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Hallowed Histories

Richard Sheppard

A regular podcast covering different aspects of English folklore, starting in East Anglia. Broadcast from the media suite at UEA, we include monthly podcasts covering a different myths, interspersed with interviews, specials and readings from local authors.

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Episode Fifteen - Wild Boys

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2020/07/18

We're heading out of society's comfort zone in this episode, and meeting the wild head on. People have always been fascinated by the feral, the untamed and the uncivilised - we use it as a yardstick by which to measure ourselves. Today we look at two ways in which our fascination with the wild has manifested itself - the mythical woodwoses and the all too real case of Peter the Wild Boy. From feral child to pet of royalty to philosophical talking point to farmhand to vagrant through to dying of

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00:08:09

Episode Fourteen - Benjamin Britten: Ghost Music

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2020/06/23

Benjamin Britten was one of the best known names in classical music of the twentieth century. What is less known about him, was that he was born in the East Anglian seaside town of Lowestoft, and it was there that he began his prodigious musical output. We look at Britten's life, and the themes that run through his music, including a preoccupation with ghost stories, and the barriers that not only separate the living and the dead, but also his own clandestine world as a member of the LGBTQ community

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00:11:28

Episode Thirteen - Julian of Norwich: You've Got to...

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2020/05/15

Continuing our look at East Anglia religious mystics, we take a look at the strange, incredible career of Julian of Norwich. A young woman who dedicated to her faith, Julian was rewarded with visions of Heaven and Hell, angels and demons and God and the Devil. What makes her so unusual is that she deliberately asked to receive these visions, and to be taken so close to the brink of death that the lines between our world and the metaphysical world became blurred. Please leave a review, subscribe and

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00:12:08

Episode Twelve - William Cowper, The Man Who Saw...

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2020/04/16

We begin our look at East Anglian mystics with the blessed and cursed like of William Cowper (pronounced like copper). Cowper was born into riches and comfort, and was bright and talented, yet from an early age he was made aware of how precarious his own life and sanity was. He believed that angels and demons fought for his soul, and after an evening in which he tried to kill himself no less than three times, he saw the Devil himself. Despite this, he also of produced some of the most beautiful

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00:25:02

Hallowed Histories Extra - Interview with Frank Meeres

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2020/03/19

As an epilogue to our two-part special on poison murders, we present an exclusive interview with local historian and author Frank Meeres. We talk a load of arsenic, acid, murderers and East Anglian crime and punishment. Frank Meeres's bibliography: - https://www.waterstones.com/author/frank-meeres/63819 Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone you know with an interest in East Anglia, history, folklore and the macabre. Contact us at hallowedhistories@gmail.com if the

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00:11:43

Episode Eleven - Everything is Poison, Nothing is Poison

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2020/02/16

Our look at murders by poison in East Anglia focuses on the more obscure, convoluted and downright weird cases. We meet the cow that got a family killed, villages torn apart by rumour and adultery and all manners of wrongdoers and their varied eventual fates. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone you know with an interest in East Anglia, history, folklore and the macabre. Contact us at hallowedhistories@gmail.com if the spirit moves you.... This episode was recorded

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00:12:42

Episode Eleven - A Century of Poisoners

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2020/01/16

The Hallowed Histories podcast is back from hiatus with the first part of a two part look at a subject that gets people frothing at the mouth - poison. In this episode we'll take a brief look at how and why poison became the murder weapon of choice for so many people in the 19th century. Then we'll take a look at the criminal careers of three men who chose poison as the way to solve their problems, but found themselves dangling at the end of the rope. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend

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Episode Ten - Tunnels to Nowhere

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2019/07/11

In this episode we travel north to Norfolk's beautiful coast. Picturesque villages hide their secrets well though, and we take a look down the dark tunnels that connect people and places, and maybe give a home to something a little more sinister. Please take the time to rate and review the podcast on iTunes, stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts from. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallowedhistories/message

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00:08:33

Episode Nine - A Plague on All Your Houses

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2019/05/15

In the second part of our look at the bubonic plague in Norwich, we look at Queen Elizabeth I's visit in 1548. Heralded as the grandest, most extravagant event in Norwich's history up to that point, the aftermath would see the city torn apart with disease. How did this end up in a scene of horror in Augustine Steward House in Tombland, and what was visited on the family therein? Find out now. Sponsored by Liberty Restaurant, relaxed fine dining in the heart of the Norfolk Broads. --- Send in a

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00:09:15

Episode Eight - Hell Comes to Norwich

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2019/03/31

In this episode we start our two part look at the gruesome stories behind Norfolk's brush with almost total annihilation in 1349. The country was ravaged by bubonic plague, and the people of Norwich rushed to finish the city walls that may not have only made them safe from disease, but given them strength to rival London as England's capital city. What went wrong? This episode was sponsored by Liberty Restaurant, American inspired food in the heart of the Norfolk Broads. Please leave a review,

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00:29:49

Hallowed Histories and EAUFOG - Rendlesham and the...

