The Shropshire Witches Podcast
Join Alix Chidley-Uttley & Amy Boucher for a history podcast uncovering the hidden, the haunted, the half-forgotten, and the famous - with a side of murder, mystery, folklore, and a dash of dark humour.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Witches and Witch Trials with Tracy Borman OBE
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 c…
Christmas Special! Traditions of Christmas ...
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.
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 l…
Between the Devil and the deep blue sea ...
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!
**BONUS EPISODE** Reclaiming Ann 'Nanny' Morgan ...
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. Fr…
Episode 3, Halloween, hauntings and Miss Havisham!
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!
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 Mar…
Witches, the Devil and a severed Penis!
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, witchcra…