Episode description
News of the Times 148v | 1777 - 1829
England's Grave Robbers - The Resurrectionists
In this episode we look at a number of stories detailing the life and work of grave robbers - otherwise known as resurrectionists - between 1777 and 1824.
Not a Burke or Hare in sight!
Hosted by Robin Coles.
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https://youtu.be/X6JLDHpEZ1Q
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https://youtu.be/5EW4vgOlIyU
1832: The Story of: Charlotte Lawson - Beating her brains out and cutting her to pieces | Short #128
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1892: The Story of: Frederick Bailey Deeming - Serial Killer | Short #EP27-3
https://youtu.be/NE7l8wjT8Sw
1850-1890: The Story of: Love Triangles 1 (Mary Reeder + Mary Pearcey) | Short #Ep30v
https://youtu.be/QPBnJBl3qEo
1824: The Story of: The Cannibal Alexander Pearce | Short #Ep27-1v
https://youtu.be/IOBai3NK318
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Who are News of the Times?
Combining a background in Theatre, Psychology, History and English Literature, The News of the Times Team comb through archives to find stories that reflect the everyday person of the time. We look for stories that were trending, or reflect what was consuming people of the day.
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We offer daily content from as early as 1550’s to 1915, because you know, sometimes you just need your daily dose of historical crime.
Mondays – a random story that we have come across in our research that we think you will find interesting
Tuesdays – A longer special episode that is themed. For example, Children Who Kill; Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
Wednesdays – Whitechapel Wednesdays where we chronologically go through the immense newspaper clippings related to the Whitechapel area leading to the series of gruesome crimes in 1888
Thursdays – We present a pooled together collection of stories from our database. For example: When Love Goes Bad
Fridays - a random story that we have come across in our research that we think you will find interesting
Saturdays – Serial Killer Saturdays! We review one of the historical serial killers in our database
Sundays - a random story that we have come across in our research th
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