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Sarah Bax Horton on tracking down Jack the Ripper
Audio 29 Nov 2023135 years on from Jack the Ripper's heinous and brutal murders in London's Whitechapel, the case still fascinates. Sarah Bax Horton's ancestor worked on the case, and her research led her to new… Audio
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Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine has books for younger readers with the theme: Female Perspective History Fiction For readers 10/11+ years there's, Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman and Interned by Pamela Rusby. For 11… Audio
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The lives of the Jack the Ripper victims explored
We know the name Jack the Ripper, and the legends about his crimes. But the lack of empathy or even interest the lives of the women he killed more than 130 years ago is an indictment of us and our… Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
June was a fabulous month for growth in the North Island. In the South, Marlborough's welcomed 100 millimetres of rain. Audio
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Alice Cooper: 'Covid-19 was like being hit by a truck'
Alice Cooper is a survivor in every sense of the word, having given up an addiction to alcohol and cocaine almost 40 years ago Now at 73-years-old, Alice is still beating the odds, having recently… Video, Audio
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Review - The Little Things
The Little Things is a complex police investigation, staring three former Oscar winners - Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and Denzel Washington (Training Day, Glory). Video, Audio
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Scott Bainbridge on his book New Zealand Mysteries
If you like a good mystery, you're in luck. In his new book New Zealand Mysteries, writer Scott Bainbridge turns his attention to some of Aotearoa's well-known legends and some lesser-known, but… Audio, Gallery
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Book review - Best of 2019
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews her top picks of 2019: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold and Gun Love by Jennifer Clement (both published by Penguin). Audio
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'McQueen': Fashion bad boy's tale all too familiar
The story of unlikely bad boy East End fashion designer Alexander McQueen - aptly titled McQueen - is, like so many documentaries about tortured artists, predictably tragic and sadly unenlightening. Video, Audio
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Postcard from Jack the Ripper sells for more than $40k
A postcard believed to have been sent by Jack the Ripper warning of two murders has been sold at auction in London for more than $40,000.
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Hannah Jewell: 100 nasty women of history
Hannah Jewell's 100 Nasty Women of History includes aviator Jean Batten, WWII secret agent Nancy Wake and Māori leaders Te Puea Herangi and Dame Whina Cooper. Audio
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Lions tours - a cash safari since Victorian times
Opinion - The British and Irish Lions tour has faced some criticism as an cynical cash-grab - but that's really just living up to a well-worn tradition of rugby touring, writes Jamie Wall.
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3-Track Shack by Link Wray
Nick Bollinger revels in the reissue of three lost classics from proto guitar hero Link Wray. Audio
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Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
A new museum dedicated to Jack the Ripper raises outcry in London and an art blogger imagines what might have happened if Old Master had written artist statements. Audio
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Mayweather announces next fight
Undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather will attempt to match Rocky Marciano's record of 49 unanswered victories when he takes on Andre Berto.
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RA The Rugged Man
Long Island New York MC R.A. the Rugged Man is by no means a household name, but with two decades of hip hop history and a slew of high profile collaborations under his belt, he has more than a little… Audio
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Bestselling crime author Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is one of the world's bestselling crime authors. Her novels have been translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries and have won numerous prestigious awards. She is… Audio
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Ripper name refuted
Audio 8 Sep 2014A leading authority on Jack the Ripper says a new book claiming to have identified Jack the Ripper, is wrong. Audio
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Jack the Ripper's identity revealed
Audio 8 Sep 2014A British amateur detective says a DNA breakthrough has resolved the world's most famous whodunnit; he says it shows beyond doubt that Jack the Ripper was a 23-year-old Polish immigrant called Aaron… Audio
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Scotland Yard refuses to publish secret Ripper files
Audio 17 May 2011Scotland Yard is fighting to stop the publication of files dating back to 1888 that some experts say could help to reveal, finally, the identity of Britain's most infamous serial killer, Jack the… Audio
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Ripper Re-Investigated
Audio 13 Oct 2008Ex-Police Detective and Author. 'Jack the Ripper: The 21st Century Investigation'. Audio