Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley Podcast
Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.
Episodes to download
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53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher—Series 4
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London.
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52. Amelia Haslett - Lady Killer in My Family—Series 4
Tue 23 Dec 2025
Lucy Worsley is approached by a listener with a Lady Killer in her family.
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51. Murder by the Book - Live from the Hay Festival—Series 4
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Lucy Worsley and team meet infamous murderesses who live on in fiction.
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Coming soon - Lady Killers Series 4—Series 4
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Lucy Worsley returns to cover more cases of murder and intrigue in a brand new series.
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50. Swindling Superpowers—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Lucy Worsley, Rosalind Crone and Naomi Alderman unpack Lady Swindllers’ super powers.
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49. Elizabeth Manning - Hocusser—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 8 Jul 2025
Lucy Worsley meets Elizabeth Manning, Victorian drink-spiker and thief.
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48. Amelie Decuzpere - International Art Thief—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 1 Jul 2025
Lucy Worsley meets French art thief Amelie Decuzpere in Victorian London.
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47. Fox Sisters - Spirit Mediums—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Lucy Worsley meets the Fox sisters, Victorian spirit mediums - or were they?
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46. Minnie Pheby - Lady Burglar—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Lucy Worsley is on the trail of a prolific burglar terrorising Victorian suburbia.
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45. Bold Conversations—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Lucy Worsley in bold conversation with Deborah Frances-White and Rosalind Crone.
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44. Celia Cooney - Bobbed Haired Bandit—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Lucy Worsley meets Celia Cooney, New York’s Bobbed Haired Bandit.
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43. Catharine Murphy - Money Maker—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 27 May 2025
Lucy Worsley meets Catharine Murphy, a coining counterfeiter in 1780s London.
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42. Annie Gordon Baillie - Serial Swindler—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 20 May 2025
Lucy Worsley meets serial swindler Annie Gordon Baillie.
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41. Mary Bateman - Yorkshire Witch—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Tue 13 May 2025
Lucy Worsley meets Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch.
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Coming soon: Lady Swindlers Series 2—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Wed 7 May 2025
Lucy Worsley and team return for a second series on conwomen, thieves and swindlers.
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40. By Hook or by Crook—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley discusses Lady Swindlers who take matters into their own hands.
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39. Ann Mary Provis - Art Hoaxer—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Ann Mary Provis, an audacious art hoaxer in Georgian London.
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38. Fanny Davies - Uncommon Thief—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Fanny Davies, a common thief who leads a most uncommon life.
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37. Madame Rachel - Beauty Scammer—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Madame Rachel, Victorian London’s most notorious beauty scammer.
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36. Sophie Lyons - Crime Doesn't Pay—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Sophie Lyons, America’s Queen of the Underworld in the late 1800s.
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35. Women Who Dare—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley, Helen Lewis and historian Rosalind Crone discuss audacious Lady Swindlers.
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34. Violet Charlesworth - Fake Heiress—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley and team track down Violet Charlesworth, Edwardian heiress turned fugitive.
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33. Tilly Devine - Underworld Queen—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Tilly Devine, queen of Sydney’s 1920s criminal underworld.
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32. Princess Caraboo - Fake Princess—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 23 Sep 2024
An Indonesian princess holding court in Regency England? Lucy Worsley is on the case.
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31. Alice Diamond - Queen of 40 Thieves—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley meets Alice Diamond, London’s queen of shoplifting in the 1920s.
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Introducing Lady Swindlers—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Lucy Worsley introduces a brand new series of Lady Killers.
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Bonus Episode: Lady Swindlers
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley is live from the Radio Theatre.
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30. Difficult Women—Series 3
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and Helen Lewis discuss the cases.
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29. Mary Ann Brough - Mother with Everything to Lose—Series 3
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Lucy Worsley investigates a mother who does the unthinkable to her children.
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28. Alice Mitchell - Forbidden Love—Series 3
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of a teenage love gone horribly wrong.
Lucy Worsley's Crime Collection
Hand-picked programmes on the themes of 19th-century murder and mores.
Join The Open University for an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview about making Lady Killers.
A behind the scenes look at the making of the series.
