
In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.
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Air Date: 2008-01-14
The Fielding brothers are dining at a tavern run by Jack Harris, an infamous pimp, when a messenger announces that a ...
Air Date: 2008-01-21
When the Reverend Erasmus Cavendish is found murdered in his Soho church, his maid informs the Runners that the rever...
Air Date: 2008-01-28
A break-in at a sugar merchant's Mayfair home brings the Bow Street Runners into conflict with their patron, Lord New...
Air Date: 2008-02-04
Tom Jones, an infamous gang leader, is broken out of jail by his Irish gang, who maim several prison guards along the...
Air Date: 2008-02-11
Henry looks back on the struggle to fund the Bow Street Runners in the first place, and reflects on how close London ...