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The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg

Book of the Week. Sarah Clegg peels back the wrapping paper of modern Christmas to reveal the creepy creatures and customs hiding underneath.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1: Lords of Misrule
Historian Sarah Clegg introduces the ghoulish creatures from ancient winter folklore.
14 mins23 Dec 2024
Episode 2: Monstrous Visitors
We’re taken on a hunt as dancing and revelling Christmas monsters go house-to-house.
14 mins24 Dec 2024
Episode 3: Horse Skulls and Hoodenings
Haunting ‘Hoodenings’ and horrible happenings with horses’ heads. And people.
14 mins25 Dec 2024
Episode 4: Punishing the Wicked
We encounter the terrifying Krampus performers who roam the Christmas streets of Salzburg.
14 mins26 Dec 2024
Episode 5: The Christmas Witches
We follow a procession of the candle-crowned young witches of Finland's St. Lucy Festival.
14 mins27 Dec 2024