BBC's Witch: Things you never knew about witches

About this episode

This episode features insights from the team behind the BBC podcast series 'Witch' and explores the contemporary meaning of being a witch.

In this episode, we hear from the team who made the spellbinding BBC podcast series: Witch. Whatever you may think, dream or fear about them, the witch has held a place in our imagination for centuries. But what does it mean to be one now? Listen and find out. If you'd like to listen to the full series of Witch, you can do that here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sVdGfsrPR1QgCfWXS6y0rm/what-does-mean-to-be-a-witch

Topics covered

• witches
• BBC podcast
• imagination
• society

Keywords

• Witch
• BBC
• podcast
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Witch

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