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Inspector Whicher, Sergeant Cuff, Mr. Holmes, Monsieur Poirot

Posted on 16 September, 2014 by Helen Barrell

Yesterday[1]I started to write this on Christie’s birthday, but this behemoth could not be completed in one day. was Agatha Christie’s 124th birthda...

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Things you’ll see in “Ripper Street” series 3. Honest.

Posted on 11 September, 2014 by Helen Barrell

Filming has finished on the third series of late-Victorian, plaid-encrusted crime-drama Ripper Street. Huzzah! Herewith, illustrated in 19th century engravings,...

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Jack the Ripper DNA test proves… not very much, really

Posted on 8 September, 2014 by Helen Barrell

My friend Anna asked me what I think about the DNA testing which apparently “proves” that Aaron Kosminski was the infamous Jack the Ripper. I posted...

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