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A History of Ghosts Episodes

  1. Monday 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Ancient Ghosts

    1/10 Kirsty Logan explores the evolution of Ghost Lore.

  2. Next Tuesday 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. So Shall You Be

    2/10 The tale of the medieval Revenant, a ghost made of flesh and bone.

  3. Next Wednesday 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. The Pregnant Ghost

    3/10 Discovering how, and why, a ghost woman would give birth to a living child.

  4. Next Thursday 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. The Impossible Ghost

    4/10 How ghost lore survives, even when we are told they are impossible.

  5. Fri 30 Oct 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. La Llorona

    5/10 Exploring the tale of an iconic ghost in Latin American culture - La Llorona.

  6. Mon 2 Nov 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. The Whitewashed Ghost

    6/10 Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in ghost stories.

  7. Tue 3 Nov 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    7. The Tell-Tale Ghost

    7/10 Kirsty Logan tells the story of the only known case in which a ghost convicted a murderer.

  8. Wed 4 Nov 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. The Spiritualists

    8/10 Kirsty Logan examines Spiritualism via the life of celebrated medium Florence Cook.

  9. Thu 5 Nov 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. 20th-Century Poltergeist

    9/10 Kirsty Logan explores how the poltergeist changed in the 20th century.

  10. Fri 6 Nov 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Did You Hear That?

    10/10 Kirsty Logan explores the modern quest to capture a ghost in a machine.