Media

Final Jeopardy for Josef Jakobs

Quick! Who was the last person executed in the Tower of London? Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock timer is counting down. It’s a trivia question and one that few people answer correctly. Some might remember Anne Boleyn from the time of the Tudors. Others might think of Catherine Howard. Few would think that the last

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Spooky Trees

BBC Article – Unsolved English Murder Mysteries – 13 January 2015

Every once in a while, I dig around the internet, turning over stones and looking for new and interesting tidbits about Josef and his associates. This morning I came across a January 2015 BBC article entitled “English murder mysteries that have baffled detectives”. Naturally, the article included the case of Bella in the Wych Elm.

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Tower of London

A Review of Robert Walsh’s article on Josef Jakobs

I came across a blog article last year entitled: Josef Jakobs – The Last Execution at the Tower of London. The author of the blog, Robert Walsh, outlines the story of Josef Jakobs. The account, while quite readable, suffers from several factual errors, inconsistencies and spelling mistakes. Date of execution – Walsh correctly says that

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BBC Documentary – The Spies Who Fooled Hitler (1999)

BBC Documentary – The Spies Who Fooled Hitler (1999) Original Air Date – 2 October 1999Series – TimewatchDuration – 45:52 minutesProducer – Tilman RemmeBBC/History Channel Co-Production Part 1 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 2 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 3 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 4 clip available here – 10 minutesPart

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PBS Documentary – Secrets of the Tower of London (2013)

The Film Title – Secrets of the Tower of LondonAired – 27 October 2013Series – Secrets of BritainDuration – 55:11 minutesProducer – Vicky MatthewsProduced by – Pioneer Productions for PBS Clip available here (link no longer works on YouTube)Or here on PBS website (also no longer available)Or purchase via PBS Review Trying to cram 1000

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Historic Royal Palaces – Podcast – Curious Connections: Spies and Us (2014)

The Podcast Title – Curious Connections: Spies & UsTaped – 14 October 2014Original Air Date -30 October 2014Series – Curious ConnectionsDuration – 59:12 minutesProducer – Historic Royal PalacesClip available here (N.B. 2021 – link no longer works and I haven’t been able to find one to replace it) Presenters:Sally Dixon-Smith – Tower Collections Curator, Historic

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Historic Royal Palaces – Podcast on Josef Jakobs

The Podcast Title – Historic Royal Palaces – Tower Prisoner Stories – JacobsOriginal Air Date – 13 February 2013Series – Stories from the PalacesDuration – 4:19 minutesProducer -unknownClip available here (N.B. 2021 – link no longer works and I haven’t been able to find a replacement) Review This programme was produced by the Tower of

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