Sir Tony Robinson joins a dig at Lincoln Castle, uncovering the dark secrets of a Victorian experiment in prison justice that...
Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of t...
Documentary lifting the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment, revealing a history spanning...
Sam Willis looks at urban crime, fraud and corruption in the 18th century, uncovering a fascinati...
Nick Knowles reveals the truth behind the romantic reputation of highwaymen. He introduces arguably the most famous highwayman of all, Duck Tur...
David Olusoga traces the house's fortunes from the late 18th to the mid-19th century, discovering tales of scandal, domestic violence and the asy...
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. In this progr...
John has been accused of forging letters from his employer to allow him to get clothes on credit from local shops, but John insists that he couldn...
Jane Angus, aged just 12, tells us how she was caught stealing a basket from a passenger at Greenock railway station. Jane was sentenced to 10 day...
13 year old James Fleming from Perth explains the background that lead him to be sent to an Industrial school.
James Dunn Barr tells how he was sentenced to 9 months in prison in 1889 for housebreaking. Two historians guide us through what life would h...
An investigation of the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly.
Why the police failed to find Jack the Ripper and how they too were influenced by the myths surrounding the murderer.
An investigation of the East End of London at the time of the Whitechapel murders.
The role that Victorian music halls played in the theory that Jack the Ripper was a respectable gentleman.
Following the murder of Annie Chapman, the media constructed the theory that Jack the Ripper could be a respectable gentleman.
The setting and context in which the murders in Whitechapel were committed.
The construction of the theory that Jack the Ripper was a doctor or surgeon.
An introduction to the creation of the myth surrounding Jack the Ripper and why people are still so interested in the case.
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