Witches - Truth, Trials and Terrors

With a selection of the world's foremost academic experts on witches and witchcraft, we separate the history from the hysteria and discover just what a witch was - and why were they accused and often put to death?

Podcasting since 2026 • 2 episodes

Witches - Truth, Trials and Terrors

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2. Everything you Know About Witch Hunts is Wrong

How many people were really executed during the witch hunts?The answer is almost certainly not the one you think.In this episode of Witches: Truth, Trials and Terrors, broadcaster Jon Briggs is joined...

August 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 2 • 46:00

1. A World Before Reason

Imagine living in a world where every illness, every storm and every stroke of bad luck had a supernatural cause.Long before Europe's witch hunts began, people believed the world was filled with unseen forces capable of helping... or har...

July 18, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 42:25