Why was a New England Victorian lady immortalised as an axe murderer, and how did her trial hold a mirror to gender and social tensions of the era? Show more

Lucy Worsley investigates the case of the young female servant who runs away with a stable boy after the murders of her master and his housekeeper. Did she help kill them? Show more

Lucy Worsley and Professor Rosalind Crone discuss ‘difficult women’ with guest Helen Lewis. Show more

Lucy Worsley and Dr Rosalind Crone look back at the final four episodes and ask, what made these four women take such extraordinary actions to solve their problems? Show more

Lucy Worsley talks to fellow historian Greg Jenner about the process of making You're Dead To Me. Show more

Lucy Worsley explores the story of Margaret Garner, an enslaved mother in 1850s America, who commits a murder that transforms her into an icon of tragedy and resistance. Show more

Lucy Worsley explores the story of Elizabeth Taylor, a backstreet abortionist in late 19th-century Melbourne, Australia, who spent decades playing cat and mouse with the law. Show more

Lucy Worsley looks into the story of Christiana Edmunds, a respectable Victorian spinster who embarks on a poisoning spree when the man she loves fails to return her affection. Show more

Join Lucy Worsley and a team of female detectives as they investigate the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

Lucy Worsley revisits the crimes of murderesses including Mary Surratt, accused of conspiring to assassinate a President and Maria Manning the ‘Lady Macbeth of Bermondsey’. Show more

Lucy Worsley uncovers the case of a 25-year-old woman accused of drowning her stepdaughter in a remote part of Romney Marsh in Kent in the 1860s. Show more

Guest detective Baroness Helena Kennedy joins Lucy Worsley to investigate the mysterious death of a young servant in Buckland Brewer, Devon. Show more

Lucy Worsley investigates the case of the young female servant who runs away with a stable boy after the murders of her master and his housekeeper. Did she help kill them? Show more

Cases to baffle and intrigue. What to expect from BBC Radio 4 and 4 Extra’s treasure trove of murder mysteries.

Human Rights activist Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts joins Lucy Worsley to investigate the 1896 murder of a First Nations child and the ongoing impact of Australia’s Stolen Generations. Show more

Lucy Worsley delves into the remarkable story of Marguerite Fahmy, a Frenchwoman whose fairytale romance comes to a grisly end when she shoots her husband at the Savoy Hotel. Show more

Lucy Worsley and forensic psychologist Dr Katherine Ramsland investigate a nurse who’s killing her patients and ask how she got away with murder for so long. Show more

Lucy Worsley and Professor Rosalind Crone discuss women and the law with immigration lawyer and comedian Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes. Show more

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

Lucy Worsley and Professor Rosalind Crone swap notes with barrister Nneka Akudolu about how they use evidence to build a case. Show more