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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

Radio 4,62 episodes

Episodes

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Series 4
54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence
Lucy Worsley meets Martha Brown, accused of murdering her abusive husband in 1850s Dorset.
06 Jan 2026,29 mins
Series 4
53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher
Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London.
30 Dec 2025,29 mins
Series 4
52. Amelia Haslett - Lady Killer in My Family
Lucy Worsley is approached by a listener with a Lady Killer in her family.
23 Dec 2025,28 mins
Series 4
51. Murder by the Book - Live from the Hay Festival
Lucy Worsley and team meet infamous murderesses who live on in fiction.
16 Dec 2025,28 mins
Series 4
Coming soon - Lady Killers Series 4
Lucy Worsley returns to cover more cases of murder and intrigue in a brand new series.
09 Dec 2025,4 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
50. Swindling Superpowers
Lucy Worsley, Rosalind Crone and Naomi Alderman unpack Lady Swindllers’ super powers.
15 Jul 2025,29 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
49. Elizabeth Manning - Hocusser
Lucy Worsley meets Elizabeth Manning, Victorian drink-spiker and thief.
08 Jul 2025,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
48. Amelie Decuzpere - International Art Thief
Lucy Worsley meets French art thief Amelie Decuzpere in Victorian London.
01 Jul 2025,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
47. Fox Sisters - Spirit Mediums
Lucy Worsley meets the Fox sisters, Victorian spirit mediums - or were they?
24 Jun 2025,29 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
46. Minnie Pheby - Lady Burglar
Lucy Worsley is on the trail of a prolific burglar terrorising Victorian suburbia.
17 Jun 2025,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
45. Bold Conversations
Lucy Worsley in bold conversation with Deborah Frances-White and Rosalind Crone.
10 Jun 2025,29 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
44. Celia Cooney - Bobbed Haired Bandit
Lucy Worsley meets Celia Cooney, New York’s Bobbed Haired Bandit.
03 Jun 2025,29 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
43. Catharine Murphy - Money Maker
Lucy Worsley meets Catharine Murphy, a coining counterfeiter in 1780s London.
27 May 2025,29 mins,
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
42. Annie Gordon Baillie - Serial Swindler
Lucy Worsley meets serial swindler Annie Gordon Baillie.
20 May 2025,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
41. Mary Bateman - Yorkshire Witch
Lucy Worsley meets Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch.
13 May 2025,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Coming soon: Lady Swindlers Series 2
Lucy Worsley and team return for a second series on conwomen, thieves and swindlers.
07 May 2025,3 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
40. By Hook or by Crook
Lucy Worsley discusses Lady Swindlers who take matters into their own hands.
30 Sep 2024,27 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
39. Ann Mary Provis - Art Hoaxer
Lucy Worsley meets Ann Mary Provis, an audacious art hoaxer in Georgian London.
30 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
38. Fanny Davies - Uncommon Thief
Lucy Worsley meets Fanny Davies, a common thief who leads a most uncommon life.
30 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
37. Madame Rachel - Beauty Scammer
Lucy Worsley meets Madame Rachel, Victorian London’s most notorious beauty scammer.
30 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
36. Sophie Lyons - Crime Doesn't Pay
Lucy Worsley meets Sophie Lyons, America’s Queen of the Underworld in the late 1800s.
30 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
35. Women Who Dare
Lucy Worsley, Helen Lewis and historian Rosalind Crone discuss audacious Lady Swindlers.
30 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
34. Violet Charlesworth - Fake Heiress
Lucy Worsley and team track down Violet Charlesworth, Edwardian heiress turned fugitive.
23 Sep 2024,27 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
33. Tilly Devine - Underworld Queen
Lucy Worsley meets Tilly Devine, queen of Sydney’s 1920s criminal underworld.
23 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
32. Princess Caraboo - Fake Princess
An Indonesian princess holding court in Regency England? Lucy Worsley is on the case.
23 Sep 2024,28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
31. Alice Diamond - Queen of 40 Thieves
Lucy Worsley meets Alice Diamond, London’s queen of shoplifting in the 1920s.
23 Sep 2024,29 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Introducing Lady Swindlers
Lucy Worsley introduces a brand new series of Lady Killers.
23 Sep 2024,3 mins
Bonus Episode: Lady Swindlers
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley is live from the Radio Theatre.
23 Sep 2024,46 mins
Series 3
30. Difficult Women
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and Helen Lewis discuss the cases.
10 Jan 2024,28 mins
Series 3
29. Mary Ann Brough - Mother with Everything to Lose
Lucy Worsley investigates a mother who does the unthinkable to her children.
10 Jan 2024,28 mins