The River Thames flows for 215 miles from the Cotswolds to the Thames Estuary, and it’s one of England’s flagship sights. The name Thames comes from the old English word Temisis, meaning dark one, and this river's history is every bit as dark as that of the land it runs through.

Segments
00:00 Introduction / Titles
00:35 The Skeleton at Somerset House
06:46 The Execution Dock
14:07 The Marlow Mystery
20:35 The Murder of Claie Woolterton
27:44 The Flood of '28
33:59 The Marchioness Disaster
41:40 Credits and sources

Concentrating more on its reaches at central London, here are five more macabre tales linked to the River Thames.

00:00 Title
00:24 The Case of Grace Martha Jacoby
07:08 Tales From the Frozen River
14:18 The Phantom Major
25:42 Frank Ronan
28:01 God’s Banker
43:19 Beyond the Tape [unpaid book recommendation]
44:20 Credits and sources