Living in Paris during the Revolution and Reign of Terror might not seem like the right place at the right time, but if your job is to make wax sculptures of heads, it’s kind of perfect. In this episode we meet Marie Tussaud, and follow along as she creates a London institution. Follow along as we: Meet little Marie, living with a doctor who makes wax anatomical models,Rub elbows with royals and rabble-rousers in Paris before and during the Revolution and Reign of TerrorHit the road with Mada...
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Living in Paris during the Revolution and Reign of Terror might not seem like the right place at the right time, but if your job is to make wax sculptures of heads, it’s kind of perfect. In this episode we meet Marie Tussaud, and follow along as she creates a London institution. Follow along as we: Meet little Marie, living with a doctor who makes wax anatomical models,Rub elbows with royals and rabble-rousers in Paris before and during the Revolution and Reign of TerrorHit the road with Mada...
“And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how we deal with vampires in old London Town,’. - Ben Aaronovitch in Rivers of LondonWe start this episode in the London neighborhood of Highgate. It’s famous cemetery, exuding Victorian design and extravagance, is the setting for our first story, about a potential paranormal experience and the long term metaphysical feud that resulted.We’ll delve into mainstream horror cinema of the 1950s and 60s from London’s own Hammer Films, with special em...
Yesterday's London Times
Living in Paris during the Revolution and Reign of Terror might not seem like the right place at the right time, but if your job is to make wax sculptures of heads, it’s kind of perfect. In this episode we meet Marie Tussaud, and follow along as she creates a London institution. Follow along as we: Meet little Marie, living with a doctor who makes wax anatomical models,Rub elbows with royals and rabble-rousers in Paris before and during the Revolution and Reign of TerrorHit the road with Mada...
