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The Shropshire Witches PodcastThe Last Stop: Graveyards and the Necropolis Railway with Jono Namara. In this evocative episode Alix & Amy are joined by graveyard expert and wit, Jono Namara. From Victorian graveyards to the eerie train that once carried the dead to their final resting place. Join us as we discuss weird and wonderful graves, famous resting places, being buried alive and Oscar Wilde. Informed and funny, Jono is your go to for all things posthumous and peculiar. Find him on Instagram @jononamara and TikTok @cemeterysafari 2025-05-011h 00
The Shropshire Witches PodcastChaste, Cunning or Canonised? Medieval Women With Gemma HollmanIn this episode, Historian and author Gemma Hollman peels back the veil on the lives of medieval women- from the crowned Queens wielding influence in turbulent courts, to the solitary anchoresses bricked into walls in pursuit of divine communion, and the women who walked the liminal path between healer and heretic: the so-called witches. Join Alix Chidley-Uttley & Amy Boucher with guest Gemma Hollman as they explore how these women shape- and were shaped by their world, reclaiming voices too often silenced or sensationalised. Expect folklore, faith, power, and the strange beauty of lives lived on the edge of history.2025-04-241h 15
The Shropshire Witches PodcastDrop Dead Gorgeous! A History of Beauty, part deux. The gorgeous Victorians, Gibson girls, the vampy 1920's ... Alix and Amy dive head first into history's makeup bag. Looking at beauty standards from the 19th century to the 1990's.2025-04-101h 36
The Shropshire Witches PodcastLooking good babe ... A History of Beauty, part une.In the first part of this two part'er, Alix & Amy discuss beauty standards through the Medieval beauty standards through to the Georgian era. From Codpieces to Mouse brows, the girls delve into historic beauty standards.2025-04-031h 08
The Shropshire Witches PodcastGhost Hoaxes! In this episode Alix & Amy delve into the world of ghost hoaxes ... when is a ghost a ghost?2025-03-201h 22
The Shropshire Witches PodcastThe Bideford Witches with Dr John CallowIn this episode the inimitable Dr John Callow discusses the Bideford witches, the last witches in England. John talks to Alix & Amy about the social attitudes towards these vulnerable women, and many others put to death under the banner of witchcraft. This has to be one of our favourite episodes! 2025-03-061h 22
The Shropshire Witches PodcastThe Licking Stones ... a history snippet.In this very short snippet, Alix narrates the history of the Licking Stones of Carlisle Castle. These snippets are available for early release for our patrons over on Patreon. 2025-03-0302 min
The Shropshire Witches PodcastGhosts and more, with Professor Ronald Hutton.In this episode we are trying to conquer being utterly star-struck by none other than Professor Ronald Hutton. Professor Hutton discusses ghosts, the modern fascination with witchcraft and much more ... We hope you enjoy! this rather special episode! 2025-02-2751 min
The Shropshire Witches Podcast*Valentines Day Special* Finding Love, via the folkloric handbook.Love is in the air … In this episode we take a tour of love divination, the many weird and often amusing ways people would seek the face of their true love..2025-02-131h 06
The Shropshire Witches PodcastA History of Prisons ... The history of Prisons has long been a source of historical fascination, in this episode the girls delve into the murky past. From the medieval Gaol to the Victorian Prison and of course, the much feared Prison Hulks. Alix and Amy take a nose dive into the fascinating and convoluted past of Prisons.2025-02-121h 37
The Shropshire Witches PodcastWhere did you get that hat? A history of The Music Hall.Come back in time to the gaslight Music Halls of the 19th Century. Alix and Amy delve into the history of this most beloved heritage treasure. Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno await ...2025-01-231h 13
The Shropshire Witches PodcastWitches and Witch Trials with Tracy Borman OBEIn this episode the inimitable Tracy Borman discusses witchcraft in the 16th and 17th century. From James I to Anne Boleyn, Tracy gives us a very tangible insight to the mindset and beliefs when it comes to matters of Witchcraft ...2025-01-091h 11
The Shropshire Witches PodcastChristmas Special! Traditions of Christmas ...In this festive episode Alix & Amy discuss the origins of Christmas traditions. From carols, World's Strongest Man through to your Christmas repast! Merry Christmas one and all!2024-12-2454 min
The Shropshire Witches PodcastThe Workhouse.The Workhouse, that controversial and notorious institution. From it's origins, Dickens London on to the shadows of the workhouse in the first half of the 20th century. This episode delves into the lives of those people in the Workhouse, the Board of Guardians who ran those infamous buildings and societies changing attitude to poverty. Listeners are advised this episode contains details or cruelty, punishments and child cruelty and language of the time.2024-12-101h 25
The Shropshire Witches PodcastBetween the Devil and the deep blue sea ...Join the girls as they delve into in Davy Jones locker to discuss the folklore of the sea. Mermaids, ghost ships and a Scottish lighthouse mystery! 2024-11-151h 12
The Shropshire Witches Podcast**BONUS EPISODE** Reclaiming Ann 'Nanny' Morgan ... In these sporadic bonus episodes the girls will tell stories the other doesn't know. In this episode Amy tells us the story of this fascinating Shropshire woman and her untimely and grisly demise. From formidable and intelligent woman to a victim of the Victorian patriarchy, the girls delve deeper. Enjoy our first bonus episode! 2024-11-111h 10
The Shropshire Witches PodcastEpisode 3, Halloween, hauntings and Miss Havisham!In this episode, The Shropshire Witches Halloween special, the girls talk about the origins of Halloween, ghosts and ghosts in literature. Get your spook on!2024-10-291h 12
The Shropshire Witches PodcastGhosts, Death Omens and Corpse Roads! Of course!In this episode of The Shropshire Witches Podcast, Alix and Amy discuss death! Looking at death omens, the suspicions around death and a couple of famous Ghosts. Buckle up and enjoy the rattle of Marley's chains!2024-10-171h 19
The Shropshire Witches PodcastWitches, the Devil and a severed Penis!Join the girls as they talk all things folklore. From the Witchfinder General to a Dominican Monk obsessed with severed penises. Alix & Amy take you through the fascinating past of folklore, witchcraft and a misogynistic King!2024-10-041h 07