DESCRIPTION:
The manager of an amusement arcade on the corner of Gerrard Street and Wardour Street in Soho, London, went to open the premises for business — it was just before 8 AM on Monday, April 3rd, 1989. Accompanied by his assistant, when the manager entered the building, he heard faint cries from the basement, and a strong smell of smoke hung in the air. They moved cautiously through the property, heading down some stairs to a locked storeroom. When they opened the door and went inside, they discovered a desperate situation…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Darker Days by Alternate Endings
Belly Crawler by Hill
The Art Of Fortification by Hill
R Naught by Kevin Graham
Aqueducts by Falls
Kindness by Outside The Sky
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
Stasis Interrupted by Dresden, The Flamingo
Luminosity by Outside The Sky
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NEWSBANK
Times, The (London, England), April 7, 1989
Times, The (London, England), August 8, 1989
Daily Mail (London, England), February 20, 1990
Daily Mail (London, England), March 1, 1990
Financial Times (London, England), March 1, 1990
Times, The (London, England), March 1, 1990
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NEWSPAPERS ARCHIVES
The Guardian - Apr 4, 1989
The Guardian - Feb 20, 1990
The Guardian - Feb 21, 1990
The Guardian - Mar 1, 1990
The Daily Telegraph - Apr 4, 1989
The Daily Telegraph - Feb 21, 1990
The Daily Telegraph - Mar 1, 1990
Sandwell Evening Mail - Apr 4, 1989
Daily News - Apr 4, 1989
The Journal - Apr 4, 1989
The Journal - Feb 22, 1990
The Journal - Mar 1, 1990
Evening Standard - Apr 3, 1989
Evening Standard - Apr 4, 1989
Evening Standard - Apr 5, 1989
Evening Standard - Apr 7, 1989
Evening Standard - Feb 19, 1990
Derby Evening Telegraph - Apr 7, 1989
Daily Record - Apr 7, 1989
Daily Record - Mar 1, 1990
Herald Express - Apr 7, 1989
Herald Express - Apr 10, 1989
Herald Express - Feb 20, 1990
Herald Express - Feb 22, 1990
Herald Express - Feb 22, 1990
Herald Express - Feb 23, 1990
Herald Express - Mar 1, 1990
Evening Post - Mar 2, 1990
The Times - Mar 1, 1990
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-36590742
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1313032/one-of-britains-few-whole-life-prisoners-who-burned-his-victims-alive-is-being-questioned-after-another-inmate-was-brutally-murdered/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/2026705/notorious-killer-given-second-life-sentence-for-battering-a-fellow-lag-to-death-with-a-rock-from-a-fish-tank/
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4666913/hmp-long-lartin-prison-riot-ian-watkins-lostprophets/
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/notorious-killer-whole-life-tariff-9099984
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