Murder and Mayhem provides two differing entertaiments. Firstly Murder shows the talents of Tod Slaughter who chilled the spines of his audiences for many years with his melodramas. Two included here are "Murder in the Red Barn" based on a true story, and the famous "Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street" who ran a murderous hairdressing business. Edgar Wallace, the famous crime writer also reads from his own short story, the Man in the Ditch.
Mayhem reaches another seam of entertainment. Wee Georgie Wood creates his famous childhood Black Hand Gang, whilst Will Hay introduces us to his awkward pupils in the Fourth Form at St. Michael's.
Track Listing
Tod Slaughter & Company: Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Act 1 - A Lovely Throat for a Razor Act 2 - Captain Ingestre&aposs Jewels Act 3 - Treachery: A Foretaste of Hell Act 4 - The Vengeance of Fate
Tod Slaughter & Company: Maria Marten or The Murder in the Red Barn Act 1 - The Dawn of Romance Act 2 - The Tragedy Unfolds Itself Act 3 - The Murder Act 4 - The Hand of Justice
Edgar Wallace: The Man in the Ditch
Wee Georgie Wood & Company: The Black Hand Gang
Will Hay & His Scholars: The Fourth Form at St. Michael's