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historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. On the 24th of March,

1953, a tenant of 10 Rillington Place Notting Hill made a gruesome discovery.

Inside the walls of the downstairs flat, he uncovered the bodies of three women, and more were to follow.

A nationwide manhunt was launched for the prime suspect, Reg Christie,

and the murders quickly became a cause celebrity.

In her new book, The Peep Show,

best-selling author Kate Somerscale revisits this infamous case

to explore what it can tell us about life on the margins in post-war London.

I spoke to Kate to find out more.

Lovely to have you on the podcast, Kate. Your new book The Peep Show re-examines the

Rillington Place murders and what they can tell us about post-war Britain. Can we start by

bringing listeners into this story? Can you tell us about post-war Britain. Can we start by bringing listeners into this story? Can you tell us about

the grisly discovery in 1953 that sparked all of this off? Yes, it was on 24th of March,

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