12FL001 Sarah Wise & The Resurrectionist
In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast
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Show Notes
In the first instalment of what promises to be an occasional Further Listening series, Graham and Chris delve into the Pet Shop Boys’ b‑side and fan favourite The Resurrectionist. Joining them is historian and author Sarah Wise, whose acclaimed book The Italian Boy inspired Neil’s macabre lyric about 1830s body snatching and the grisly trade in corpses.
A devoted Pethead herself, Sarah reflects on her fandom while spilling the guts on the chilling history behind her work. Together, they explore how Victorian true crime found its way into pop music - and whether The Resurrectionist might finally resurface at next year’s Obscure shows.
📚 Order Sarah Wise’s The Italian Boy: http://tiny.cc/xywv001
📚 Order her latest book The Undesirables: http://tiny.cc/2zwv001”