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Espionage takes many forms. As Ben, Noel and Max learned in the first part of this two-part series, one of those forms was knitting. In today's episode, the guys explore the stories of phenomenal spies who used knitting as a form of top-secret communication.See omnystudio.com/lis ...  Show more

For a lot of folks in the modern day, knitting is more a relaxing hobby than a household necessity. However, not too long ago, this needlecraft was a genuine -- and effective! -- tool for spies. In the first part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the fascinatin ...  Show more

In this brand new series Lucy Worsley switches her attention from Lady Killers to Lady Swindlers - conwomen, thieves and hustlers. This is where true crime meets history - with a twist. Lucy and her team of all female detectives travel back more than 100 years to revisit the auda ...  Show more

In this episode of Lady Swindlers, Lucy Worsley is exploring the life of Sophie Lyons, pickpocket, blackmailer and conwoman extraordinaire, known as the infamous Queen of the Underworld.Born in Germany in the late 1840s, aged 8 Sophie moves to New York, USA. She is taught from an ...  Show more

Listen without ads here: patreon.com/crimehub. In 2015, a group of elderly thieves, known as "The Diamond Wheezers," executed a daring heist in London's Hatton Garden, stealing around £14 million worth of valuables from an underground safe deposit vault. Despite their meticulou ...  Show more

Larry Lawton is originally from the Bronx which is where he got his start in organized crime at the age of 12. From there he went to become known as the most notorious jewel robber in the history of the United States. Larry robbed more than $15 million of jewels until he was even ...  Show more