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Dec 2020
29m 11s

The Witch Craze (Radio Edit)

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Revisit the dark days of the European Witch Craze when one book turned the world upside down and a disgruntled patriarchy murdered thousands of innocent women. Greg Jenner's guests are comedian Cariad Lloyd and historian Prof Suzannah Lipscomb.

Produced by Dan Morelle Script and research by Emma Nagouse, assisted by Eszter Szabo and Evie Randall Radio edit by Cornelius Mendez

A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4.

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