Jack the Ripper
How did the Jack the Ripper case shape the way true crime is covered today? Lucy Worsley investigates how these shocking killings created a world of entertainment based on murder.
True crime is often thought of as a recent obsession, but here, Lucy Worsley investigates the phenomenon through one of the world鈥檚 most infamous serial killers: Jack the Ripper.
She uncovers a story which goes beyond a single murderer and his five victims 鈥� Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane - to a burgeoning newspaper industry desperate for readers and a Victorian society that wasn鈥檛 designed to support the most vulnerable.
Lucy explores how this unsolved case fuelled a new sensationalist journalism, which set a template for many of the true crime stories that followed.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lucy Worsley |
| Interviewed Guest | Rosalind Crone |
| Interviewed Guest | Hallie Rubenhold |
| Interviewed Guest | Julia Laite |
| Director | Linda Sands |
| Director | Rachel Jardine |
| Executive Producer | Lucie Ridout |