The BackTracker History Show

The Murder of Billy the Tinker (Pt 1)

Season: 6 Episode: 14

It’s March of 1880. In the sleepy Gloucestershire village of Bishopsworth, two colliers are out gathering primroses when they stumble upon something that will shake the entire region to its core — a body, lying in a gully, cold and decomposed. The victim? A man known as William Palmer Robinson — a traveling razor grinder, local eccentric, and lover of flashy jewelry, including his unique fashion statement: 'lion shillings' sewn into his coat like buttons.

And it didn’t take long for the law to catch a scent.

CAST

Witness - Molly Jefferies

William Lock - Joe Wilson

William Latham - David B James-Haile

Julia Hicks - Caroline Ball

William Palmer Robinson - Marcus Kepple Palmer

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SOURCES

Bristol Mercury - Monday 22 March 1880

Bristol Mercury - Tuesday 23 March 1880

Bristol Times and Mirror - Wednesday 24 March 1880

Bristol Mercury - Thursday 01 April 1880

ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS

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Lillian Bland: An Aviation Pioneer

Season: 6 Episode: 13

Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) was a trailblazing Anglo-Irish journalist and aviator who made history in 1910–11. Defying the conventions of her time, she became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland—and possibly the world—to design, build, and successfully fly her own aircraft, the Bland Mayfly. Her fearless spirit and pioneering achievements cemented her legacy in aviation history.

CAST

Lillian Bland- Samantha Roberts

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SOURCES

Belfast Telegraph - Monday 05 January 1976

Lilian Bland Archive

Scientific American

The Women’s Museum of Ireland

Sennen Cemetery

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Murder at Saxton Grange

Season: 6 Episode: 12

In the dark, quiet hours before dawn on September 5, 1933, flames erupted from a barn at Saxton Grange Farm, just outside Tadcaster in Yorkshire. When the fire was finally doused, what emerged from the smouldering ruin was grim: the charred remains of 30-year-old Frederick Ellison Morton, the farm’s owner. But it wasn’t the fire that killed him. A post-mortem soon revealed the chilling truth—Morton had been shot before the blaze ever began.

CAST

Ernest Brown - Dan Slingsby

Ann Houseman - Sam Roberts

Prosecution - Steve Sheperd

Dr P.L Sutherland (Pathologist) - David Brinley-Haile

Mr G.H.B Streatfield (Defence) - Joe Wilson

Evelyn Foster (Victim) - Lucy Brazier

Mr. Justice Humphreys (Judge) - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

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SOURCES

Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Monday 16 October 1933

Western Mail - Wednesday 13 December 1933

Western Mail - Friday 15 December 1933

Murder, Mystery and My Family Series 3 Episode 2

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The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 3)

Season: 6 Episode: 11

HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during a routine manoeuvre gone horribly wrong. The impact tore a massive hole in Victoria’s bow, and within just fifteen minutes, the ship rolled over and sank beneath the waves. A total of 358 souls were lost, including Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. It remains one of the Royal Navy’s most infamous maritime catastrophes—a tragedy etched deep in naval history.

In this, the final episode, we find out what happened at the end of this tale.

CAST

Rear Admiral Markham - Steve Sheperd

Captain Maurice Bourke - Joe Wilson

President - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

Prosecutor - Molly Jefferies

Lieutenant Lord Gillford - Julian Kendell

Lieutenant Henry Buller-Bradshaw - David James-Haile

Judge - Tony Allen

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SOURCES

Tripoli (Victoria) Naval Cemetery

Royal Collection Trust

Dreadnought Project

Find-a-Grave

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The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 2)

Season: 6 Episode: 10

On 22 June 1893, HMS Victoria, flagship of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean.

In part two of this tale, we continue to eavesdrop on the court martial to determine who exactly was to blame

CAST

Rear Admiral Markham - Steve Sheperd

Captain Maurice Bourke - Joe Wilson

President - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

Prosecutor - Molly Jefferies

Lieutenant Lord Gillford - Julian Kendell

Lieutenant Henry Buller-Bradshaw - David James-Haile

Judge - Tony Allen

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.

