Department of Sociology, University of York: The Krays, the BBC's Hairy Bikers and Corpses

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

The Krays, the BBC's Hairy Bikers and Corpses

Ruth Penfold-Mounce has been interviewed by the University Research Online Site about her recent filming experiences with the BBC's Hairy Bikers, her research into celebrity culture and crime and also death, dying and corpses.

Ronnie (left) and Reggie Kray with nephew Gary (centre) in Bethnal Green, London featured in the book The Krays From the Cradle to the Grave. PHOTOGRAPH: Barcroft Media

The resulting story has just been published: Celebrating Crime: How the rise of the TV corpse feeds our appetite for fictional violence

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