Relic Face-Off: Trailer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSFYAT8J-g?rel=0] We’re excited to release the trailer for a new mini-series on Under The Knife! In Relic Face-Off, contestants will be invited onto the
Under The Knife – Episode 3: Victorian Anti-Masturbation Devices
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3CHwC3qggY?rel=0] In the 3rd Episode of Under The Knife, I discuss the medical thinking behind Victorian anti-masturbation devices, and the surprising history of one of
Holding a Book Bound in Human Skin
It is hot and muggy in the upstairs gallery of Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh. I walk past shelves upon shelves of jars that contain 18th-century
Death is All Around Us: The Plague Pits of London
If you walk down Victoria Street in London on a beautiful, sunny afternoon, you’ll find dozens of picnickers sitting in Christchurch Gardens. Some will be
Under The Knife – Episode 2: The Plague Doctor
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Per1onjC1ug?list=UU3cjfHkbc-xaExDZf9E98-A] In the 2nd Episode of Under The Knife, I discuss the history of bubonic plague and that notorious beaked mask that has come to symbolize