Darkside of the Deen

By: Cliff Hughes
  • Summary

  • 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 from the imagination of mere human beings…


    In ‘The Darkside of The Deen’ we’re going to explore Aberdeen’s intriguing history of murder, mystery and death. From bubonic plagues, to bodysnatchers all the way to modern day unsolved crimes.   


    *Darkside of the Deen is based on historical fact but presented purely for entertainment purposes only.


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Episodes
  • The Cheese Wire Killer
    Aug 26 2020

    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...



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    10 mins
  • The Lost Lighthouse Keepers of Eilean Mor
    Jul 6 2020
    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 in the Scottish Outer Hebrides) vanished without a trace during the festive period 1899 never to be seen or heard from again.

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    13 mins
  • The Last Man Hanged in Scotland
    May 19 2020
    This is the story of Henry John Burnett, the last man hanged in Scotland...

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    10 mins

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