EPISODE 61 - ANNA DAY - STATUES AND MEMORIALISATION
Zoe and Claire talk to Anna Day, Cultural Public Programme Manager for Perth about statues in memory of women accused of witchcraft, why memorials are important and Anna shares her own family story of...
23 Aug 202245min
EPISODE 60 - JENNI FAGAN “HEX” RECORDED LIVE AT AYE WRITE, GLASGOW
Zoe and Claire interview the brilliant author Jenni Fagan about her new book “Hex” : “ A witch will die here in the morning. It is the 4th of December 1591. On this, the last night of her life in a pr...
22 Juli 20221h 5min
EPISODE 59 - EMERITUS PROFESSOR MALCOLM GASKILL
Zoe and Claire speak to Professor Malcolm Gaskill about his study of witchcraft accusations in England - from the 17th century jjury trials to the 20th century trial of “Hellish Nell”
4 Juli 20221h 20min
EPISODE 58 - DAVID RUDOLPH - AMERICAN INJUSTICE
Zoe and Claire talk to the criminal defence lawyer - made famous by #thestaircase documentary on Netflix about american injustice - the Salem witch trials, forced confessions, pardons and why they are...
21 Maj 202257min
EPISODE 57 - DR JAN MACHIELSEN CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Join Zoe & Claire speaking to Dr Jan Machielsen who studies and teaches about witchcraft accusations and trials - we ask what an apology really means and why each country builds different narratives a...
30 Apr 20221h 10min
EPISODE 56 - DR LOUISE YEOMAN - HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, PRESENTER
Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Louise Yeoman about her amazing work on the scottish witchcraft trials - from The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft to her discovery of Lilias Adie’s “grave” with lots more cha...
10 Apr 202250min
EPISODE 55 DR. DANNY BUCK - MATTHEW HOPKINS THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL
Zoe and Claire speak to Dr. Danny Buck about witch trials in the south of England - we talk about religious in fighting, rowdy Quakers and the self proclaimed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins
22 Mars 202254min
EPISODE 54 THE APOLOGY - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022
Zoe and Claire go to Edinburgh for IWD2022 and listen to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon grant an official apology to all those 4000 or so people, mostly women, who were accused of witchcraft - the...
8 Mars 20228min
