The Shropshire Witches Podcast

Jan 22 2025 9 ep. 71 mins 22

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Join Alix Chidley-Uttley & Amy Boucher for you dose of Witchcraft and Folkore. From murderous myths, the Witchfinder General to the plague, Alix & Amy discuss it all!

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Where did you get that hat? A history of The Music Hall.

Jan 22 2025 73 mins

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 ...

Witches and Witch Trials with Tracy Borman OBE

Jan 09 2025 71 mins

In 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 ...

Christmas Special! Traditions of Christmas ...

Dec 24 2024 54 mins

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!

The Workhouse.

Dec 10 2024 85 mins

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 de

Between the Devil and the deep blue sea ...

Nov 14 2024 72 mins

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!

Episode 3, Halloween, hauntings and Miss Havisham!

Oct 29 2024 72 mins

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!

Ghosts, Death Omens and Corpse Roads! Of course!

Oct 17 2024 79 mins

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!

BONUS EPISODE Reclaiming Ann 'Nanny' Morgan ...

Nov 11 2024 70 mins

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!

Witches, the Devil and a severed Penis!

Oct 04 2024 67 mins

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!