Robin Coles

News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime

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Welcome to News of the Times! Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain. With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a love for the curious corners of the past. 🕵️ For those with a taste for the peculiar, you may a...

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Robin Coles

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Headline16. Some of the headlines of 1919 to 1921 08.11.2022 2:57

The Time:1919 to 1921 Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1919 to 1921 You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode16. Individual stories from this time period can be found in our Series 2. All of our stories come from historical news archives. Series 1: In depth review of historical times Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday...

Short 20: 1919 Unlivable high cost of living 08.11.2022 2:57

News of the Times Short 20 The Time: 1919 The Story: Unlivable high cost of living | Post war: the Spanish flu running rampant, over 2 million people unemployed in the UK, empty shelves in stores, and incredibly high prices for food. The more things change, the more things stay the same... | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller yearly episodes and headlines every...

Short 41:1880 A country neighbour ongoing quarrel 07.11.2022 2:46

News of the Times Short 41 The Time: 1880 The Story: A country neighbour ongoing quarrel | The troublesome pain in the backside neighbour who makes everyone's life a misery. Quite a fun story where you can hear the exasperation by all involved. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories...

Short 33: 1829 Murder by Arsenic 06.11.2022 6:19

News of the Times Short 33 The Time: 1829 The Story: Murder by Arsenic Poisoning | Murder by arsenic in one form or another seemed to be quite the thing. There are several shorts where arsenic is used as the murder weapon. This one is rather obvious. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our...

Short 24: 1723 Beaten into speech 05.11.2022 1:15

News of the Times Short 24 The Time: 1723 The Story: Beaten into speech | Despite the rather lurid title, this was meant as a funny story in its day. We chose the story as it gives a flavour of what life was like in 1723 England and what was considered funny back then. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3)...

Short 39: 1800 Murder attempt of intimate friend tragedy 04.11.2022 2:22

News of the Times Short 39 The Time: 1800 The Story: Murder attempt of intimate friend tragedy | A very sad story all stemming from an attack on "his intimate friend", but which ends up with much tragedy all around. We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). All of our stories come from historical...

Short 18: 1911 The importance of teaching girls in schools to be gentle and modest 03.11.2022 4:11

News of the Times Short 18 The Time: 1911 The Story: The importance of teaching girls in schools to be gentle and modest | A discussion on the teaching in school required by boys and girls in the national school system. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical...

Short 26: 1726 Couple's public street fight tragedy 02.11.2022 3:57

News of the Times Short 26 The Time: 1726 The Story: Couple's public street fright tragedy | A drunken fight between a couple in the street ends unexpectedly and tragically. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | | Seri...

Ep15 The Time:1911 to 1913 01.11.2022 32:27

The Time: 1911 to 1913 Some of the highlights in this edition covering news items between 1911 to 1913 include: The launching of the unsinkable and unburnable Titanic, Recommended schooling for girls to focus on needlework, The coronation of King George V, Racism of Indian students in London, The fight for women’s right to vote, And so much more! Hosted by Robin Coles Produced by Wendy...

Headline15. Some of the headlines of 1911 to 1913 01.11.2022 3:14

The Time:1911 to 1913 Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1911 to 1913 You can find the complete podcast from this time period in our Series 1 / Episode15. Individual stories from this time period can be found in our Series 2. All of our stories come from historical news archives. Series 1: In depth review of historical times Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday peo...

Short 17: 1911 Launch of the unsinkable Titanic -marvel of marine architecture 01.11.2022 3:42

News of the Times Short 17 The Time: 1911 The Story: Launch of the unsinkable Titanic -marvel of marine architecture | Launch of the Titanic: "a marvel of marine architecture" - an interesting story retrospectively. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from histor...

Short 16: 1728 The ghost child seen by a village 31.10.2022 2:00

News of the Times Short 16 The Time: 1728 The Story: The ghost child seen by a village | A real ghost story from the 18th century recounted in the papers of the day. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | | Series 1: In dep...

Short 35: 1831 Buried alive horror 30.10.2022 2:13

News of the Times Short 35 The Time: 1831 The Story: Buried alive horror | The dog knew but no one in authority would pay attention. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | | Series 1: In depth review of historical times |...

Short 40: 1800 Destitution of a family 29.10.2022 1:17

News of the Times Short 40 The Time: 1800 The Story: Destitution of a family | The incredibly awful levels of poverty in pre-Victorian England times highlighted in this one story. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Series...

Short 64: 1729 Out of his senses 28.10.2022 1:44

News of the Times Short 64 The Time: 1729 The Story: Out of his senses | A man "out of his senses" and the very terrible events associated. Were the actions due to the chemicals he regularly inhaled? You decide. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical...

Short 32: 1790 The Despondency of Philip Vth, King of Spain 27.10.2022 2:57

News of the Times Short 32 The Time: 1790 The Story: The Despondency of Philip Vth, King of Spain | We generally stay clear of royalty stories, but this one is really unusual as far as royal stories are concerned . | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspap...

Short 28: 1871 The Baronet whipping of street child 26.10.2022 1:58

News of the Times Short 28 The Time: 1871 The Story: The Baronet whipping of street child | Indicative of the times? The rather ghastly whipping then dragging of the 4 year old street child. Guess in advance if he was found guilty. | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from...

Short 14: 1712-1714 The Plague Raging Across Europe 26.10.2022 3:49

News of the Times Short 14 The Time: 1712 - 1714 The Story: The Plague Raging Across Europe | News stories of the plague across Europe: the deaths and the impact | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Series 1: In depth rev...

Short 15: 1735 Testing to Check if Someone Was a Witch 26.10.2022 2:19

| News of the Times Short 15 | The Time: 1735 | The Story: Testing to Check if Someone Was a Witch | What happened to suspected witches and wizards in the 1700's? | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Series 1: In...

Short 13: 1896 A unique form of torture in Iran (Formerly Persia) 26.10.2022 5:05

News of the Times Short 13 The Time: 1896 The Story: A unique form of torture in Iran (Formerly Persia) | The story of another use for plaster as a form of execution | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Series 1: In depth...

Short 12: 1889 The famous murder case by using flypaper 26.10.2022 6:49

News of the Times Short 12 The Time: 1889 The Story: The famous murder case by using flypaper | The famous in its day case of the murderous cheating wife and the flypaper | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Series 1: In...

Short11 1880 Lessons on cooking for the poor 26.10.2022 6:21

News of the Times Short11 The Time: 1880 The Story: Lessons on cooking for the poor | We loved this news article Lessons on cooking for the poor and how the wealthy do not understand | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | Se...

Short10. 1859 Lead poisoning from eating pickled pork 26.10.2022 1:40

News of the Times Short10 The Time: 1859 The Story: Lead poisoning from eating pickled pork | A great news story of what can happen eating some foods in Victorian England | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | | Series 1: In...

Short 9 1849 The mother who murdered 8 of her children with rat poison 26.10.2022 6:42

News of the Times Short 9 The Time: 1849 The Story: The mother who murdered 8 of her children with rat poison | Killing her babies to save them from her own misery | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications. | | Series 1: In depth r...

Short 7 1819 Juvenile depravity of 9 year olds 26.10.2022 1:48

News of the Times Short 7 The Time: 1819 The Story: Juvenile depravity of 9 year olds | An interesting story that perfectly outlines the different perspectives between those who have and those who have not | We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3). | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and...