38. The Yorkshire Ripper: Do women need to reclaim the night? - a podcast by BBC Radio

Peter Sutcliffe, better known as the Yorkshire Ripper murdered 13 women and attacked many others. The case involved 5 million hours of mostly futile police work and sparked angst and fury among women. Could he have been stopped sooner?

On this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen explore how the police were sidetracked in their investigation by confirmation bias and sexism and how women responded with “Reclaim the Night” marches across the country.Warning: This episode includes descriptions of sexual violence, murder and possibly some strong language.
This episode contains audio from: The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story produced by Wall to Wall, BBC Archive, BBC AUDIO – BRASSTACKS, BBC News, John Humble and ITV.CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie HagenProducer: Louisa Field
Assistant Producer: Simona RataMusic: Matt Chandler
Editor: Rami TzabarAcademic Consultants for The Open University: Dr. Zoe Walkington&Dr. Camilla Elphick

#BadPeople_BBCCommissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam ElandBad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.

Further episodes of Bad People

Further podcasts by BBC Radio

Website of BBC Radio