Inside the Paris Catacombs

<p>Beneath the streets of the French capitol lurks a city of the dead: the Paris Catacombs.</p><br><p>Why they were piled up there is a dark and fascinating story, that includes everything from the bloody days of the French Revolution, to the making of 'corpse candles' and a mystery man found amongst its passageways.</p><br><p>Joining Anthony and Maddy for today's episode is the fantastic Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator for Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh, to take us down to this underworld.</p><br><p>Edited by Tomos Delargy, Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>