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 Post subject: The Pendle Witch Child
PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:24 pm 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fj47

BBC4, various showings.

Simon Armitage presents the extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours and, thanks to her chilling testimony, they were all hanged.......

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:54 am 
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Oooo I'll watch that, thanks Mel.

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I've set a record so I can watch it in peace. Not Lyndons thing :D

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Who Do You Think You Are is on at the same time. I have put the recorder to record the series of those so I shall watch the witches.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:42 am 
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I really enjoyed that programme.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:08 pm 
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I'll be watching it at the weekend. We travelled home from France yesterday/overnight so it's recording on a repeat tonight. Don't think I'll be awake for it, it was about 3:30am when we walked in the door. :shock:

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