A 5 minute lighthearted account of how an unnamed woman deceived a rich Californian

In February 1873 PC James Green goes missing while on duty. His body is found 3 days later in the canal. The police have a prime suspect, but did he do it?

In a bitesized edition we look at the story of Abraham West. In the eyes of the law a thief, but was there more to him?

In May 1889 the bodies of Sydney Bolton and William Sutton are exhumed from Brockley Cemetery in Lewisham. Were they poisoned?

On 11th June 1861 Martha Halliday is found dead on her bedroom floor. The only clue to her attacker, a length of cord around her wrists and feet and a bundle of German papers.

Conman? Adulterer? Villan? We follow the twists and turns of the life of Thomas Whitchurch as he criss crosses the country always on the move to escape the scandal that followed him wherever he went.

On 9th August 1859 the body of a young woman was found in a dell hole not far from Summeries Hill. She was still warm, the blood still flowing from a deep wound to her throat, Who had killed Jane Castle and why?

William Watts, alias Brackley Jack made frequent appearances in the courtrooms of Buckingham. Ever fond of a drink we follow his tale as he bounces from court appearance to court appearance. Just one of thousands on Victorian working class men who were famous in their town for many years and are now forgotten.

An introduction to the new podcast, coming soon