Best Robin Dickinson Podcasts (2024)

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#613 — Dan Stevens, Ed Skrein & Fra Fee, Alex Garland 1:54:22

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Phew! After last week's single-guest situation, we're back to our bumper-sized best on this week's Empire Podcast. One of our favourite interviewees, Dan Stevens, returns to the pod after a brief hiatus, to tell Chris Hewitt all about his new film, Abigail, and his all-timer of a character intro in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Warning: Chris an…

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Murder Among the Moneyed 26:56

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Murder Among the Monied - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 294 | 1746 & 1885 Our first case from 1746 London, involves footman Matthew Henderson who has worked in the Dalrymple household, the master of the house will soon become Lord Dalrymple, for five years. Whether cheekily or not, he steps on Lady Dalrymple’s toe which she scolds him…

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Stories of Sibling Murder 37:10

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Stories of Sibling Murder News of the Times Episode 293 | 1873-1875 The killing of a sibling, another child one has grown up with, without the motivation of financial gain, is relatively rare. In today’s episode we look at three cases where the sibling has been convicted of their sibling’s murder. Our first case from 1873 is particularly odd as it …

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The Murder of Rhoda Carter 33:21

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The Murder of Rhoda Carter News of the Times Episode 292 | 1893 1893 Watchfield in Berkshire and relatively newly married Rhoda Carter has gone missing. It is high summer, yet John, her husband, has had a huge fire going on in the washroom giving off a terrible stench. His story of his wife going to help her pregnant sister turns out to be false. R…

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Episode 6 - Christopher Dickinson 4:02

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This episode is dedicated to Christopher Dickinson who went missing on July 31st, 2005 and is presumed deceased. Contacts: Dane County Sheriff's Office: 608-284-6845 Email: wisconsinmissingunsolved@gmail.com Instagram link Patreon linkBy wisconsinsmissingunsolved

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The Monster Leger - France's Dracula 28:25

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The Monster Leger - france's Dracula News of the Times Episode 291 | 1824 1824 North Central France, and the villagers looking for a missing 12 year old girl find a horrific mangled corpse. Some of the blood has been drained from the body and the heart has been taken out and partly consumed. Unspeakable acts have been perpetrated to the girl after …

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#612 — Marisa Abela 1:21:34

6d ago1:21:34

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is perhaps less jam-packed and bumper-sized than normal, as we only have one guest. But what a guest, as Marisa Abela — terrific as Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's Back To Black, the biopic of the iconic singer — talks to Chris Hewitt about the role, from the moment she got it to the gift she received…

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The Dark Side of Aristocracy in 1700's 41:24

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The Dark Side of Aristocracy in 1700's News of the Times Episode 290 | 1729 & 1768 Our first case from 1729 created a scandal that went on for decades. Lady Abergavenny has become intimately close with their nearest neighbour 7 miles away. As suspicions rise with the secretary to Lord Abergavenny, the Lady is caught “in the act”. Our second case fr…

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An Irish Assassin Story 24:27

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An Irish Assassin Story News of the Times Episode 289 | 1837 1837 County Carlow, Ireland, and Wiilliam McGrath has returned to his home town where he sees his brother, now successfully running their now deceased father’s business. William is filled with anger and resentment. Staying at his friend’s house, he offers his friend and the father £100 to…

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Episode 5 - Kinah K. Anderson 5:06

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This episode is dedicated to Kinah Anderson who went missing July 10th, 2006 from Milwaukee, WI. Contacts: Milwaukee Police Department: 414-933-4444 Email: wisconsinmissingunsolved@gmail.com Instagram link Patreon linkBy wisconsinsmissingunsolved

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The Baroness Killing of a Countess 36:52

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The Baroness Killing of a Countess News of the Times Episode 288 | 1868 Vienna 1867 and beautiful Baroness Julia Ebergenyi and dashing Lieutenant Count Chorinsky meet at a party. Their meeting quickly develops into a passionate intimate affair. There is only one hindrance to their future bliss: Count Chorinsky has been divorced from his 1860 impetu…

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The Croydon Killer 34:50

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The Croydon Killer - Sinister Saturdays News of the Times Episode 287 | 1907 It is 1907 Croydon, South London and wealthy widow Mrs Blume has unexpectedly died a few weeks after taking in her new lodger. Even more surprisingly, she has left her considerable estate to the same new lodger. The daughter, who has been utterly cut out of her mother’s wi…

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#611 — Jordan Peele, Rufus Sewell & Philip Martin, Nell Tiger Free & Bill Nighy 2:00:30

13d ago2:00:30

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This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies. First, producer Jordan Peele tells Chris why he was so taken by Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, that he came on board to help it get a theatrical release. Plus, they also talk why Peele is no longer acting. [15:40 - 30…

