The Ghost of Cock Lane - Scratching the Georgian itch for the macabre
It is off to a small street in London this week to look for a ghost. A tale of sex, death, money and betrayal that required investigation from a super team of professionals, the Cock Lane haunting cap...
15 Juli 20221h 12min
Madame Tussaud - Truth, like wax, can be quite malleable
In the week leading up to Bastille Day we are celebrating one of the most enduring of Anglo-French cultural exchanges. Anna Maria Grosholtz! We follow Anna Maria as she navigates the decadence of Pre-...
8 Juli 202257min
The Eastbourne Manslaughter Case - (or) A Depressing History of Corporal Punishment in Schools
On a slightly longer episode we are covering two teachers who influenced educational practices in late Georgian / early Victorian England, for all the wrong reasons. Joseph Lancaster and Thomas Hopley...
1 Juli 20221h 17min
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre - Never send a man to do a woman's job
This week we are talking about a half Scottish, half Indian gentleman who had the misfortune to be the chosen successor to one of the most formidable leaders India has ever produced.With no discernibl...
24 Juni 202259min
Alexander Bain - It is never a good time to trust the English
We are heading about as far north as it is possible to get on mainland Britain this week, to the shores of a lake near John O Groats to meet a young Scottish inventor who had the misfortune of having ...
17 Juni 202259min
Harold Cole - Always unfair in love and war
Sometimes a truly awful person can find themselves in the right place at the right time to become a hero. This was definitely the case for Harold Cole, a career fraudster who found himself behind enem...
3 Juni 202254min
Two Philip Herberts - A multi-generational tale of violence and privilege
We are in the Stuart Era this week to look at a few generations of the Herbert family, holders of the title 'Earl of Pembroke'. Specifically the 4th Earl and his incredibly cosy relationship with Jame...
27 Maj 20221h 3min
Emily Wilding Davison - Whipping up trouble for politicians is a full time job
We are heading back to the early part of the 20th Century to meet Emily Davison, a woman who believed in action. After being shafted once too many times by the patriarchal society she lived in Emily j...
20 Maj 20221h 1min
