
Banksy: Street artist 'confirms' first name in lost BBC interview
A lost BBC interview with street artist Banksy has been unearthed in which the mysterious artist appears to reveal what his first name is. In the 2003 recording, BBC reporter Nigel Wrench asks him if he is called "Robert Banks", and the artist replies: "It's Robbie." This has long been the subject of …

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