8.35pm on the 29th of September 1983, taxi driver George Murdoch radioed his firm's dispatcher and said “I’ve got a fair for Cutler.” His taxi would never arrive at the destination... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lost Lighthouse Keepers of Eilean Mor

Jul 6th, 2020 13m

In this special episode of Darkside of the Deen we bring you a story from outside of Aberdeen for the first time. With the mysterious story of the lost lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mor. The three lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mor (a small island

The Last Man Hanged in Scotland

May 19th, 2020 10m 7s

This is the story of Henry John Burnett, the last man hanged in Scotland... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Deen's Dark Doctor

May 19th, 2020 10m 55s

...Dr Moir returned to Aberdeen in 1828 with a group of about 5 colleagues and opened a private anatomy school that quickly became known locally as “The Burkin Hoose'' and the students and teachers known as Burkers. In direct reference to the c

The Summer of '64

May 19th, 2020 6m 44s

“Dinna cremate me! I want to be buried!”These were the cries of 16 year old Sheena Blackhall as she was carried to the ambulance by paramedics. The first victim of the typhoid outbreak that laid siege to Aberdeen in the summer of 1964. Hosted o

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Darkside of the Deen Trailer

May 3rd, 2020 1m 39s

Surrounded by a landscape that’s inspired fictional works by writers such as Bram Stoker, Lewis Grassic Gibbon and more recently Stuart McBride. Scotland’s north-east city of Aberdeen has a true history much darker than anything that’s come fro

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