It's 1990 and Jasper Carrot is parodying the Strangeways Riot (The murder of Ann Heron)

Everyone Dies In Sunderland: A podcast about growing up terrified in the eighties and nineties

The gang revisits 1990 to take a closer look at the unsolved murder of Ann Heron in Darlington in 1990, and yes, the poetry inspired by it. John improves ITV dramas before becoming preoccupied with honey. Gareth raps twice. Claire convinces some children that she’s a witch before teaching the listeners how to impregnate a pig. Jasper Carrot parodies the Strangeways prison riot.

Digressions in this episode include veganism, grouse-flavoured crisps, ghosts and their refusal to appear on This Morning, New Order’s performance at the 1993 Reading Festival, T-U-R-T-L-E POWER!, how novelty songs make people want to kill and the Mandela effect.

Does it mention the Mandela effect or do I just think it does?

Everyone Dies in Sunderland explores some of the darkest moments of North East history, and includes jokes. These jokes will never be at the expense of victims or their families and will always be at the expense of people who deserve to be mocked, robbed of their power and shown up for the idiots they really are. If you’re easily offended or personally connected to the events we’re discussing though, you probably shouldn’t listen.

This episode does, however, critique one family member’s poetry. This poetry is obviously very heartfelt and we don’t mean to be mean.

Ann’s family deserve closure and she deserves justice, and for all our snark and irreverence we do hope we can help bring this case to a wider audience. If you know anything at all, please please please call Durham police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Here is a recent police appeal about the case: https://www.durham.police.uk/news-and-events/Pages/News%20Articles/Ann-Heron-murder-Son-appeals-for-information-thirty-years-on.aspx

Our theme music is the song “Steady Away” by Pete Dilley and can be found on his album Half-truths and Hearsay which you can/should buy/stream here: https://petedilley.bandcamp.com/album/half-truths-and-hearsay
Here's New Order performing True Faith at the 1993 Reading Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjvOmQoWg0

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