Medium Florence Cook was at risk from sceptics, and her peers.
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A Seance Interrupted
1. Ancient Ghosts
Kirsty Logan explores the evolution of ghost lore.
2. So Shall You Be
Kirsty Logan tells us the tale of the medieval revenant, a ghost made of flesh and bone.
3. The Pregnant Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how, and why, a ghost woman would give birth to a living child.
4. The Impossible Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how ghost lore survives, even when we are told they are impossible.
5. La Llorona
Kirsty Logan explores the tale of an iconic ghost in Latin American culture - La Llorona.
6. The Whitewashed Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in ghost stories.
7. The Tell-Tale Ghost
Kirsty Logan tells the story of the only known case in which a ghost convicted a murderer.
8. The Spiritualists
Kirsty Logan examines Spiritualism via the life of celebrated medium Florence Cook.
9. 20th-Century Poltergeist
Kirsty Logan explores how the poltergeist changed in the 20th century.
10. Did You Hear That?
Kirsty Logan explores the modern quest to capture a ghost in a machine.