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The Attempted Ravishing of Miss Dickinson 40:27

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The Attempted Ravishing of Miss Dickinson News of the Times Episode 286 | 1875 1875 London, and all of England is agog with the scandal that Colonel Valentine Baker, personal friend of Bertie, Prince of Wales, soldier within the Queen’s Guard – a highly prestigious position - and celebrated war hero has been accused of an assault of a sexual nature…

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The Wheeler Family Murder Cases 39:13

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The Wheeler Family Murder Cases News of the Times Episode 285 | 1880 & 1890 Today’s episode looks at two series of killings, 10 years apart, by the same family. The first murder takes place in Hertfordshire with Thomas Wheeler blowing the head off of the man he intends to rob. Descriptions speak of brain matter on the ceiling and walls. A very sad …

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Episode 4 - Connie Boelter 15:16

19d ago15:16

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This episode is dedicated to Connie Boelter who was killed in her home in November of 2006. Her killer has yet to be caught. Contacts: Appleton Police Department (1-920-832-5500) Tip line (APDTips@appleton.org) Email: wisconsinmissingunsolved@gmail.com Instagram link Patreon linkBy wisconsinsmissingunsolved

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Monte Carlo Trunk Murder 46:30

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Monte Carlo Trunk Murder News of the Times Episode 284 | 1907 Marseille, 1907 and the porter has noticed a terrible odour and what seems to be blood oozing from one of the trunks of Sir and Lady Goold who have only just arrived from Monte Carlo. Insisting that police become involved, a naked dismembered body of a woman is revealed. An accompanying …

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The Leiden Poisoner 27:16

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The Leiden Poisoner News of the Times Episode 282 | 1883 In 1883 Netherlands, Leiden was rocked by the realisation that they had a serial killer on their hands who had been killing for years without anyone suspecting a thing. Maria van Der Linden, as the British press referred to her, like Helen Jegado, was so kind, so thoughtful, everyone’s auntie…

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#610 — Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans 1:39:16

20d ago1:39:16

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is brought to you by the letter E, as Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans join Chris Hewitt to talk about their new projects. First up, Erivo talks about her astonishing performance in Drift, which she also produced, and in particular one harrowing scene, and its impact upon her. It's an incredibly intense and hon…

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A Scottish Murder Love Triangle 37:59

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A Scottish Murder Love Triangle - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 281 | 1765 1765 County Forfar Scotland and 21 year old newly married Katharine Nairn, wed to 40ish bookish Thomas Ogilvie, is the topic of gossip within the household and the community. Dashing younger brother Lieutenant Patrick Ogilvie has arrived back from East India an…

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Episode 3 - Orin Robin Anderson 5:43

23d ago5:43

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This episode is dedicated to Orin Robin Anderson who disappeared on August 26th, 1973. Contacts: Mequon Police Department (1-262-242-3500) Email: wisconsinmissingunsolved@gmail.com Instagram link Patreon linkBy wisconsinsmissingunsolved

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Episode 2 - St Croix County Jane Doe 7:08

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This episode is dedicated to St Croix County Jane Doe who was discovered on October 21st, 2002. Contacts: St Croix County Sheriff's Office (715-381-4325); Tip Line (tipline@sccwi.gov) Email: wisconsinmissingunsolved@gmail.com Instagram link Patreon linkBy wisconsinsmissingunsolved

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Two Cases of Killer Catherines 45:46

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Two Cases of Killer Catherines - Wicked Wednesdays News of the Times Episode 280 | 1850 & 1890 In today’s episode we look at two cases where the killer was named Catherine. Our first case from 1840 Ireland tells a famous murder case in its day. Catherine has left her drunken husband and moved back with her mother. Although the drunken husband leave…

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The Case of Murderous Mme Bessarabo 47:39

25d ago47:39

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he Case of Mme Bessarabo - Murderous Mondays News of the Times Episode 279 | 1921 1920’s Paris was mesmerised by the case of Mme Bessarabo. A flamboyant and dramatic woman, she was also a well-known writer in her sphere of “spiritual fiction”, In July 1920, M Bessarabo does not appear for collection with his chauffeur. It was claimed by the chauffe…

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Episode 1 - Ashleigh Love 18:47

26d ago18:47

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Welcome! Welcome to the first episode of Wisconsin's Missing & Unsolved where I tell the stories of those missing persons or unsolved cases that have yet to be solved. Today's episode is dedicated to Ashleigh Love who was killed in her family home on October 6th, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI. To this day, her killer has never been caught. Contacts: Milwau…

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The Village of Assassins 48:38

