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British Murders with Stuart Blues

The Strangeways Prison Riot (Manchester, Greater Manchester, 1990) | Feat. Megan and Neil from Mortal Musings

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7699 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In April 1990, one of the most notorious and violent prison uprisings in British history erupted at Strangeways Prison in Manchester. What began as a protest quickly spiralled into a full-blown riot, as prisoners seized control of the facility, venting their anger over brutal conditions and overcrowding.


For 25 days, the world watched in shock as inmates set fires, battled guards, and took to the roof in defiance. The uprising left one inmate and prison officer dead, hundreds injured, and the prison in ruins, forcing a nationwide re-examination of the UK prison system.


**This episode features Megan and Neil from Mortal Musings telling me (and you) the story of the riot.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Disclaimer. This podcast contains elements that may be alarming to some listeners. The case discussed in this episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised.

0:20.9

You are now listening to British Birds.

0:24.4

This will cry podcast.

0:43.9

Right, everyone, I am here with some more special guests.

0:45.8

This is the third week of collaborations.

0:50.5

I'm thinking this is going to be the final one, because by the time you hear this,

0:51.7

I don't know what date it's going to be.

0:53.2

I'm sick of time travelling at this point.

0:58.0

Hopefully I won't have a sling on I'll be able to write. But I'm here with Neil and Megan from Mortal Musings, a fairly new podcast approaching your one year anniversary. Apparently, do you want to

1:05.1

introduce yourself and tell my audience what your show is all about?

1:10.5

I'll take this one. Yeah. Okay, So we are a true crime podcast and we also do some other

1:16.3

topics that are just more darker, maybe morbid stories, things like the tri-state

1:22.8

crematory scandal for pirate punishments, just in and around that arena.

1:34.0

I will tell the case or story that week and Neil will, kind of part of the audience, wouldn't you say?

1:35.3

Yeah, so Megan's always been into true crime and I wasn't.

1:39.8

And she would sit down at dinner and she'd be like, oh, I heard this today.

1:45.1

Oh, and she'd be telling me all this stuff.

1:46.9

And she'd get funny reactions from me.

1:49.3

And she said, we need to start recording this.

1:52.0

And then start the podcast.

1:54.7

I believe a crime con you got called the village idiot, was it?

1:58.2

The Carl Pilkinton, a true crime.

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