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SOURCES

Tripoli (Victoria) Naval Cemetery

Royal Collection Trust

Dreadnought Project

Find-a-Grave

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The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 1)

Season: 6 Episode: 9

At around 15:30 on 22 June 1893, disaster struck in the Eastern Mediterranean as HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during fleet manoeuvres. Within moments, chaos unfolded, and the mighty warship began its tragic descent beneath the waves, sealing its fate in one of the most shocking naval catastrophes of the era.

CAST

Rear Admiral Markham - Steve Sheperd

Captain Maurice Bourke - Joe Wilson

President - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

Prosecutor - Molly Jefferies

THIS PODCAST

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SOURCES

U.S Naval Institute

The Colorado Daily Chieftain, July 28, 1893

"The Loss of the Victoria – Admiral Markham's Despatches". The Times: 6. 3 July 1893.

The Dreadnought Project

The Independent

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Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art

Season: 6 Episode: 8

Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. Starting with miniatures, she shifted to children's book illustration in the 1880s. A committed activist, she joined the Artists' Suffrage League, designed posters for the movement, and spoke out against violence toward suffragettes.

CAST

Mud March - Sophie Rhodes

Manchester Guardian - Andrea Reid

Emily Harding - Kate Kendell

THIS PODCAST

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SOURCES

Women and her Sphere

The Standard, London, Greater London, England • Fri, 21 Dec 1894

London Evening Standard - Friday 12 June 1908

The Guardian, London, Greater London, England · Wednesday 16 December 1908

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Martha Scriven: The Sad End of a Young Widow

Season: 6 Episode: 7

Martha Scriven died on December 5, 1895. The cause of death was recorded as "exhaustion from peritonitis caused by punctured wound in the uterus and intestines." At the inquest, the attending doctor expressed doubt that Martha had been pregnant at the time of the procedure. Listen to her experience in her own words as she described what was done to her in her Final Declaration.

CAST

Mary Jane Stretch - Caroline Ball

Edwin Scriven - David Brynley-Haille

R. V Jenkins - Kate Kendell

Martha Scriven - Sophie Rhodes

Emily Lazenby - Lucy Brazier

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SOURCES

Radnor Street Cemetery

Trowbridge Chronicle - Saturday 18 January 1896

Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle - Saturday 18 January 1896

London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923

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The Father of Australian Architecture

Season: 6 Episode: 6

Francis Greenway (1777–1837) was a convict-turned-architect who shaped Australia’s early colonial architecture. Transported for forgery, he became Governor Macquarie’s chief architect, designing landmarks like Hyde Park Barracks and St. James’ Church, gaining him the moniker the "Father of Australian architecture". His legacy endures through his elegant Georgian-style buildings.

CAST

Francis Greenway - Steve Sheperd

Appointment - David Mendes

Governor Macquarie - Joe Wilson

Sydney Gazette - Sam Roberts

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SOURCES

Find-A-Grave

British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

New South Wales, Australia, Record of Appointments to Government Offices, 1814-1825

Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

Broadbent, J, and Hughes, J. (1997). Francis Greenway Architect. Historic House Trust of New South Wales, Glebe, NSW, p. 6

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A Poor Victorian Family's Trauma

Season: 6 Episode: 5

On Saturday 30th August 1858, J. B. Gandon, Esq., conducted an inquest on the body of the deceased at the George Tavern on Kingsland Road. Details revealed during the investigation brought to light disturbing circumstances surrounding the crime.

CAST

Elizabeth Pyne - Sam Roberts

Isaac Pyne - Steve Yeo

Eliza Pyne - Poppy Kendell

Police Constable - Mynett Joe Wilson

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

Morning Herald (London) - Tuesday 31 August 1858

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper - Sunday 05 September 1858

Hull Packet - Friday 10 September 1858

Reynolds's Newspaper - Sunday 12 September 1858

Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 15 December 1858

UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1921

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