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DiggingUp1800: The Podcast

Join me as I venture deep into the history of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and explore some of Scotland's darker tourist locations. From 19th century anatomy and body snatching to Burke and Hare and haunted... Read more

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009: Life of a Surgeon - Apothecary 1750-1850: Guest Interview with Suzie Grogan

009: Life of a Surgeon - Apothecary 1750-1850: Guest Interview with Suzie Grogan

Suzie Grogan The Glamorous Life of a Surgeon Apothecary 1750-1850 My guest today is fellow Pen & Sword author, Suzie... Read more

8 Aug 2021

50mins

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008: Body Snatching In America: Guest Interview with Chris Woodyard

008: 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 Ohi... Read more

17 Jul 2021

52mins

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007: Helen Miller & A Body Snatching Tale From Lasswade, Midlothian

007: 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 based just outside of Edinbur... Read more

10 Jul 2021

11mins

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006: Digging Deeper: The World of 19th Century Anatomy: Guest Interview with Cat Irving

006: Digging Deeper: The World of 19th Century Anatomy: Guest Interview with Cat Irving

In this episode I’m joined by Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall Museum in Edinburgh. We step into ... Read more

26 Jun 2021

45mins

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005: Eckford Watch Tower & The Tale Of Dandy Jim

005: Eckford Watch Tower & 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 from 1829 th... Read more

11 Jun 2021

6mins

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004: Making A Killing: How Much Money Did Burke & Hare Make?

004: Making A Killing: How Much Money Did Burke & Hare Make?

In This Episode: Notorious murderers Burke and Hare made money from their killing spree by selling the bodies of their v... Read more

4 Jun 2021

23mins

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003: The Legend Of Half Hangit Maggie Dickson

003: 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... Read more

28 May 2021

15mins

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002 The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal : Liverpool

002 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 ... Read more

14 May 2021

13mins

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001 Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers

001 Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers

In this episode: I look at events before the rise of the professional body snatcher, when students and anatomists carrie... Read more

18 Apr 2021

17mins

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DiggingUp1800: The Trailer

DiggingUp1800: The Trailer

Let me take you back to Georgian Britain, to an underworld where the goods bartered were human bodies and discover a dar... Read more

15 Apr 2021

2mins

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