#233 - Sketches (Marylebone, London, Britain)
#233 - Sketches. At 5:15am, on the Boxing Day morning of 1948, cartoonist Harry Michaelson was found on his doorstep of Flat 75 at Fursecroft in Marylebone, nursing a bloody wound to his head. With no...
16 Nov 20231h 8min
#232 - Finally, a home (Soho, London, England)
#232 - Finally, a home. On Friday 23rd April 1960, 23-year-old Elaine Baker finished her shift as a striptease artiste at the Peeperama on 47 Frith Street in Soho. It was an odd job for her to do, as ...
9 Nov 20231h 2min
#231 - The Good Samaritans (Soho, London, UK)
#231 - The Good Samaritans. On Sunday 31st of July 1904, at roughly 12:30am, a fight broke out near the doorway of 23 Greek Street in Soho between two young men; Edward Devanney and Raphael Ciclino. A...
2 Nov 20231h 4min
#230 - Pieces (Waterloo, London, England)
#230 - Pieces. On Monday the 25th of February 1935 at 2:30pm, an unusual parcel arrived at Platform 19 of Waterloo Station. At 21 inches long, 9 inches wide and deep and weighing close to two stone, t...
26 Okt 20231h
#229 - Dumped (Piccadilly, London, UK)
#229 - Dumped. On Friday 27th of March 1959 at 2:50am, Graham Osborn man was found slumped against the railings at 117 Piccadilly. Later dying of his wounds, no-one knew why he was there, few knew tha...
19 Okt 20231h 5min
#228 - William Bousfield and the Price of Fame (Soho, London, UK)
#228 - William Bousfield and the Price of Fame. In the early hours of Sunday 3rd of February 1856, William Bousfield, a part-time tobacconist and wannabe actor mercilessly murdered his wife and three ...
12 Okt 20231h 7min
#227 - Silly Little Boys (Kensington, London, UK)
#227 - Silly Little Boys. This is 19-25 Harrington Gardens in Kensington, SW7. In the early hours of Tuesday 9th of March 1954, two immature young boys called Ted & Ian chose to get rich quick, by bre...
5 Okt 202358min
#226 - Overkill (Soho, London, England)
#226 - Overkill. On Saturday 22nd of June 1968, a petty thief tried to steal a small amount of cash from Taj Mahal at 21 Romilly Street in Soho. It wasn’t a daring heist, but a petulant act which woul...
28 Sep 20231h 4min
