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Inside Broadmoor

By: Jonathan Levi, Emma French
Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
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'There is time and then there is Broadmoor time.'

Broadmoor. Few place names in the world have such chilling resonance. For over 150 years, it has contained the UK's most violent, dangerous and psychopathic.

Since opening as an asylum for the criminally insane in 1863 it has housed the perpetrators of many of the most shocking crimes in history; including Jack the Ripper suspect James Kelly, serial killers Peter Sutcliffe (the Yorkshire Ripper), John Straffen and Kenneth Erskine, armed robber Charles Bronson, gangster Ronnie Kray, and cannibal Peter Bryan.

The truth about what goes on behind the Victorian walls of the high security hospital has largely remained a mystery, but now with unprecedented access TV journalist Jonathan Levi and cultural historian Emma French paint a vivid picture of life at Broadmoor, after nearly a decade observing and speaking to those on the inside.

Including interviews with the staff, its experts and the patients themselves, Inside Broadmoor is the most comprehensive study of the institution to-date.

Published at the dawn of a new era for the hospital, this is the full story of Broadmoor's past, present and future and a dark but enlightening journey into the minds of Britain's most dangerous and how they are treated. Murder True Crime Crime Mental Health Inspiring Thought-Provoking Scary Health
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brilliant, I grew up in Crowthorne and broadmoor was a big part of the village life

fantastic book

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Given how short this book is, there’s no excuse for the level of redundant description and repetition. The accounts of specific patients or incidents show little effort made to grasp the nature of the psychopathology. Disappointing.

The narrator does a great job, but not enough to redeem the book.

Poorly constructed, limited content, but well read

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I devoured this book! the narrators voice makes or breaks an audio book but his voice to me personally was easy to listen to and kept me interested. Ive got a strong interest in forensic psychiatry so i was fascinated by the detailed accounts of the crimes that lead to their detention and the patients early life experiences - a trigger warning for those perhaps sensitive to topics such as child abuse.
Well worth a listen if you're morbidly fascinated by the macabre and the full extent of the human condition, or just the history of high security forensic psychiatric hospitals and the experiences of the patients and staff. 5*

Very interesting - well read

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good book, enjoyed the stories. interested to hear about the future of Broadmoor and the expensive new buildings still waiting to be occupied

inside Broadmoor

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Completely changed my view on what the prison is like. Trying to see where I can watch the documentary now. Very insightful.

Very informative.

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