The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place

* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of abortion, murder, and execution by hanging. *

In this special bonus episode, we are delighted to have award-winning author Kate Summerscale in to chat with Tim and Nicci about her most recent book, The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place.

It takes a deep dive into the case presented in our first episode, Timothy Evans: The birth of ‘Forensic Linguistics’ and the murders linked to Evans’ neighbour John Christie.

If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:

https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

https://www.helpguide.org/find-help

Resources:

You can purchase The Peepshow and any other of Kate’s wonderful books here:

https://www.katesummerscale.com/

Production Team: Sam Cook, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera

Producer: Sam Cook

Visual design: George Grant

With our thanks to Kate Summerscale

Writing Wrongs

Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace.

Writing Wrongs, from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases.

Hosts Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod, who've provided expert evidence in hundreds of cases, examine a specific case and its linguistic analysis each episode.

Some episodes feature guest forensic linguists sharing their experiences as expert witnesses. The series highlights different case types, showcasing the strengths and limitations of forensic linguistics in criminal and civil investigations.

• No. of episodes: 6
• Latest episode: 2025-05-02
• True Crime

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