Carlisle Times & Crimes
Looking at centuries of crack and scandal from the Great Border City. From murders and manslaughters, to ghost stories and folklore, join me as we explore the darker side of Carlisle.
Episodes
5 episodes
A Carlisle Carol
It's Christmas, and, like Jacob Marley, I bring you three ghosts of Christmas past.The clock strikes One: The first Ghost takes us back to 1843, where we will see how the wealthy and poor celebrate Christmas as Charles Dickens...
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30:41
The Quakers In Carlisle
In 1653, George Fox arrived at Carlisle to preach his new vision of worship. Charged with blasphemy, and thrown into the dungeon, would the gallows be Fox's divine destiny? Then, two years later, Dorothy Waugh, a follower of Fox's religion, suf...
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Samhain Special: The Fiery Horse And Its Black Rider
In this bonus Halloween episode, we travel back to the days before the railways, and one woman's terrifying experience in the Botchergate area, where Carlisle's Citadel Station now stands. Also in this episode, we are teased with another ...
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17:59
The Dalston Road Murder - The Death Of Sebra Troughear
In 1889, a 53-year-old woman's body is discovered at the side of a muddy road with all evidence pointing to a sexual assault taking place before her death. Will the prime suspect be found guilty? Or will the investigation of the facts lead to a...
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