I watched and enjoyed the Lucy Worsley programme. The focus was on the development of the public’s ghoulish interest in murder, which seems to me an interesting topic. I didn’t notice any victim blaming, nor was the emphasis on violence against women. The Red Barn murder was only case she covered in which a woman was specifically targeted. (Another was of a whole family slaughtered: members of both sexes.)

What she said of a female murderer was interesting. (I’ve already forgotten lethal lady’s name, though.) She seemed the only interesting murderer.

As someone who used to work with the families of murder victims (for Victim Support), though, I never feel entirely easy with murder as entertainment. My own experience suggests that the predominant emotion arising from murder is sadness. That never seems properly reflected in murder as presented in the media.

Gasp! I hadn’t seen that – might try and watch it tonight.

Have you read The Suspicions of Mr Whicher? I haven’t yet but apparently fascinating.

And thank you :-)

Have you seen this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01ftzs2/A_Very_British_Murder_with_Lucy_Worsley_The_New_Taste_for_Blood/

I have pre-existing reservations about Lucy Worsley from a feminist perspective, so I am quite intrigued by this combination.