News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Welcome to News of the Times!
Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain.
With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a love for the curious corners of the past.
🕵️ For those with a taste for the peculiar, you may also enjoy our new side project: Volume 1: Slightly Unreliable Memoirs — a whimsical collection inspired by the lives (and occasional misadventures) of our research team. Think cravats, crumpets, and the occasional cactus on the lam. Intrigued? Find it here:
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 706
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Headline7. Some of the headlines of 1764 to 1766
The Time:1764 to 1766
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1764 to 1766
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode7.
Individual stories from t…
Headline4. Some of the headlines of 1819 to 1821
The Time:1819 to 1821
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1819 to 1821
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode4.
Individual stories from t…
Headline2. Some of the headlines of 1799 to 1801
The Time:1799 to 1801
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1799 to 1801
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode2.
Individual stories from this …
Headline10. Some of the headlines of 1749 to 1751
The Time:1749 to 1751
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1749 to 1751
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode10.
Individual stories from this…
Headline5. Some of the headlines of 1859 to 1861
The Time:1859 to 1861
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1859 to 1861
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode5.
Individual stories from th…
Headline6. Some of the headlines of 1726 to 1728
The Time:1726 to 1728
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1726 to 1728
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode6.
Individual stories from t…
Headline3. Some of the headlines of 1879 to 1881
The Time:1879 to 1881
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1879 to 1881
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode 3.
|Individual stories from …
Headline8. Some of the headlines of 1839 to 1841
The Time:1839 to 1841
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1839 to 1841
You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode8.
Individual stories from t…
Short 4 1764 The Murderous Midwife and the extreme punishment inflicted
News of the Times Short 4
The Time: 1764
The Story: The Murderous Midwife and the extreme punishment inflicted
| The shockingly horrific execution method given to a murdering midwife in 17th century…
Short 3. 1749 Bodies drowned and plundered of all
News of the Times Short 3
The Time: 1749
The Story: Bodies drowned and plundered of everything
| What happens to bodies washed up on shore from shipwrecks
| We upload short historical news stori…
Short 1: 1726: A trap to catch a paedophile
News of the Times Short 1
The Time: 1726
The Story: A trap to catch a paedophile
| The story of the trap to catch a paedophile targeting young boys
| We upload short historical news stories daily…
Ep14 - Ghosts and Witches 1716 to 1739
THE TIME: 1716 to 1739
THE NEWS: GHOSTS, APPARITIONS AND WITCHES
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1716 to 1739:
Ducking as a test of witches and wizards,
…
Ep13-The Time: 1894 to 1896
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1894 to 1896:
The infamous baby farmer purported to have killed over 400 children,
Death by vinegar,
The evils of child in…
Ep12-The Time: 1712 to 1714
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1712 to 1714:
A Royal proclamation, with strictest enforcement, against duels,
Failed attempt by Sweden to sink British Fle…
Ep11-The Time:1808 to 1810
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1808 to 1810:
The insanity of King George III,
Stabbing of a 13 year old cabin boy,
The house of sodomists,
Death by Rats,
T…
Ep10-The Time: 1749 to 1751
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1749 to 1751:
Jail escape attempt through ghostly apparitions
Law against false accusations of sodomy
Human hair theft
…
Ep09-The Time: 1887 to 1889
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1887 to 1889:
The Whitechapel Murders,
The Arsenic from Flypaper Murder,
Posing as a boy to obtain work,
Spiritual Séan…
Ep08-The Time: 1839 to 1841
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1839 to 1841:
Treatment of the Insane in lunatic asylums,
Children’s cordial leading to death,
Workhouses full up,
Trol…
Ep07-The Time: 1764 to 1766
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1764 to 1766:
The murderous midwife,
A popular remedy for venereal disease,
The widespread cheating by market owners,
A…
Ep06-The Time: 1726 to 1728
Some of the highlights included in this edition covering news items between 1726 to 1728:
The sensational story of a woman giving birth to live rabbits,
Captured paedophile sodomist,
Bodies found …