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For 700 years Newgate Jail was the darkest, dirtiest and most miserable dungeon in London. We uncover some of its terrible and terrifying prison stories: from cannibals to the fearsome ghost of a black dog; from a boy chimney sweep sent to hang at Tyburn, to a world-famous novelist imprisoned for his ideas. Hear about London’s Georgian Mafia boss, and the man who inspired Dickens’ Fagin. Songs, stories and strange tales in this prison podcast.
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For 700 years Newgate Jail was the darkest, dirtiest and most miserable dungeon in London. We uncover some of its terrible and terrifying prison stories: from cannibals to the fearsome ghost of a black dog; from a boy chimney sweep sent to hang at Tyburn, to a world-famous novelist imprisoned for his ideas. Hear about London’s Georgian Mafia boss, and the man who inspired Dickens’ Fagin. Songs, stories and strange tales in this prison podcast.

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