The Café Royal murder of December 1894 is one of those rare Victorian cases that sits between documented fact and enduring mystery. A man was killed inside one of London’s most prestigious establishments, yet despite immediate investigation and widespread press coverage, no one was ever convicted. For over a century, […]
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Interwar broadcasting · editorial standards · communications technology On the evening of 18 April 1930, listeners to the BBC’s evening bulletin heard an announcement that has since passed into legend: “Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news.”[1] For the remainder of the scheduled news slot, the BBC […]
The Mohocks: Britain’s Notorious Night-Walkers of the Early 1700s Bowie and the Mohocks In 2016, archivists discovered that David Bowie’s final, unfinished project was not only his last album Blackstar, but also the beginnings of an “18th-Century musical” called The Spectator. Hidden in his study were notes on London crime, […]