Caroline Crampton
Peace At Last
The day the First World War ended, 11 November 1918, marked the beginning of a new era in which detective fiction would flourish. How did Britain go from "peace at last" to "whodunnit"? Thanks to my guest (and husband) Guy Cuthbertson. His book about Armistice Day
Peace At Last Transcript
Caroline: It was the bells that let lots of people in Britain know that the First World War was over. They had been silent for months on end, but on 11 November 1918 makeshift crews of ringers returned to their belfries, producing peals that made people stop in the streets