Shedunnit

Nurse Daniels

The Rules

Dining with Death

Edith Thompson

Adaptations (with Sarah Phelps)

Crime at Christmas

The Lady Vanishes

Queer Clues

Crippen

Surplus Women

The podcast explores the historical context and societal impact of the "surplus women" phenomenon in post-World War I Britain. It examines the 1921 census revealing a significant gender imbalance due to war casualties and emigration, leading to social anxieties and the stigmatization of unmarried women. Rosemary Cressw...

Whodunnit?

The Golden Age of detective fiction, spanning the 1920s and 30s, emerged as a cultural phenomenon where female authors like Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers redefined professional writing through intricate "whodunnit" puzzles. These narratives provided more than mere entertainment; they mirrored a shifting social ...