Bristol: Behind The Headlines
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Bristol: Behind The Headlines
Episode 77: The truth behind Bristol's infamous urban legends
Did Sarah Ann Henley’s billowing skirts save her life when she fell from the Suspension Bridge in 1885? Is there any truth in the infamous tale of the Bristol Zoo car park attendant who scammed his way to happy retirement? And was a lost child really found in the Mall Cribbs Causeway with a bottle of hair dye and a new change of clothes?
These are questions explored in episode 77 of the Behind the Headlines podcast, where we hear from author and journalist Eugene Byrne on the gruesome, miraculous and ridiculous Bristol urban legends heard in the pub, at bedtime story time and Mumsnet.