Gavin Whitehead
- May 4
- 14 min
Marie Antoinette, The Marriage of Figaro, and the Diamond Necklace Affair (S3BE1)
Beaumarchais’s madcap comedy, The Marriage of Figaro, smashed box-office records when it opened in Paris in 1784. The following year, a...
Gavin Whitehead
- Apr 30
- 17 min
Risky Business (S3E9)
This episode, we consider Madame Tussaud's unique contribution to the true crime genre. Full transcript below. TRANSCRIPT Victor Tussaud...
Gavin Whitehead
- Apr 16
- 31 min
The True Crime Controversy of 1849 (S3E8)
In 1849, George and Maria Manning murdered a guest in their London home and fled the British capital. A dramatic hunt for the killers...
Gavin Whitehead
- Apr 3
- 35 min
The Baker Street Bazaar and the Cult Leader of Kent (S3E7)
After more than three decades of touring the provinces, Madame Tussaud made the unexpected decision to settle down in London in 1835....