On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.

It was an extraordinary news story.

The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,

mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.

One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for Lucan.

It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime.

I'm Alex von Tundselman.

This is The Lucan Obsession.

Listen on BBC Sounds.

Hello, today's some heretical ideas and why we do well to listen to them.

With me to introduce their good read,

our comedian, actor and writer Jessica Fosterkew,

host of two popular podcasts,

The Guilty Feminist and Hoovering,

and a guest on any number of BBC 2 and Radio 4 comedy programmes.

As an actor, she's most recently appeared

in The Trouble with Maggie Cole and Out of Her Mind.

With Jessica is the poet, scriptwriter, performer and director Molly Nela, co-creator of the Sky One comedy After Hours.

Molly is also the author with Lizzie Stewart of an award-winning graphic novel, Lights, Planet, People,

and her third poetry collection,

whatever you've got, comes out in April.

Jessica Fosterke, would you start us off? What is your choice of a good read?

...