Historian Lucy Worsley explores murders of 19th century Britain and the curious role they play as staples of modern British entertainment.
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Year 2013
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Historian Lucy Worsley explores murders of 19th century Britain and the curious role they play as staples of modern British entertainment.
Year: 2013
E1 • The New Taste for Blood
50min
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Lucy Worsley investigates our curious relationship with killing, exploring notorious real-life crimes from the first half of the 19th century.
E2 • Detection Most Ingenious
50min
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CC
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Lucy Worsley explores how real-life crime, science and the art of detection had an influence on the popular culture of homicide during the Victorian Age.
E3 • The Golden Age
50min
TV-PG
CC
HD
Lucy Worsley explores the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction between the wars - the time of Dr Crippen, Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock films.
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