13 minutes | Friday, 18 September 2026
Dashing rogue or cold-blooded killer? In Episode 8 of York After Dark, Aaron strips away the romantic myths surrounding Britain's most famous highwayman, Dick Turpin. From violent house invasions in Essex to his downfall in a York jail cell over a unpaid letter, we trace the bloody real history of "John Palmer" and the ghostly encounters still reported across York today.