The Sexton's Tales
 

Podcasts

The first in a series of Sexton's Tales Podcasts is now available. Narrated by the author, 'The Exhumation of Ophelia', details the tragic life of Elizabeth Sidda, wife and model of the Pre Raphaelite poet and painter Gabriel Dante Rossetti and her body's exhumation from Highgate Cemetery seven years after her death.

'The Exhumation of Ophelia' is available as a free download from the Apple iTunes store.

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In 1996, the first ever UK web awards ceremony, hosted at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts, recognized The Sexton's Tales web site and awarded it's creator, the writer and producer Emlyn Harris, for "The UK's Best Personal Web site".

Detailing the lives and achievements of the extraordinary men and women whose mortal remains lie interred in London's Highgate Cemetery, "The Sexton's Tales" web site, originally created in 1995 by Emlyn as a companion to his BBC Radio series, was ground-breaking, providing listeners with regularly updated information about the series, its stars and guest broadcasters.
Highgate Cemetery
Between 1995 & 1997, the BBC commissioned a total of nineteen half-hour episodes of Sexton's Tales, including two Christmas specials. The last episode, "The Sexton's Pantomime Tale" aired on Christmas eve 1997.

Since then, the site has been preserved in aspic and now, more than ten years after its creation, The Sexton's Tales web site provides a unique insight into cutting-edge web site design circa 1995.

We hope you enjoy your visit!