Gavin Whitehead3 days ago14 minMarie Antoinette, The Marriage of Figaro, and the Diamond Necklace Affair (S3BE1)Beaumarchais’s madcap comedy, The Marriage of Figaro, smashed box-office records when it opened in Paris in 1784. The following year, a...
Gavin WhiteheadApr 3017 minRisky Business (S3E9)This episode, we consider Madame Tussaud's unique contribution to the true crime genre. Full transcript below. TRANSCRIPT Victor Tussaud...
Gavin WhiteheadApr 1631 minThe True Crime Controversy of 1849 (S3E8)In 1849, George and Maria Manning murdered a guest in their London home and fled the British capital. A dramatic hunt for the killers...