
Episodes 2025
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Scandal Of The Thief Who Kept Escaping, London 1720s. A prolific thief, Jack Sheppard, and a burglar has an uncanny knack of escaping jail, and breaking in once, evading justice amidst a crime epidemic in the city.

John Stonehouse, MP, Spy, Deceiver. The extraordinary rags to riches to rags life of a man who faked his own death, and left a trail of unanswered questions in his wake.

The Mohock Scandal, London 1710. A group of upper class gangs terrorise the streets of the city. Did they exist at all or was it sensationalised press reports.

Unbelievable & True Convent Scandals. Since medieval times to the present day, in Britain & Europe, scandals have haunted the church, particularly involving convents.

A Pre Raphaelite Love Triangle Scandal An art critic & writer, a famous painter and an artists model come together through differing circumstances to set the scene during the height of the Victorian era.

The Scandal Of The Men Who Crossdressed. England 1870. The famous Victorian scandal of two men, and others, who assumed female personas in public and the theatre, causing a run in with the authorities.

The Sensational Lady Mordaunt Scandal, Warwickshire, 1868. The famous society scandal that saw the Royal family drawn into the dramas of lies and deception of the fall from grace of a member of the aristocracy.

The Royal Hunting Lodge Scandal Austria 1889 A senior royal and his mistress are found dead together one morning under strange circumstances. A cover up is started to prevent the real truth from coming out.

Outrageous & Sickening Workhouse Scandals. During the Victorian era the poor and unemployed had to resort to a workhouse, their only option. Most were run well, but some flouted the rules.

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