Crematoria popularity grew significantly in 20c [audio 14min @14:24]

Presenter Laurie Taylor is joined by Kate Berridge, author of Vigor Mortis (Profile Books); and Leonie Kellaher, Director of the Centre for Environmental and Social Studies in Ageing at the London Metropolitan University and co-author of"Blowing in the Wind? Identity, Materiality and the Destinations of Human Ashes" (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Dec 2006), to discuss new research that highlights a huge rise in the use of crematoria in the 20th century and debate new ideas for dealing with ashes. Are people being brave and creative or are they simply anxious and have no behavioural norms to follow?