Deathinitions

And a Bottle of Rum

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:00:05 GMT

Ever wondered how the fearsome Blackbeard met his grisly end? Come aboard from some grog and I'll tell ye a tale that beggars belief about the last stand of a man with three pistols and a beard alight with the fires of hell...

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...Let Fall the Guillotine's Blade

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:00:28 GMT

In part two of the deathly delve into excruciating executions it's time to look at some of the worst that history has to offer and the pour souls who suffered from those terrible fates.

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Dead Man's Hand

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:00:32 GMT

From Ash's comically murderous hand in the Evil Dead Franchise to A24's dread-filled terrifier Talk To Me, severed hands are still clutching at our collective consciousness. But where does this fascination that our divorced limbs have a life of their own come from? And why on Earth would people actively seek out the cold touch of a freshly hanged criminal?

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String High the Gallows...

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:00:10 GMT

Today we're rolling out the ropey history in part 1 of looking at the history of public execution in all its morbid and gory details.

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Morbid Morsels: A Drunken Drowning

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:01:35 GMT

Welcome to the Daft Demise of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, middle child and possibly the only man in history to have requested that he be drowned in a barrel of wine.

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What Watery Graves are These?

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:00:15 GMT

Terrible accidents, war, natural disasters, progress...Floridian's? What could all these things possible have in common? Why they're all reasons behind the worlds most morbid sub-aquatic feature - the underwater graveyard! Whether purposefully sunk or having slid into the sea these are some of the final resting places of the deep that you should know about.

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Morbid Morsels: The Good, The Bad and the Sometimes Sad of Highgate

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:00:34 GMT

In last weeks episode of Deathinitions we talked about the mystery of the Highgate Vampire. Whether you believe in blood sucking fiends or not is up to you but we can agree on is that Highgate contains a staggeringly high number of rotten remains - not all of them were good people. And some were just very unlucky. So today we're going to meet some of the cemetery's own mad, bad, (often just sad) and dangerous to know.

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What is...The Highgate Vampire?

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 23:00:24 GMT

This week we're takinga trip to Highgate Cemetery in London where shadows stalk and vampires and satanists may be just around the corner...

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Morbid Morsels: Quoth the Raven

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:00:18 GMT

On this weeks Morbid Morsel - the shorter weekly episodes where I tell you about bizarre snippets from history and fun and grizzly stories and facts that didn't make it into last weeks episode - we delve into the mysterious case of one of literature's strangest demises.

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Morbid Morsels: Famous Last Words

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:00:00 GMT

This weeks Morbid Morsel is a jaunt through some of histories most bizarre final goodbyes. To get more unsettling final utterances check out Paul Berra's Famous Last Words here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Grave-Tidings-by-Paul-Berra/9781785901027

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From Skin Grafts to Spare Parts: A History of Transaplant Surgey with Paul Craddock

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:35 GMT

Today I’m talking all things transplant surgery and how its developed through the ages, with the effervescent Paul Craddock and his book Spare Parts. Ever wondered what the first organ to be transplanted from one person to another? Or how sheeps blood could bring you closer to God? Pour yourself a stiff one and settle in for a tour through what makes us...us!

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Spooky Pride Special Part 2: Queer Horror Films

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:00:21 GMT

How gay is the creature from the black lagoon? Why is Freaky one of our new queer faves? And why does Melificent piss us off so bad? For this and more join myself and my guest, fellow lover of all things queer and spooky, Meg, as we dive into some of our favourite fabulously limp-wristed horror films and more!

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Spooky Pride Special Part 1: Queer Horror Ficton

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:41 GMT

Join me and a special guest as we delve into all things queer horror literature and talk you through some of our favourites.

The Book Eaters: https://sunyidean.com/books/the-book-eaters/

Carmilla: https://www.queerlit.co.uk/products/carmilla?variant=40878843461807¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwkeqkBhAnEiwA5U-uM7WgKH5ljLUG-ik87oynWByHb7xSDHq19sBOUolIkF70HBaQFlIfJBoCxkUQAvD_BwE

The Book of Queer Saints: https://toqs.co.uk/products/the-book-of-queer-saints

Not Good for Maidens: https://toribovalino.com/not-good-for-maidens-1

Pet: https://www.akwaeke.com/pet

Wranglestone: https://www.queerlit.co.uk/products/wranglestone

Wilder Girls: https://itsrorypower.com/books/wilder-girls/

The Charlie Parker Series: https://www.johnconnollybooks.com/the-parker-series

The Raven Cycle: https://maggiestiefvater.com/novels/the-raven-cycle/

Cemetery Boys: https://www.aiden-thomas.com/cemetery-boys

Release: https://patrickness.com/book/release/

Plain Bad Heroines: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/plain-bad-heroines-emily-m-danforth

What Moved the Dead: https://gayprideshop.co.uk/products/what-moves-the-dead-book

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Early Modern Murder and Mayhem with Blessin Adams

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:00:51 GMT

Have we always loved true crime? What is it about murder and misdeeds that have kept us hooked through the ages and what was our early modern ancestors take on suicide? What was the role of the coroner in early modern society? If your ears perked up at any of these questions your in luck! We’ll be discussing all of this and more so lets get stuck in!

