Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

by BBC Radio 4

Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

75 episodes
EN language
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1
60. True Crime on Trial
28:20 Feb 24, 2026
2
59. Kitty Newton - Killer Daughter
28:26 Feb 17, 2026
3
58. Mary Pearcey - Murderous Lover
28:41 Feb 10, 2026
4
57. Jessie McLachlan - Silenced Servant
28:45 Feb 3, 2026
5
56. Elvira Barney - Accidental Killer
28:06 Jan 27, 2026
6
55. Cloe - Forced Resistance
28:52 Jan 20, 2026
7
54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence
29:00 Jan 13, 2026
8
53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher
29:35 Jan 6, 2026
9
52. Amelia Haslett - Lady Killer in My Family
29:48 Dec 30, 2025
10
51. Murder by the Book - Live from the Hay Festival
28:50 Dec 23, 2025
11
Coming soon - Lady Killers Series 4
4:18 Dec 16, 2025
12
Introducing... History's Heroes
10:18 Aug 5, 2025
13
Introducing... Pretender Prince
10:15 Jul 29, 2025
14
50. Swindling Superpowers
29:34 Jul 22, 2025
15
49. Elizabeth Manning - Hocusser
28:10 Jul 15, 2025
16
48. Amelie Decuzpere - International Art Thief
28:42 Jul 8, 2025
17
47. Fox Sisters - Spirit Mediums
29:33 Jul 1, 2025
18
46. Minnie Pheby - Lady Burglar
28:42 Jun 24, 2025
19
45. Bold Conversations
29:12 Jun 17, 2025
20
44. Celia Cooney - Bobbed Haired Bandit
29:27 Jun 10, 2025
21
43. Catharine Murphy - Money Maker
29:05 Jun 3, 2025
22
42. Annie Gordon Baillie - Serial Swindler
29:03 May 27, 2025
23
41. Mary Bateman - Yorkshire Witch
28:58 May 20, 2025
24
Coming soon: Lady Swindlers Series 2
3:03 May 7, 2025
25
Introducing... History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
10:14 Mar 4, 2025
26
Introducing... History's Youngest Heroes
10:13 Jan 14, 2025
27
The Reith Lectures 2024: Four Questions About Violence
7:06 Dec 23, 2024
28
40. By Hook or by Crook
27:58 Dec 2, 2024
29
39. Ann Mary Provis - Art Hoaxer
28:11 Nov 25, 2024
30
38. Fanny Davies - Uncommon Thief
28:12 Nov 18, 2024
31
37. Madame Rachel - Beauty Scammer
28:56 Nov 11, 2024
32
36. Sophie Lyons - Crime Doesn't Pay
28:14 Nov 4, 2024
33
35. Women Who Dare
28:31 Oct 28, 2024
34
34. Violet Charlesworth - Fake Heiress
27:46 Oct 21, 2024
35
33. Tilly Devine - Underworld Queen
28:38 Oct 14, 2024
36
32. Princess Caraboo - Fake Princess
28:50 Oct 7, 2024
37
31. Alice Diamond - Queen of 40 Thieves
29:08 Sep 30, 2024
38
Introducing Lady Swindlers
3:47 Sep 23, 2024
39
Bonus Episode: Lady Swindlers
46:49 Sep 23, 2024
40
30. Difficult Women
28:41 Mar 13, 2024
41
29. Mary Ann Brough - Mother with Everything to Lose
28:47 Mar 6, 2024
42
28. Alice Mitchell - Forbidden Love
28:00 Feb 28, 2024
43
27. Sarah Bird - Cruel Employer
28:57 Feb 21, 2024
44
26. Mary Surratt - Assassinating a President
27:57 Feb 14, 2024
45
25. Women on Trial
28:32 Feb 7, 2024
46
24. Frances Kidder - Wicked Stepmother
28:04 Jan 31, 2024
47
23. Jane and Ann Boyd - Secret Baby
29:18 Jan 24, 2024
48
22. Marie Christensen - Murderous Matron
29:18 Jan 17, 2024
49
21. Maria Manning - 'Lady Macbeth of Bermondsey'
29:21 Jan 10, 2024
50
Introducing Lady Killers Series 3
3:34 Jan 3, 2024
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