Scotlands last witch

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, midnight

b'Nicknamed \\u2018Hellish Nell\\u2019 from childhood, spiritualist medium Helen Duncan made a living from claiming to communicate with the spirits of the dead at seances around Britain. But in 1944, her \\u2018psychic predictions\\u2019 of wartime tragedy saw her become the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act of 1735. Malcolm Gaskill explores the remarkable events that led to Duncan\\u2019s incarceration and investigates the mysterious world of 20th-century spiritualism.\\n\\nThe HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'