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A History of Ghosts

Kirsty Logan explores the evolution of Ghost Lore.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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10. Did You Hear That?
Kirsty Logan explores the modern quest to capture a ghost in a machine.
30 Oct 2020,14 mins
9. 20th-Century Poltergeist
Kirsty Logan explores how the poltergeist changed in the 20th century.
29 Oct 2020,14 mins
8. The Spiritualists
Kirsty Logan examines Spiritualism via the life of celebrated medium Florence Cook.
28 Oct 2020,14 mins
7. The Tell-Tale Ghost
Kirsty Logan tells the story of the only known case in which a ghost convicted a murderer.
27 Oct 2020,14 mins
6. The Whitewashed Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in ghost stories.
26 Oct 2020,14 mins
5. La Llorona
Kirsty Logan explores the tale of an iconic ghost in Latin American culture - La Llorona.
23 Oct 2020,15 mins
4. The Impossible Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how ghost lore survives, even when we are told they are impossible.
22 Oct 2020,15 mins
3. The Pregnant Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how, and why, a ghost woman would give birth to a living child.
21 Oct 2020,15 mins
2. So Shall You Be
Kirsty Logan tells us the tale of the medieval revenant, a ghost made of flesh and bone.
20 Oct 2020,15 mins
1. Ancient Ghosts
Kirsty Logan explores the evolution of ghost lore.
19 Oct 2020,15 mins