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The Village of Assassins - Serial Killer Saturdays News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 It is 1929 in a small village in Hungary – a village which over several years is going against the growth rate taking place in the surrounding villages. What is odder still, the incredible death rate seems to be striking the predominantly middle to older male pop…

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#609 — Sydney Sweeney, David Dastmalchian, Ernie Hudson 1:55:45

27d ago1:55:45

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Halloween isn't for another few months, but this week's Empire Podcast delivers a hat-trick of horrors nonetheless, as Chris Hewitt has spooky sitdowns on Zoom with the stars of three scary fillums that are all out this week. First, Sydney Sweeney, star and producer of nun-more-black horror, Immaculate, talks about sticking the landing and possessi…

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The Cropton Murders 40:19

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The Cropton Murders - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 277 | 1872 1872 Pickering in Yorkshire and well off farmer Joseph Wood and his middle son, also named Joseph have vanished. Joseph’s cousin, who coincidentally was the last person to see Joseph alive, has kindly stepped in to take over and run Joseph’s farm for him whilst he is away.…

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The Littlehampton Poison Pen Letter Mystery 42:26

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The Littlehampton Poison Pen Letter Mystery News of the Times Episode 276 | 1920 - 1923 1920 Littlehampton Surrey residents are being bombarded by vile language, threats, and libellous comments through letters and post cards. The centre recipient, it would seem, is quiet and highly respectable Miss Swan and anyone who is associated with her. Then, …

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The Murder of Helen Priestly 43:44

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The Murder of Helen Priestly - Murderous Mondays News of the Times Episode 275 | 1934 In 1934 Aberdeen, a shocking crime of the murder of Helen Priestly takes place. Within 15 hours her body is discovered in a potato sack, in a recess under the stairs of a residence of 8 apartments. Helen’s shoes are clean despite the constant rain and accompanying…

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Notorious Nurse Wilmot Mystery 42:23

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Notorious Nurse Wilmot Mystery - Serial Killer Saturdays News of the Times Episode 274 | 1880 It is 1880 Sheffield and tragedy continues to strike again and again at the Booth residence coincidentally shortly after the hiring of Nurse Mary Ann Wilmot. Things come to a head when Mrs Wilmot, devasted by the rapid succession of the deaths of her child…

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#608 — Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke, Phillip Noyce 1:42:44

1M ago1:42:44

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While we're waiting patiently for Joel and Ethan Coen to reunite as the filmmaking entity known as the Coen Brothers, can we interest you in the Coen Brother and Sister-in-Law? For Ethan Coen and his wife, Tricia Cooke, have teamed up to make the rambunctious road trip comedy, Drive Away Dolls, and on this week's episode they tell John Nugent about…

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An Irish Family Affair of Murder 30:53

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An Irish Family Affair of Murder - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 273 | 1852 1853 County Clare Ireland and James Stackpoole, just shy of his 21st birthday, has been horrifically butchered and murdered. His body has been placed miles from his home, with identifying clothing placed near the body. Investigations uncover that James was nea…

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The Infamous Go-Cart Murder Case 46:31

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The Infamous Go-Cart Murder Case - Wicked Wednesdays News of the Times Episode 272 | 1923 1923 Scotland, not far from Glasgow, and a horrific murder has been uncovered of a young boy. A tragic story, absolutely, but what unfolds as the case is investigated is an unbelievable story of how the crime was committed and the incredible attempts to hide t…

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The Mysterious Case of Ellen Kittel - Murder Mystery 45:28

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The Mysterious Case of Ellen Kittel - Murderous Mondays News of the Times Episode 271 | 1872 It is 1872 Essex and Elizabeth Kittel, wife of farm labourer William Kittel, has just died a surprise agonising death. Ellen Wenden, the 20 year old daughter of the famer on whose land William works, swoops in and takes control. The neighbours have been gos…

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Murderess Martha Marek - Serial Killer 32:24

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Murderess Martha Marek - Serial Killer Saturdays News of the Times Episode 270 | 1938 In today’s episode it is 1937 Austria and Martha Marek, a supposed feeble, nearly sightless woman has reported thefts from her house - luckily, she is insured. From this attempted insurance fraud, the reported stolen items found in a warehouse she is renting, unra…

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#607 — Robin Wright, DeWanda Wise 1:40:10

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer cram into the podbooth just minutes after returning to London from a live show in Norwich, which was part of the pod's March tour (tickets still available for Sheffield, Dublin, and Salford via empireonline.com/podtour!). And, despite their exhaustion, they thr…

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Tales of Women Killers in Ireland 39:59

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Tales of Women Killers in Ireland News of the Times Episode 269 | 1881 - 1902 In today’s episode we look at three cases where women were the murderers. Our first case from Derry 1881 tells the take of an 80 year old man who has committed suicide according to his 40 year old wife. Did the man even have the strength to pull a trigger is one of the ma…

