After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

'Remember, remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot...'

Every year across Britain, people come together to burn bonfires in commemoration of the failed plot to blow up Parliament and the King. It's often portrayed as a simple story, but in today’s episode Anthony and Maddy delve into the details of this audacious plan and ask the question: where did it all go wrong?

View the painting described by Maddy & Anthony in the episode here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy_fawkes_henry_perronet_briggs.jpg

Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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How long could you stand living in a house haunted by a vengeful poltergeist?

That's the situation a Scottish family found themselves in in the late 17th century. As members of the local community gathered to try investigate, a terrifying mystery unfolded... What was the cause behind the haunting? And why was it so determined to torment its inhabitants?

Our guest today is Dr. Martha McGill, historian of supernatural beliefs in early modern Britain. Martha is the author of ‘Ghosts in Enlightenment Scotland’.

Edited by Aliza Dams. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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What’s better than a witch story on Halloween? Today, we’ve got a special episode from Cautionary Tales’ Tim Harford to share. Back in 1612 Lancashire, a chance roadside argument between a peddler and a teenage girl spirals into England's most notorious witch trial, after the peddler is struck down by a mysterious force. Hundreds of years later, there’s now a campaign to posthumously pardon the people condemned as the Pendle Witches. If you’re looking for more spooky listens, check out Cautionary Tales, where they’ve spent the month telling stories about vampires, crop circles, ghosts and more. Find Cautionary Tales wherever you list to podcasts.
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We're celebrating Maddy's new documentary all about London's most famous ghost - the ghost of Cock Lane! It's out today on History Hit - https://www.historyhit.com/

This is a rerun of our episode from earlier this year promoting Maddy's new book 'Hoax: Truth & Lies In The Age Of Enlightenment' where the Cock Lane ghost story is covered in great depth. The haunting of Cock Lane is the most iconic ghost story in London's long history, taking place in the year 1762. Was it a hoax?

Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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This is a shocking story that saw families digging up their dead relatives, believing them to be vampires.

What makes it all the more shocking, is that it was as recent as 1892.

Join Anthony and Maddy to find out what was really going on in this sleepy town in New England, where the fear of what the dead might do caused local people to do barbaric things to their own family.

Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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