Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder
Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime
Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder - Episode 1
Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime. The impact on the public psyche of the Ratcliffe Highway murders of 1811.
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Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder - Episode 2
Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime. In this episode, why the public were reluctant to accept an organised police force.
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Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder - Episode 3
Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime. In this episode, how the infamous Red Barn murder of 1828 became one of the sensations of the age.
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Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder - Episode 4
Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime. A sensational case of murder by poisoning puts medical science in the dock.
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Book of the Week - The Invention of Murder - Episode 5
Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book on the Victorian obsession with violent crime. How the age's great technological advances were used to capture criminals.
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