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The Ripper Retold
It's August 1888. Tour the London streets that became the killing ground of the Ripper.
Polly Walks Out
Polly had a husband, family and lived in a new home. Then she walked out. Why?
Polly the "Prostitute"
Why did the police wrongly state that the victims of the Ripper were killed selling sex?
Dark Annie and the Demon Drink
Society's disgust with women who drank pushed Annie closer and closer to her killer.
The Gentlemen of the Press
Can we really believe those newspaper reports about Jack The Ripper?
Public Woman 97
A pregnancy out of wedlock caused a myriad of physical and emotional humiliations.
The Face of The Ripper
Elizabeth Stride was supposedly seen in her final hours. They also saw a man with her.
The Ballad of Kate Eddowes
Kate Eddowes rejected the conventional working class life and left to roam the open road.
In a Dark, Dark Corner
Kate Eddowes was murdered in a dark square at night, but what had she been doing there?
Chamber of Horrors
During a lull in the killings... some found ways to profit from the murders.
The Mystery of Mary Jane Kelly
Who was Mary Jane Kelly? Her upbringing and even her name are shrouded in doubt.
The Bones of Marie Jeanette
Mary's murder was cruel, but even in death she has not been allowed to rest in peace.
The Monster Among Us
Jack the Ripper stalks our bookshops, podcasts and even our classrooms. Is that ok?
The Madness of Jacob Levy
We hear from living relatives of victims and those accused of being the Ripper
The Blackout Ripper
Introducing... Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper
Bad Women series 2 will be available from Monday 18th March on BBC Sounds.
Murders in a City Without Light
Hallie and Alice as they tell the stories of women targeted by the "Blackout Ripper"
The Death of a Quiet Druggist
In 1942, Evelyn sets out on her long journey, just as the Blackout Ripper begins his hunt
The Butchers of
Evelyn ran off to London and found neither fame nor fortune there… only danger.
"Lita Ward" the Soho Girl
While working, Evelyn meets a sadistic killer and takes him back to her flat..
'Men Dodge Bullets, Girls Dodge Men'
The Blackout Ripper wasn't the only serviceman attacking women in World War Two.
"The Lady" of Gosfield Street
Margaret Lowe tries stay out of trouble - but trouble is never far away.
Shootout at the Dress Shop
Doris Staples doesn't want to see Private John Waters any more... but he has other ideas.
Madam Nerva Sees Death
The spirts tell Rachel not to go near her husband... but will she heed their warnings?
The Blackout Ripper on the Run
The police are now closing in - can they catch him before he can claim more victims?
Olga Hangs Up Her Whip
Doris had made her living as "Olga" - a dominatrix alter ego.
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
