S2 E1: Murders in a City Without Light

Evelyn Hamilton has annoyed her bosses in the male-dominated world of pharmacy - they find her quiet and independent nature mystifying and odd. After an unhappy stint at a druggist shop outside London, she's landed a new job and a fresh start in a faraway town.  In February 1942, ...  Show more

Evelyn Oatley dreams of becoming a stage star in London's glamorous theaterland. It's a world away from her grim provincial upbringing. The daughter of a German immigrant, her troubled home life was compounded by a wave of anti-German rioting that broke out during World War One. ...  Show more

[Part 1 of 2]At the height of World War Two in London, a serial killer roamed the streets. In just one week in February 1942, he killed four women and attempted to kill others, taking them by surprise at night during the enforced blackout periods.---Narration – Anonymous HostRese ...  Show more

[Part 2 of 2]In Berlin, Germany at the height of World War Two, a man took advantage of the Blackout orders at night to frighten and assault women in an isolated garden colony. Soon, he progressed to attacking and killing women on the S-Bahn train by throwing them from the carria ...  Show more

Enter the fog-laden streets of Victorian London, where shadows stretched long and fear lingered at every turn. London’s Darkest Night: The Jack the Ripper Murders immerses you in one of history’s most terrifying unsolved crimes. With gripping storytelling, meticulous research, an ...  Show more

Five young women vanished off the streets of Ipswich during a five-week period in late 2006. Working in one of the oldest professions put the missing women at risk. The secrecy required to operate in the red light district meant there were no witnesses… (Part 1 of 2).*** LISTENER ...  Show more