Contains strong language, adult humour, some sexual content, some violence and some upsetting scenes.

23 March 2026
46 minutes
Available for over a year
Iain looks at the story of Dr William Palmer, a man whom Charles Dickens described as “the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey".
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