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2019/02/28

Hallowed Histories is glad to welcome back Tony Buckingham from the East Anglian UFO group for another discussion of all things extraterrestrial. This time we're not straying too far, and heading for an airbase in Suffolk, where the legendary 'Rendlesham Incident' occurred in 1980. One of the most witnessed and discussed UFO encounters in history, the details will amaze you. We also discuss the 'Belgian Wave' of sightings in 1989, another widely attested and controversial chapter in UFOlogy. Please

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00:09:31

Episode Seven - Children of the Wolf Pit

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2019/01/31

In this episode we take a look at the life and strange times of two children who crawled out of a pit in 12th century Suffolk. Where they came from remains a mystery that no-one has been able to explain. The most curious factor was the colour of the their skin - bright green. Were they aliens? Fairies? Refugees? Or something altogether different? Please take the time to rate and review the podcast on iTunes, stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts from. Sponsored by Liberty Restaurant Please

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00:34:25

Hallowed Histories and EAUFOG - Many Shades of Greys

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2018/12/11

Hallowed Histories is delighted to have Tony Buckingham from the East Anglian UFO Group back to guide us through the alien hierarchy. We all know the greys, their influence on pop culture is pervasive. However, what is their connection with the Nordics? Or the Lizards? And what is their interest in us? This episode was sponsored by Liberty Restaurant, the top-rated American-inspired restaurant in Wroxham. Try the catfish beignets while you're there, they have to be tasted to be believed. Please

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00:11:55

Episode Six - Mr Vampyre

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2018/11/02

In this episode we look into one of the most famous parties of all time, as we go to the Villa Diodati to see Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Dr John Polidori. But why is Polidori almost forgotten? We look at the troubled life and career of the angry young man, and investigate the role a thriving intellectual scene in Norwich became a safe haven for him. This episode was sponsored by Liberty Restaurant, American inspired cuisine in the heart of Norfolk's Wroxham Broads. Please leave a review, subscribe

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00:20:31

Hallowed Histories - UFOs, Aliens, Conspiracies and Us

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2018/09/19

Recently we sat down with Tony Buckingham from the EAUFOG (East Anglian UFO Group) to discuss all manner of unexplained ariel phenomena, the aliens who are visiting us, and the truths that are concealed from us everyday. It's what's been did, and what's been hid, in this fascinating interview with an absolutely charming guest. Sponsored by Kemono Dojo. Email laszlo.zupan@yahoo.com to learn this fascinating martial art in a dojo in the heart of Norwich. Mention 'hallowed histories' for

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00:10:55

Episode Five - Massacre in Norfolk

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2018/09/06

In 1848, a stranger entered a beautiful Norfolk mansion called Stanfield Hall. Within a few minutes he had converted this stately family home into a bloodbath. We give you the life and death of James Blomfield Rush, whose desperate desires turned to plotting and murder. Our facebook page, please like and follow for updates:- https://www.facebook.com/hallowedhistoriesproject A film about the Stanfield Hall Massacres from the invaluable EAFA:- http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/2311 Please leave a

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00:14:31

Hallowed Histories Extra - Richard Hand's The Empty...

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2018/07/18

Continuing our season of Richard Hand productions, we present a story originally written and recorded for the online horror journal, Revenant. It's a real chiller, combining Richard Hand's love of sound to create atmosphere with a classic haunted house yarn. It was performed by Richard Hand and James Langham. Find us on iTunes and Spotify, just search for Hallowed Histories. More to come very soon, including details of our upcoming film screenings, our appearance on the BBC and big news in the

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00:30:09

Hallowed Histories Extra - Frankenstein at the Talos...

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2018/06/26

Richard Hand's play, the Devil at Midnight, opens tonight at the Great Hall Theatre in Norwich. In honour of this we present an earlier work he directed. Recorded live at the Bread and Roses pub in March of this year, the UEA Radio Players present a new interpretation of Frankenstein. In the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Hallowed Histories is proud to present a fresh look at an old monster. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone

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00:14:15

Hallowed Histories Extra - Interview With Vincent M....

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2018/06/22

On the first of July, 2.45pm, the Hallowed Histories team will be hosting a screening of Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone at Norwich's Cinema City. This is part of the Philosophers At The Cinema strand, developed by UEA and Picturehouse Cinemas, and masterminded by Doctor Vincent M. Gaine. Apologies for the sound quality on this one, a few technical issues. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone you know with an interest in East Anglia, history, folklore and

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00:08:51

Hallowed Histories Extra - Richard Hand on Brian...

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2018/06/13

At the end of June, the Great Hall Theatre in Norwich will be hosting a production of 'The Devil At Midnight'. This will be directed by Richard Hand, a seasoned veteran of many other productions. We sat down with Richard to discuss the play, and it's author, cult writer Brian Clemens. Buy tickets at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/greathall Please check out the podcast on Spotify, just search for 'Hallowed Histories', and 'like', rate and review us on iTunes and any other podcast platform you

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