Burke and Hare Part One

April 25, 2020 00:38:40
Burke and Hare Part One
Wireless Theatre Comedy
Burke and Hare Part One

Apr 25 2020 | 00:38:40

/

Show Notes

Burke and Hare. This is the story of the infamous 19th Century Scottish Grave-robbers who weren’t Scottish and didn’t rob graves. They were actually Irish and as robbing graves to supply the needs of Edinburgh’s anatomists proved to be rather hard work, they just took to murdering people – usually their neighbours – for profit. In collaboration with their common-law wives they set about supplying corpses for Dr John Knox, an eminent Scottish surgeon, with considerable enthusiasm and gusto. The play follows their business exploits from small beginnings, through their days of peak output to the final reckoning – set against a world that is becoming recognisably modern. Black Comedy. Offensive Language.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

May 02, 2020 00:07:16
Episode Cover

The Dating Game

The Dating Game. Are you dating? Ever wonder why those endless dates just never work out? Maybe this short dating comedy sketch show might...

Listen

Episode 0

February 07, 2017 00:05:17
Episode Cover

A Brief History Of The Pekka and Strangebone Talent Agency [Audio Comedy]

A brief history of the Pekka and Strangebone Talent Agency, which dates back as far as the middle agencies. Read by the ever unusual...

Listen

Episode 0

April 25, 2020 00:13:02
Episode Cover

Ariadne and Leonora

Ariadne and Leonora. Meet Leonora, the mentally abusive Australian life coach and Ariadne, the Greek Footballers wife who tells us about her bitchy life...

Listen