Mysteries of the Macabre

Welcome! We are the blog of the student-run radio show of the same name. We are live Sunday evenings from 6pm to 7pm GMT on Jam Radio Dundee: https://dusamedia.com/jam/ . Here, we talk about all things mysterious and macabre, from medicine to murder.

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Victorian Post-Mortem Photography.

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Episode 2!

It’s official - we’ll be back on air this Sunday, 18:00 (BST)

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our guest this weekend, one who pulls no punches and jumps straight into an open sarcophagus

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So after only one show it’s looking likely we’ll be back after the summer, folks. However, in the meantime I’m finally reading Caitlin Doughty’s first book. Only halfway through, and I highly recommend it for its really interesting stories from the death industry or just a good laugh. Until next semester, we’ll keep you updated on when we’ll be back on air ;)

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The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m.

Smoke gets in your eyes and other lessons from the Crematory - Caitlin Doughty (via dancing-at-the-funeralparty)

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Mortsafes seen in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland. Grave robbing was a big issue in the early 18 hundreds the most famous thieves being Burke and Hare, who sold the corpses to knox’s medical school for dissection. Fun fact: they only received abut 7 or 8 pounds per body! Funner fact: Burke, as a part of his punishment, was dissected himself at a medical school after his execution!! 

(source: Edinburgh Surgeons Hall Museum)