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Detection Most Ingenious
Episode 2 of 3
Lucy Worsley explores how real-life crime, science and the emerging art of detection had an influence on the popular culture of homicide during the Victorian Age.
Last on
Thu 8 Apr 202102:30
Clips
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Sherlock Holmes and the art of detection
Duration: 01:36
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Victorian lady detectives
Duration: 01:54
Music Played
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Louis Levy & His Orchestra
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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Yann Tiersen
7 Pm
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Four Tet
Circling
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (1st mvt: Adagio - Moderato)
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.![]()
Ólafur Arnalds
Til Enda
BBC History

The sensational murder stories of the Victorian era sold newspapers and crime fiction in a way that had never been seen before.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lucy Worsley |
| Producer | Rachel Jardine |
| Director | Rachel Jardine |
| Series Producer | Alastair Laurence |
| Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
Broadcasts
- Mon 30 Sep 201321:00
- Tue 1 Oct 201302:25
- Wed 2 Oct 201323:00
- Sat 11 Jan 201420:00
- Sun 12 Jan 201403:00
- Sat 21 Feb 201520:00
- Sun 22 Feb 201503:00
- Sat 26 Sep 201522:30
- Mon 28 Sep 201502:35
- Sat 15 Oct 201619:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 15 Oct 201620:00BBC Two Scotland
- Mon 18 Sep 201723:30
- Thu 19 Jul 201801:00
- Wed 7 Apr 202120:00
- Thu 8 Apr 202102:30



