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UNLOCKED Tattooing in a WW2 Prison Camp

59 min • 24 juni 2025

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about British tattooist Charlie Dick and his time tattooing while interned in a Nazi prisoner of war camp in Poland during WW2.

Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a rare brief interview with Charlie

London Tattoo Society Coffee Table Book

Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro music by Dan McKenna

If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com

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