Find Great and Horrible News here: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/great-and-horrible-news-murder-and-mayhem-in-early-modern-britain-blessin-adams?variant=40053714026574

If you're looking for comfort reads I recommend:

The House in the Cerulean Sea https://www.tjklunebooks.com/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea

Red, White and Royal Blue https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d9b32ad2-41d2-4663-a19c-f65ffc7b0091

Ramona Blue https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/237229b7-bd92-4e84-8cfe-68971ad810e3

and anything by Sophie Kinsella!

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What is...Cremation?

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:00:41 GMT

People and fire have always had an...interesting relationship. And burning our dead has been away to mourn and respect them for thousands of years. Think you know cremation though? Think again. This week we're busting myths and taking names (of people whove died horrible fiery deaths).

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Morbid Books: Magic, Mayhem and More with T.L Huchu Part 2

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:00:03 GMT

Continuing from last week, come and lose yourself in the magical Edinburgh created by T.L Huchu in The Libaray of the Dea. Ever wondered where Hume's Tomb might lead? Or why the city's Calton Hill is so tall? Surely it can only mean there's something strange and mysterious hidden beneath the surface...this isn't the Scotland you know and if you're not careful you may find out that there really are fates worse than death...

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Morbid Books: A Stroll Around the Cemetery with T.L Huchu Part 1

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:00:49 GMT

There's someone waiting for you in the graveyard...it's only gothic fantasy author T.L Huchu talking about his phenomeal Edinburgh Nights series. We're delving into book one - The Library of the Dead - whilst we take a stroll around one of the historical cemeteries that inspired it. So join us! And arm in arm we'll explore Edinburgh like you've never seen it before...

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What is...the most dangerous surgery in history?

Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:23 GMT

I know, I know, I disappeard for a while but I'm making it up to you with weird morbid historical stories and author interviws. Come on, you can't tell me you're not even a little bit interested...

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What is...Memento Mori?

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:00:15 GMT

From dancing skeletons to dancing plagues, this week we're diving into all the wild ways that visions of death and dying have impacted the way we think about or own mortality. So...what is Memento Mori? Click play to fin out!

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What is...The Necropolis Railway?

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:00:28 GMT

Would you travel on a train/plane/boat that was carrying someone recently deceased? Spoiler - you probably already have! So why not join me to explore a couple of the weird - and perhaps ingenious - ways we have transported our dearly departed.

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What is...The Discoverie of Witchcraft?

Thu, 04 May 2023 19:10:53 GMT

Come dive under the dust jacket of one of histories most notorious grimoires...or is it? In this week's episode of Deathinitons not all is as it seems when it comes to Reginald Scot's treatise on tricks and conjurings on the 16th century.

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What is...the most photographed mausoloeum in the world?

Thu, 04 May 2023 19:05:55 GMT

It's time once again to crack the coffin lid on death, dying and all the morbid morsels inbetween. This weeks episode takes us across the world and back in time to explore the history behind one of the most famous buildings in the world - and it's deathly origins.

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What is...Natural Burial?

Thu, 04 May 2023 18:54:59 GMT

If you go down to the woods today be sure of a big surprise...it's a natural burial ground! Join me for the a rambling wander of the how's and why's of woodland burials. At least if we get lost in there together we won't be alone!

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What is...Death?

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:00:01 GMT

It's the start of the Deathinitions podcast! And what better way to kick the bucket, er...I mean, kick things off than by peeking behind the Grim Reaper's own grizzly curtain and shedding some light on what happens to us when we die? Grab a cup of tea and your favourited haunted doll and lets crack the coffin lid on some morbid morsels from the world of death.

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Deathinitions Trailer

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:00:29 GMT

Take up your shovel! Stitch your burial shroud! Hoist your anatomy books! Hold on to your...coffin? Well. It's good to be prepared. Whatever you need to work up the courage and join me to knock at Death's door and take a peak at the other side...

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