Witchcraft and Margaret Murray
Arts & Ideas
BBC
4.2 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
From unwrapping Egyptian mummies to her theories about witch trials and the influence of her 1921 book The Witch-Cult in Western Europe on Wicca beliefs: Margaret Murray's career comes under the spotlight as Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including New Generation Thinker Elsa Richardson and historian of witchcraft Ronald Hutton.
Producer: Luke Mulhall
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| 0:00.0 | Can I just say? |
| 0:01.5 | You're about to listen to a BBC podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | It's such a wonderful listen. |
| 0:05.6 | So nice. |
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| 0:08.8 | Different paces, different heights. |
| 0:10.6 | The roof is buckling. |
| 0:11.9 | Where you can also listen to live sports commentary. |
| 0:14.2 | It's right foot goes for goal. |
| 0:16.7 | And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories. |
| 0:21.7 | The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession. |
| 0:25.2 | And she's had to live with that. |
| 0:26.8 | So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion. |
| 0:29.7 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:31.7 | Sort of expecting that every week now. |
| 0:35.8 | BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | Come into the circle, settle your breathing. |
| 0:42.7 | We're going to work some magic on this edition of the Arts and Ideas podcast. |
| 0:47.3 | Everyone's welcome, especially the witches after this message. |
| 0:51.7 | Hiya, I'm Linton Stevens. |
| 0:53.5 | I just wanted to tell you about the Classical podcast. It's a great way to discover classical music. I mean, it's kind of something you just know exists. I was never really like a avid listener. I'm sort of impressively illiterate. Each week, I mix my guest a playlist. They take a listen in their own time, then we get together |
| 1:11.0 | and they tell me honestly what they thought. It can be a mixed bag. I loved it. Slightly tedious. |
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