Going to the gallows: a sonic biography

When the tale of Francis Knorr, baby farming murderess, went to air on ABC Radio National’s Soundproof as an experimental radio drama, it was a literal attempt parallel historical story with lived present by playing two scenes at once. This done actors performing Knorr’s and going gallows Iranian musician recording her music in exact spot where murderess hanged. These sound elements were then woven together make broadcast. The actors’ words came from edited version eyewitness newspaper accounts execution 15 January 1894. article is reflection successes failures endeavour. It serves wider examination factors that take biofictions into realms beyond prose highlights impacts such interventions. Further, keeping form, this investigation draws sonic geography useful methodology.