The Murder of PC Lines, Hanging of Jeremiah Corkery and the Real Peaky Blinders!

We’ve headed back to Blighty for this week’s episode and delved further into the world of the Gallows Ballad. Amelia examines the real Peaky Blinders, how they differed from the TV series’ portrayal, and looks at the tragic murder of PC Lines and the harrowing account of the hanging of the perpetrator Jeremiah Corkery. She also comes up with a rather silly suggestion for preventing this kind of violence…

Sources - Paul Slade, planetslade.com, ‘Peaky Blinders: The Real Story’ by Carl Chinn, thecultural.me, and Wikipedia.

Instead of a Spotify playlist this week, we’re going to direct you to Paul Slade’s fantastic Gallows Ballad Project, where you might soon see a submission from us! Head to: https://www.planetslade.com/planetslade-music02.html