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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60. True Crime on Trial—Series 4
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Lucy Worsley puts true crime on trial and asks are we so obsessed with true crime?
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59. Kitty Newton - Killer Daughter—Series 4
Tue 10 Feb 2026
Lucy Worsley meets Kitty Newton, a daughter accused of killing her own mother.
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58. Mary Pearcey - Murderous Lover—Series 4
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Lucy Worsley is on the case of Mary Pearcey accused of a horrific murder in 1890s London.
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57. Jessie McLachlan - Silenced Servant—Series 4
Tue 27 Jan 2026
Lucy Worsley analyses a brutal murder in Glasgow 鈥� a Victorian 鈥榟e said, she said鈥�.
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56. Elvira Barney - Accidental Killer—Series 4
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Lucy Worsley meets a 1930s socialite accused of shooting her boyfriend.
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55. Cloe - Forced Resistance—Series 4
Tue 13 Jan 2026
Lucy Worsley explores the case of Cloe, a black enslaved teenager who drowns two children.
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54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence—Series 4
Tue 6 Jan 2026
Lucy Worsley meets Martha Brown, accused of murdering her abusive husband in 1850s Dorset.
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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鈥� 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 1920s criminal underworld.
Lucy Worsley's Crime Collection
Hand-picked programmes on the themes of 19th-century murder and mores.
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