516 - Spring-Heeled Jack

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

In 19th Century London, a bizarre figure terrorised the streets, lashing out with metal claws and blowing fire in people's faces before leaping over tall fences. Described variously as a bull, a bear, a ghost or even a devil-like creature, the phantom's rampage went for more than six decades! But who was he???

Recorded live at The Frog and Bucket in Manchester.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:10 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1qv8uYlAs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock_Lane_ghost

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Monster

https://strandmag.com/the-london-monster/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_dreadful

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-mystery-of-spring-heeled-jack

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, listeners of Do Go On in the UK. It's me, Matt Stewart, one of the hosts here letting you know that here, in the year, 2025, September, I'm heading to the UK. I'm doing shows on the 4th of September in Edinburgh, the 5th of September in Cambridge, the 6th of September in Birmingham, the 10th of September in Manchester, the 12th of September in Swansea,
0:22.1	in Wales, and the 13th of September in Londontown, which only has a handful of tickets left
0:27.3	available. I would love to see you there. Go On, Manchester, how you going out there?
0:59.2	A pleasure to be here on stage live at the Frog and Bucket.
1:00.4	My goodness, I love this place.
1:01.5	Very cool place.
1:02.3	I like it a lot.
1:03.4	That sounded sarcastic.
1:08.1	You cheered so much for Manchester but gave the Frog and Bucket nothing.
1:11.5	Has the Frog and Bucket done something to you? Bit of respect. Does the Frog and Bucket. Has the frog and bucket done something to you?
1:12.9	Bit of respect.
1:14.2	Does the frog and bucket touch you?
1:21.8	Imagine if I'd uncovered something there?
1:23.5	Yes.
1:26.2	This building is very handsy.
1:30.6	So thank you so much for coming out on this Sunday afternoon.
1:33.0	Give us a cheer if you've heard the podcast before.
1:35.4	Fantastic.
1:37.2	Such a relief.
1:38.2	We love to hear that.
1:40.2	And we always ask this, so don't be embarrassed.
1:43.3	Give us a cheer if you've never heard Do Go On ever in your life. Every time. Front fucking row. What is that? That's five, five from five? Yeah, five from five. The fifth John row. Hoot? Sorry, go on the bad seat. Let's switch you out. Yeah, yeah. Incredible. That is ridiculous, mate. No, welcome. I don't know why you're small.
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