Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S1E1 – In this fascinating documentary, BAFTA-winning actor Suranne Jones (Hostage, Vigil, Doctor Foster) goes on an epic, international journey to discover the real story behind the most infamous witch trials in history.
Why did women become the scapegoats for all the world’s problems and how do these witchcraft accusations still resonate today?
Season One, Episode One:
In Pendle, Lancashire near where Suranne grew up, she uncovers the real story behind one of the most notorious mass executions for witchcraft in English history.
Suranne travels to Germany, the epicentre of the brutal witch trials that swept through Europe four hundred years ago. She discovers the shadow this historical horror story has cast over women’s lives for hundreds of years, and how women are now reclaiming the word witch as a force for good in their lives.
Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Sunday 12 October at 8.30pm (2 Parts)
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Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S1E1
