Kris Dyer

London, 1556. Hal Westmecott, one of the city's most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour – and now he's come to collect his dues. Hal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son. But when Jack's search draws him to the...

First published in 1944, Fell Murder sees E.C.R. Lorac at the height of her considerable powers as a purveyor of well-made and traditional detective fiction. The book presents a fascinating 'return of the prodigal' mystery set in the later stages of...

Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of backstage dealings, where unscrupulous actors risk...

The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a...

The plan is simple. George and Ben have three weeks to cycle 1000 miles from the bottom of England to the top of Scotland. There is just one small problem… they have no bikes, no clothes, no food and no money. Setting off in just a pair of Union Jack...

When Miles Hammond is invited to a meeting of the Murder Club in London, he is met instead with just two other guests and is treated to a strange tale of an impossible crime in France years before; the murder of a man on a tower with only one...

Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the brightest stars in the Elizabethan firmament. Born into relative obscurity in rural Devon, he grew up in the company of smugglers and fishermen, listening to stories of voyages to far-flung lands. His lust for...

Kadesh, the first battle in history for which we have real details of the action Author - Julian Humphries. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media Company Limited ©.

To her people she was a creature of beauty and mother of the nation, but behind closed doors hid a queen riddled with insecurities and plagued by bouts of depression. Author - History Revealed Staff. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

The last of the Tudors, behind the mask of England’s enigmatic Queen Author - History Revealed Staff. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media Company Limited ©.

When King Henry I’s son died in a tragic sinking, England descended into anarchy, as his daughter and nephew squabbled for the crown. Carl Watkins uncovers the story of England’s medieval civil war. Author - Carl Watkins. Narrator - Kris Dyer....

In 1937, the pioneering American pilot was set on one last flight – to circumnavigate the globe. But the lady of the skies would never make it home Author - Pat Kinsella. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - ©...

Hidden within the artist's brush strokes is a story of contempt anguish and turmoil Author - Lottie Goldfinch. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media Company Limited ©.

The kop it’s a word familiar to all football fans but how many of them know that it takes its name from a steep hill where the British suffered a bloody defeat. Author - Julian Humphries. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January...

How the ferocious blaze of 1666 destroyed the capital Author - Sandra Lawrence. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media Company Limited ©.

Winston Churchill called it the worst disaster and the largest capitulation in British military history. Julian Humphrys looks at how the Japanese seized Malaya and Singapore. Author - Julian Humphries. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday,...

Anna Harris unravels a 19th-century miscarriage of justice of mammoth proportions, which divided a nation and shook the world. Author - Anna Harris. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media...

In March 1429, a 17-year-old girl arrived at Charles VII’s court at Chinon. She announced that she had been called upon by saints to expel the English and restore the throne of France. That girl was Joan of Arc… Author - History Revealed Staff....

Comparing the true life and death story of celebrity outlaw Jesse James with the Hollywood hit Author - Mark Glancy. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Immediate Media Company Limited ©.

Edward III's stunning victory over the French at Crecy marked a new dawn for the humble foot soldier. An Investigation into this decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War. Author - Julian Humphries. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

It is perhaps the most infamous dynasty in English history; One that ordered the executions of thousands. But who was its most murderous monarch? Author - Tracy Borman. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - ©...

Deep in rural Burgundy, a journey by canal boat reveals a landscape of medieval churches and vineyards, where traditional French life still flows at a gentler pace. Author - Katherine Norbury. Narrator - Kris Dyer. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

Uncle Willie has come to stay with the Redpaths for the holidays. It is just their luck for him to be found dead the morning after Christmas day, dressed in his Santa Claus costume, seemingly poisoned by his favourite chocolates. Or was there...

When newlyweds Agnes and Andrew Kinghof are present for the discovery of an over-ripe corpse in the air-raid shelter of their apartment building, the two set out to put their amateur detective skills to work. The dead man's sister is nearly frightened...