Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

BBC Radio 4

Lucy Worsley investigates women from the past being put on trial from a feminist perspective.

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77 episodes
Updated Tuesday

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Tuesday · 28 min
Georgina Weldon - Wrongly Committed
Lucy Worsley meets a Victorian opera singer who fought the Lunacy Laws – and won.
July 28 · 28 min
Connie Bolam - Conscientious Objector
Lucy meets defiant protestor Connie Bolam, a World War II conscientious objector.
July 21 · 28 min
Christabel Russell - Scandalous Divorce
Lucy Worsley explores one of the most scandalous divorce cases of the 20th century.
July 14 · 27 min
Trial by Media
Lucy Worsley discusses the first four cases of the series and puts the media on trial.
July 7 · 28 min
Audrey Jacob - Murder on the Dancefloor
Lucy meets glamorous 1920s flapper Audrey Jacob, accused of murder on the dancefloor.
June 30 · 28 min
Annie Kenney - Suffragette
Lucy Worsley meets a suffragette who’s willing to die for women's right to vote.
June 23 · 28 min
Elizabeth Chudleigh - Bigamist
Lucy Worsley meets a woman on trial for bigamy in the House of Lords in 1776.
June 16 · 28 min
Caroline Norton - Campaigner
Lucy Worsley meets a social butterfly who turns into a zealous Victorian campaigner.
June 9 · 4 min
Introducing Lady on Trial
Welcome to Lady on Trial - where courtroom drama meets history, with a twist.
February 24 · 28 min
60. True Crime on Trial
Lucy Worsley puts true crime on trial and asks are we so obsessed with true crime?
February 17 · 28 min
59. Kitty Newton - Killer Daughter
Lucy Worsley meets Kitty Newton, a daughter accused of killing her own mother.
February 10 · 28 min
58. Mary Pearcey - Murderous Lover
Lucy Worsley is on the case of Mary Pearcey accused of a horrific murder in 1890s London.
February 3 · 28 min
57. Jessie McLachlan - Silenced Servant
Lucy Worsley analyses a brutal murder in Glasgow – a Victorian ‘he said, she said’.
January 27 · 28 min
56. Elvira Barney - Accidental Killer
Lucy Worsley meets a 1930s socialite accused of shooting her boyfriend.
January 20 · 28 min
55. Cloe - Forced Resistance
Lucy Worsley explores the case of Cloe, a black enslaved teenager who drowns two children.
January 13 · 29 min
54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence
Lucy Worsley meets Martha Brown, accused of murdering her abusive husband in 1850s Dorset.
January 6 · 29 min
53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher
Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London.
Dec 30, 2025 · 29 min
52. Amelia Haslett - Lady Killer in My Family
Lucy Worsley is approached by a listener with a Lady Killer in her family.
Dec 23, 2025 · 28 min
51. Murder by the Book - Live from the Hay Festival
Lucy Worsley and team meet infamous murderesses who live on in fiction.
Dec 16, 2025 · 4 min
Coming soon - Lady Killers Series 4
Lucy Worsley returns to cover more cases of murder and intrigue in a brand new series.