The Lucan Obsession: The Tinderbox House
Staggering gambling debts, a humiliating custody battle and a brewing a hatred. Behind the doors of 46 Lower Belgrave St, the story is about to explode.
Many relationships have tricky patches, with couples struggling for money or over the children. But there鈥檚 a spark in this story that takes us from the Lucan鈥檚 glamorous society wedding to Sandra Rivett being murdered, Lady Lucan attacked and the children swept away. And it grips us.
Alex von Tunzleman hunts for what triggers this story, delving through a box of Lucan鈥檚 possessions not seen for decades. As she discovers cheque stubs, invoices and letters from the bank, she sees the reality of what life was like behind the Lucan鈥檚 veneer of respectability: a world of debt and alcohol, gaslighting, late night calls and stalking.
Producer: Sarah Bowen
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- Fri 1 Nov 2024 13:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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