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Jack Sheppard by BBC Radio 4

Jack Sheppard

from You're Dead to Me

by BBC Radio 4

Published: Fri Aug 21 2020

Show Notes

Host Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Lena Liapi and comedian Stu Goldsmith in 18th century London to examine the life of infamous criminal, Jack Sheppard. From his early years in the workhouses of Spitalfields, we follow Jack from carpentry apprentice to infamous escape artist and renowned criminal as he became one of the earliest examples of London celebrity.