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History Extra podcast - May 2008

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2008

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Alex Werner of the Museum in Docklands discusses a new exhibition on Jack the Ripper, TV presenter Ruth Goodman chats about her experiences living on a Victorian farm, Professor Paul Cartledge meets Athenian thinkers via our Time Machine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.6

Hi, it's Dave Musgrave, editor of BBC History Magazine, here once again to introduce you to our latest podcast.

0:45.1

I'm joined by the Deputy Editor Sue Wingrove and Section Editor Rob Atter.

0:51.6

This podcast accompanies the May issue of the magazine, which goes on sale in the UK on Tuesday, the 29th of April.

1:11.5

Our main feature is on Jack the Ripper, and we'll be hearing from the curator of a new exhibition about the nefarious Victorian serial killer shortly. We've also got a chat with a historian who is living on a 19th century farm, and we've invited Professor Paul Cartledge into our time machine this month. Plus, we'll be talking through the latest history book releases. But first,

1:15.8

Rob Atta has been talking to Alex Werner about Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper is a character that continues to fascinate people even today. Why do you think that is? For a variety of reasons.

1:21.8

I think it's pretty amazing story. If you just had it, as I say, someone wrote a novel with all the different elements.

1:28.7

It's an incredible story in terms of a brutal killer on the loose in an urban setting,

1:35.2

a killer who is not caught, set against the backdrop of the world's largest city at the period.

1:41.3

I mean, I think it's a very, very exciting story. It's also a slightly

1:47.1

unsettling story. So there's a degree of fascination, I think. And it's a story that is known

1:54.8

throughout the world. And obviously he famously was never captured. Do you think we'll ever find out who did it conclusively?

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