Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood

Sky History HD

11:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Sunday 13 April

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Dramatised documentary exploring how the Whitechapel Murders fuelled the rise of tabloid journalism in Victorian Britain, highlighting how the press manipulated the story for its own gain, ultimately obstructing justice in the process. One Fleet Street newspaper in particular - the Star - shamelessly exploitated the killings to boost circulation and profits, hindering the police investigation to further its own agenda. With Moe Dunford, Chelsea Halfpenny, Tyger Drew-Honey and Mark Strepan