The Murder That Shook Edwardian Britain

<p>When the music hall dancer, Belle Ellmore, disappeared in January 1910, it was her performing colleagues who raised the alarm.</p><br><p>Her murder by Dr. Crippen became a media sensation, and he became the star of the story.</p><br><p>Why was Belle Ellmore murdered? Why did it cause such a sensation at its time? And what role did her friends and colleagues in the music hall industry play in bringing justice?</p><br><p>Joining Kate today is historian and author, Hallie Rubenhold, whose feminist lens on this story, in <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/story-of-a-murder/hallie-rubenhold/2928377304799" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Story of a Murder</em></a>, is long overdue.</p><br><p>This episode is edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>