Jack Sheppard
Greg Jenner and the team head to 18th century London to meet the criminal Jack Sheppard.
You're Dead to Me · BBC Radio 4
August 21, 202049m 47s
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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.