We Play Historical Would-You-Rather!

Historical would you rather, and with whom? Sound the trumpets! The day has finally arrived: Maddy Pelling is back on After Dark! To welcome her back into the coven, we're playing a game of historical 'Would You Rather?'. Listen on to hear Anthony and Maddy decide between the many awful scenarios in history they would rather find themselves in. If you've also asked yourself, 'Would you rather be a 17th-century plague doctor or a 19th-century body snatcher?', then you've come to the right place. 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Maddie is back in the studio 03:24 Transitioning back into After Dark chaos 04:20 Historic events vs a 37-hour labour 07:05 Comparing the Great Fire of London and the Battle of Trafalgar 09:26 Jane Seymour, Marie Antoinette and ancient Egyptian embalming times 17:14 Would you rather: Plague doctor or body snatcher? 20:37 Would you rather: Survive Titanic or Pompeii? 22:39 Would you rather: HMS Erebus crew or William Hare's lodging house? 27:32 Would you rather: Henry VIII's executioner or Roman gladiator? 30:50 Would you rather: Victorian rat catcher or medieval gong farmer? 34:48 Would you rather: Salem witch trials or Spanish Inquisition? 35:50 Would you rather: Victorian workhouse or Australian prisoner? 37:37 Would you rather: Groom of the stool or Victorian tosher? 39:44 Final dilemmas: Marie Antoinette vs Anne Boleyn and medieval childbirth vs barber surgery This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Anna Brant. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark