In Part ONE of "Sweeney Todd", the demon barber of Fleet Street attracts unwanted attention when a seaman mysteriously vanishes after visiting his establishment. The Captain and Colonel Jeffrey suspect foul play.  Meanwhile, something sinister is happening under the streets of Temple Bar, London.

This is an audio presentation of "Sweeney Todd", adapted from "The String of  Pearls" (1846-47) attributed to Thomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm  Rymer. It has been adapted and abridged by Jasper L'Estrange for the podcast.

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About the episode:

This is an adaptation of "The String of Pearls" by Thomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm Rymer (1846-1847), published in 18 weekly parts, in The People's Periodical and Family Library. For this serial I have drawn on the expanded version, the abridged version and made minor additions where appropriate.

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Credit where credit's due:

Incidental music:

The Fall by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au

Ominous by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4162-ominous License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod

Raw Meat by Weary Pines

Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.

The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by  Anchor.

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