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65. A Very British Scandal
Season 1 · Episode 65

65. A Very British Scandal

The Rest Is History

June 21, 202156m 53s

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Show Notes

Jeremy Thorpe was the most flamboyant politician of his day. Leader of the Liberal Party for nine years he was tried at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder his former lover Norman Scott. Although acquitted, the case destroyed Thorpe’s career. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss this extraordinary story, which includes the murder of Scott’s dog Rinka.

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