BBC Sounds series Bad Women - season 1 Jack the Ripper

[Ozzy]

I don't think this series has been mentioned here, and as I start to listen to it myself (I only came across it earlier whilst checking the BBC website for podcasts), there might be a reason for that. I didn't read the synopsis, start listening only to find out it's presented by Hallie Rubenhold, whose book, at least the little I read of it, did irritate me like many others.

The series is titled Bad Women and from what I can tell season 1 covers Jack the Ripper whilst season 2 covers (or is covering, I think it's still ongoing) The Blackout Ripper of World War 2.

Episode lengths vary. They are around 30 - 40 minutes and one at 42 minutes.

Season 1 episode list is below. I have also put a link to the series main BBC page from where you can listen. Click on the Episodes tab. I'm not sure if listeners outside the UK can play them.

Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Ripper Myth
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Welcome to Whitechapel
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Polly Walks Out
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Polly the "Prostitute"
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Dark Annie and the Demon Drink
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Gentlemen of the Press
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Public Woman 97
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Face of The Ripper
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Ballad of Kate Eddowes
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - In a Dark, Dark Corner
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - Chamber of Horrors
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Mystery of Mary Jane Kelly
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Bones of Marie Jeanette
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Monster Among Us
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold - The Madness of Jacob Levy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gx0zds

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I'm 23 minutes into the first episode and Rippercast has just been mentioned and includes a clip!

I see this series does have a thread on jtrforums.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Thanks for posting this Ozzy.

[drstrange169]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Sam Flynn]

Hmmm... narrated by Hallie Rubenhold, so I think I'll give this one a miss. I'm sure those podcasts are interesting, but after "The Five" I can't take her seriously.

[Abby Normal]

Hmmm... narrated by Hallie Rubenhold, so I think I'll give this one a miss. I'm sure those podcasts are interesting, but after "The Five" I can't take her seriously.

bingo sam. same here. plus with her book trying argue ridiculously that the victims werent prostitutes and that there is misogyny involved with the whole ripper saga, and yet these are titled Bad Women?!?! WTF?!!?! hypocrisy much?

[caz]

I took it to be an attempt at sarcasm, Abby, but then H.R. Pufnstuf could have made that clearer:

"Bad" Women would have done the trick - if you'll pardon the unintended pun.

She managed it with Polly the "Prostitute", which is ironic considering the evidence for it! It's as if she sees prostitution as something bad women do and good men pay good money for.

Love,

Caz
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