Episode 9: Life Of A Surgeon-Apothecary 1750 -1850
Episode 9: Life Of A Surgeon-Apothecary 1750 -1850: Guest Interview with Suzie Grogan My guest today is fellow Pen & Sword author, Suzie Grogan. Suzie’s written three books now but
The Hidden History Of Dunblane Cathedral
On 8th June 1828, a body was stolen from the graveyard at Dunblane Cathedral. There’s nothing so unusual about that. This was the height of bodysnatching season
Episode 8: Body Snatching In America – Guest Interview with Chris Woodyard
Episode 8: Body Snatching In America: Guest Interview with Chris Woodyard In this episode, I’m joined by fellow body snatching enthusiast Chris Woodyard, author of the popular series Haunted Ohio
Episode 7: Helen Miller & A Body Snatching Tale From Lasswade, Midlothian
Episode 7: Helen Miller & A Body Snatching Tale From Lasswade, Midlothian This episode is slightly different as I take a look at the story of a female body snatcher
Episode 6: Digging Deeper: The World Of 19th Century Anatomy
Join me & Cat Irving, Human remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh as we look deeper into the world of 19th centrury anatomy and how body snatchers delivered cadavers to the surgeons door
Edinburgh’s Escape The Past: The Anatomist
In a city where cadavers were once the hottest commodity, anything relating to the dark art of body snatching and providing corpses for the 19th century dissecting table was always going to pique my interest.
Episode 5: Eckford Watchtower & The Tale Of Dandy Jim
Episode 5: Eckford Watchtower & The Tale Of Dandy Jim In This Episode: We travel to the Scottish Borders, to a small village called Eckford and hear a short tale
Half Hangit Maggie: The Woman Who Survived A Hanging
Half Hangit Maggie: The Woman Who Survived A Hanging Preview in new tab The legend of Half Hangit Maggie, is one of the most re-told tales on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket and
Making A Killing: How Much Money Did Burke and Hare Make?
Episode 4: Making A Killing: How Much Money Did Burke and Hare Make? In This Episode: Notorious murderers Burke and Hare made money from their killing spree by selling the
The Legend Of Half Hangit Maggie Dickson
Episode 3: The Legend Of Half Hangit Maggie Dickson In This Episode: The story of Half Hangit Maggie is legendary in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket and is a story universally known about
The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal: Liverpool
Episode 2. The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal: Liverpool In This Episode: In 1826 one of the biggest discoveries of cadavers awaiting shipment to the anatomy schools of Scotland was
Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers?
Join me as I discuss the rise of the professional body snatchers and discover why students & anatomists decided to stay out of the graveyard
Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
Discover body snatching and haunted graveyards in the Scottish Borders on this short road trip around Jedburgh
Body Snatching In Strathspey | On The Edge Of The Scottish Highlands
Take yourself off on a mini roadtrip travelling around Strathspey to discover two body snatching sites on the very edge of the Scottish Highlands
Body Snatching Around The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
Take a trip along the A75 in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland’s most haunted road and discover some forgotten body snatching tales and darker graveyards along the way
