Helen Duncan: Convicted of Witchcraft in the 20th Century?!
About this episode
The episode explores the story of Helen Duncan, a Scottish medium convicted of witchcraft during World War II after revealing a naval disaster.
During the Second World War, Scottish medium Helen Duncan claimed to pull the dead out of the dark, until the British state decided her séances were dangerous. After she appeared to reveal a naval disaster that was still officially secret, she was dragged into court under the centuries‑old Witchcraft Act, branded a fraud, and locked up as Britain’s so‑called “last witch”, turning one woman’s ghost shows into a clash between belief, fear, and wartime paranoia.
People in this episode
Host: Georgia Marie
Topics covered
- witchcraft
- mediums
- World War II
- paranoia
- court cases
- spiritualism
Keywords
- Helen Duncan
- witchcraft
- medium
- World War II
- spiritualism
- court case
- British state
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British state
Books & works: Witchcraft Act
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