, has come into my life, I've changed and... And it's lovely, it's beautiful. "When I create a piece of art, I create a piece of myself. Charles Bronson, who has been behind bars for almost 50 years, says he is now "anti-crime" and has "changed" since his son George came into his life and he has turned to art: "I've swapped (my) sawn-off shotgun for a sawn-off paintbrush."