History of the Weird Midlands Episode Five: The Great Nottingham Curio Show!

Words: LP Mills, Emily Thursfield, Benjamin Knight, Rebecca Brealey
Illustrations: Jamie Haffield
Thursday 04 April 2019
reading time: min, words

Roll up, roll up! In the season two premiere, the gang take a look at the remarkable and infamous curiosity show, including exploitative entertainers of Goose Fair, the perennial jokester William Wallet, and the world-famous Joseph Merrick, A.K.A. the Elephant Man! Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness. 

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