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The Gibetted Ones 31:07

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The Gibetted Ones - Wicked Wednesdays News of the Times Episode 268 | 1776 - 1832 Today’s episode of gibbeted ones looks at three cases where those found guilty of their crime are condemned to what was considered the worst death: gibbeting and hung for all to see as their bodies where slowly eaten by birds. Our first case from 1776 recounts the sto…

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Talking About The Star Wars Prequels: An Empire Podcast Special 54:21

2M ago54:21

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The new issue of Empire — on sale now at all good, evil and intergalactic newsagents — is something of a celebration of 25 years of the Star Wars prequels, George Lucas' trilogy of movies that began with The Phantom Menace in 1999 and concluded with Revenge Of The Sith, Order 66 and all that, in 2005. Since then, the prequels have generated more de…

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The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr Stanger 36:20

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The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr Stanger Scotland Yard Casebook News of the Times Episode 267 | 1882 1882 Whitechapel and immigrants Mr Stanger and his wife, Elizabeth Stanger, start up what becomes a very successful bakery. It is so successful, additional help is needed. Enter family friend, Mr Fritz Stumm. Local gossips quickly start to whisper…

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Bluebeard Bela Kiss - Serial Killer 36:37

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Bluebeard Bela Kiss - Serial Killer Saturdays News of the Times Episode 266 | 1912 - 1929? From 1912 Hungary, one of the worst serial killers, enticing women around the world with promises of marriage, began his horrific spree. Bela Kiss, popular with neighbours and always with plenty of money to spend, killed woman after woman, girl after girl, an…

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#606 — Josh Brolin, Adam Sandler & Paul Dano 1:37:28

2M ago1:37:28

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is perfectly balanced, as all things should be. In the first half, Chris Hewitt sits down with ol' Thanos himself, aka the one and only Josh Brolin, for a wide-ranging conversation that takes in birthday parties, Brolin's growth as an actor, his aversion to compliments, and his return as the indefatigable G…

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Murder and Scandal in Wales 35:51

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Murder and Scandal in Wales - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 265 | 1875 & 1892 1892 Abergavenny and frequent visitor of the local police, who has only just been released, is found dead in a heap with her throat cut all the way to the spine. As the country as a whole is still recovering from the nightmare of Jack the Ripper, there is an…

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Scorned: Jilted Partners and Vengeance 34:21

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corned: Jilted Partners and Vengeance - Wicked Wednesdays News of the Times Episode 264 | 1910 Rejection not being taken well is a theme that has not changed over time. In today’s episode we look at five cases involving jilted lovers and the vengeance they extract. Our first story from 1871 involves an older lodger and his attraction to the young m…

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FX's Shōgun: An Empire & Pilot TV Podcast Special, In Association With Disney+ 1:03:01

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There can be only one thing more exciting than James Clavell’s Shōgun getting a brand new TV adaptation on Disney+, and that’s a special Pilot TV/Empire crossover podcast recorded to mark the occasion! Join Chris Hewitt, James Dyer and Nick de Semlyen as they get together to talk all things Japanese, Nick’s epic read of Clavell’s 1300 page book, an…

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The Notorious Case of Charles Peace 44:37

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The Notorious Case of Charles Peace - Murderous Mondays News of the Times Episode 263 | 1879 Charles Peace, a notorious figure in Victorian England, was infamous for his criminal activities as a master burglar and murderer. Born in Sheffield in 1832, Peace developed a knack for deception and disguise, earning him the moniker of the "man of a thousa…

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The 10 Fold Bolton Murderess 48:06

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The 10 Fold Bolton Murderess - Serial Killer Saturdays News of the Times Episode 261 | 1842 1842 Little Bolton, and there have been two unexpected successive deaths in the Eccles household. As Mrs Eccles goes to the factory to collect on the insurance policy of one of the dead, questions are asked. What unfolds is a stream of deaths dating back yea…

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#605 — Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard, Wim Wenders, Fernando Meirelles 1:54:49

2M ago1:54:49

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It's another jam-packed episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks. Our guest cup certainly overfloweth, as Olly Richards sits down on Zoom with Memory stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard (21:17 - 37:40 approx.), Ian Freer talks Kurosawa, Columbo, German goalkeepers and Japanese toilets with the legendary director Wim Wenders (58:36 - 1:…

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Murders in Cheshire 34:14

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Murders in Cheshire - Frightful Fridays News of the Times Episode 260 | 1861 & 1881 Our first case from 1861 is the famous Martin Doyle case – one of the few prisoners who, quite unusually, was executed for attempted murder. The absolute repeated battering in the face of his victim who he left for dead was thwarted as she survived and managed to cr…

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