In Story of a Murder, Hallie Rubenhold once again shines a spotlight on the women often forgotten in a famous historic murder. In this case, it's Dr Crippen's murder of his wife, Belle.

A couple of months ago, I stumbled across the news that the Petit Palais museum in Paris was hosting a retrospective of the House of Worth, which was THE place to go for glorious gownery in the Gilded Age. It's the largest gathering of Worth's work ever, and since the pieces are so delicate, it's unlikely to ever happen again. Did I swoon a bit? Yes, I did. And when I came to, my marvellous husband said: 'Well, why don't you go?'