Witches of Scotland

By claire mitchell and zoe venditozzi

A podcast that follows the Witches of Scotland campaign to bring justice to those accused, convicted and executed as witches under the Witchcraft Act 1563

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Number 1: EPISODE 87 PROFESSOR MARION GIBSON and "THRICE"
Zoe and Claire speak to the fabulous Marion Gibson about her Sunday Times Best Selling Book "Witchland" and to Al Seed and Jude Milligan about their witch/macbeth related play "Thrice" . Racoons in baby rucksacks on planes included
September 10, 20261h 35min
Number 2: Episode One
Welcome to Witches of Scotland - Zoe and Claire discuss the campaign and preview what we’ll be talking about over the next few weeks - Learn a bit about Lilias Eadie, the Torryburn “witch” and join us in the witchesofscotland.com campaign
September 20, 202029min
Number 3: EPISODE 14 - A MINI XMAS EPISODE WITH ZOE AND CLAIRE
After naming women convicted as witches Zoe and Claire (inadvertently!) talk about Angels from the Bible and we hear from Herr Hegeler in Germany where a Bishop has apologised for the role of the church in witchcraft trials and has promised to put up a plaque in memorial to those killed.
December 27, 202025min
Number 4: EPISODE 13 - PETER ROSS TOMB WITH A VIEW AND COUNCILLOR KATE STEWART
A discussion with author of Tomb with a View , Peter Ross on the the need to memorialise the dead and the work of Councillor Kate Stewart, a founding member of RAWS (Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland)
December 20, 202054min
Number 5: CATHERINE MACPHEE ON SYKE, HARTMUT HEGELER ON GERMANY ALEXANDRA MAHER ON “THE CUNNING”
We learn about a woman tortured as a witch in Skye, of the work of Anton Praetorious a pastor who condemned the witch trials in Germany when they took place and his modern day successor Hartmut Hegeler who seeks pardons and memorials for European witches. We also hear from Alexandra Maher who is making a short film inspired by the story of Scotland’s last witch, Janet Horne and her daughter.
December 13, 202057min