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...
The construction of the theory that Jack the Ripper was a doctor or surgeon.
Following the murder of Annie Chapman, the media constructed the theory that Jack the Ripper could be a respectable gentleman.
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...
13 year old James Fleming from Perth explains the background that lead him to be sent to an Industrial school.
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...
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...
An introduction to the creation of the myth surrounding Jack the Ripper and why people are still so interested in the case.
An investigation of the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly.
The role that Victorian music halls played in the theory that Jack the Ripper was a respectable gentleman.
Why the police failed to find Jack the Ripper and how they too were influenced by the myths surrounding the murderer.
The setting and context in which the murders in Whitechapel were committed.
An investigation of the East End of London at the time of the Whitechapel murders.
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