May 11, 2012. In the early hours of the morning, a fire raged throughout a semi-detached house in Derby. Thick smoke escaped through anywhere it could, billowing out onto the street, alerting neighbours who rushed to try and help those trapped inside. The fire had spread so rapidly by the time firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames… (Part 1 of 2).
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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.
Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
MUSIC
When You Leave by Sergey Cheremisinov
Fog by Sergey Cheremisinov
Closer To You by Sergey Cheremisinov
Train by Sergey Cheremisinov
Waves by Sergey Cheremisinov
Tracks can be purchased here: https://sergeycheremisinov.bandcamp.com/album/charms
All music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
MAIN REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Philpott
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-21953842
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/02/mick-philpott-violent-control-freak
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/life-deal-scale-s-just-terribly-tragic/story-16062505-detail/story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenton_house_fire
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-despite-the-boasts-life-behind-closed-doors-was-far-from-great-for-the-popular-8557293.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-guilty-of-manslaughter-but-circumstances-of-the-blaze-remain-largely-unknown-8557283.html
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