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Belief, and Being Human

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
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The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

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  The creation of ghosts, poltergeists and gods is a social enterprise; each supernatural being needs attention to thrive. And

Monkey Business
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Monkey Business

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A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics

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The Satanic Panic
Belief, & Being Human 

The Satanic Panic

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Behind the times
Belief, & Being Human 

Behind the times

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Uncanny

Danny Robins investigates chilling first-hand stories of paranormal encounters, from ghostly phantoms to sinister folklore in these highly popular BBC podcasts. In these episodes, Deborah provides the sceptical point-of-view.

The Torrelaguna House
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The Torrelaguna House

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Uncanny Summer Special 2025 In this creepy two-part tale we find out about the history of an isolated, medieval Spanish

The Hairy Man
Uncanny 

The Hairy Man

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The Ghost Who Hated Parties
Uncanny 

The Ghost Who Hated Parties

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Uncle Jack
Uncanny 

Uncle Jack

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The Beast of Langeais
Uncanny 

The Beast of Langeais

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Ghosts & Poltergeists

Chasing the Undead – A History of Superstition
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

Chasing the Undead – A History of Superstition

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Dr. Jason Braithwaite and I go to a haunted castle to look for ghosts in this documentary from Get Factual.

Talk TV: Unravelling the Enfield Haunting
Ghosts & Poltergeists Top Picks 

Talk TV: Unravelling the Enfield Haunting

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The Battersea Poltergeist
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The Battersea Poltergeist

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I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’

December 30, 2017 Deborah Comments Off on I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’
The Enfield Poltergeist: a sceptic speaks
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

The Enfield Poltergeist: a sceptic speaks

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Witchcraft

Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley
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Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley

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Lucy Worsley and I discuss Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire Witch. Did she have the power to cure and banish evil

Z List Dead List: Margery Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye
Witchcraft 

Z List Dead List: Margery Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye

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Uganda’s Child Sacrifices
Witchcraft 

Uganda’s Child Sacrifices

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England’s Child Witches
Witchcraft 

England’s Child Witches

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Podcasts

Time Between Times
Podcasts 

Time Between Times

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Welsh story-teller Owen Staton and I talk about our love of strange folklore. Then he tells one of my favourite

Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick
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Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick

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The Infinite Monkey Cage Christmas Special
Podcasts 

The Infinite Monkey Cage Christmas Special

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Monster Talk
Podcasts 

Monster Talk

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Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories

Werewolf Legends
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Werewolf Legends

April 27, 2024 Deborah Comments Off on Werewolf Legends

Palgrave Macmillan has just published ‘Werewolf Legends‘ edited by Willem de Blecourt and Mirjam Mencej. I was delighted to contribute

Plagues and Plots
Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories 

Plagues and Plots

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Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?
Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories 

Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?

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Religion

Superstition, The Occult & Religion: with ‘The Pod Delusion’
Religion 

Superstition, The Occult & Religion: with ‘The Pod Delusion’

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The Pod Delusion‘s Third Birthday event was held at Conway Hall in September 2012. There was a great line-up of

Priests, Pederasts and Privilege
Religion 

Priests, Pederasts and Privilege

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Sanity & Violence, or, What Happens in the Courts When Gods Outsource Smiting?
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Sanity & Violence, or, What Happens in the Courts When Gods Outsource Smiting?

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Numinous Neuroses?
Religion 

Numinous Neuroses?

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Religion in Films: SFX Special Edition ‘The A to Z of Horror’
Religion 

Religion in Films: SFX Special Edition ‘The A to Z of Horror’

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Vampires

The Vampires of Rhode Island
Vampires 

The Vampires of Rhode Island

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GEORGE BROWN OF RHODE ISLAND had a problem. Within nine years he had lost his wife, Eliza, and two of

High Stakes
Vampires 

High Stakes

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Forbidden History: Vampires
Vampires 

Forbidden History: Vampires

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Vampire Legends that Refuse to Die
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Vampire Legends that Refuse to Die

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The Vampire of Venice
Vampires 

The Vampire of Venice

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Skepticism

Skeptics, nerds and atheists are on the march across the US
Skepticism 

Skeptics, nerds and atheists are on the march across the US

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Events for skeptics such as this weekend’s Skepticon are a sign of growing resistance to the power of religion in

Magic & Skepticism
Skepticism 

Magic & Skepticism

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The Dogs of Dumbarton
Skepticism 

The Dogs of Dumbarton

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Evidence-Based Job Seeking
Skepticism 

Evidence-Based Job Seeking

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Alt-Med

The Changing Face of Anti-Vax
Alt-Med 

The Changing Face of Anti-Vax

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a very well-travelled eighteenth century aristocrat whose husband was appointed ambassador to Istanbul. Fortunately for

Faith Healing
Alt-Med 

Faith Healing

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A Quorum of Quacks: Qualms re Quangos & Quasi-Qualifications
Alt-Med 

A Quorum of Quacks: Qualms re Quangos & Quasi-Qualifications

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Homeopathy & Witchcraft
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Homeopathy & Witchcraft

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What’s the Harm?
Alt-Med 

What’s the Harm?

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Animals

‘Do You Believe in Dog?’ or ‘Rabies, Scabies & Babies’
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‘Do You Believe in Dog?’ or ‘Rabies, Scabies & Babies’

February 20, 2017 Deborah Comments Off on ‘Do You Believe in Dog?’ or ‘Rabies, Scabies & Babies’

When I was about three years old, my mother was one day alarmed to see that our dog was foaming

Ladders, Webs & Death as Recreation
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Ladders, Webs & Death as Recreation

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Beware Teenage Boys Carrying Chihuahuas
Animals 

Beware Teenage Boys Carrying Chihuahuas

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Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming

Learn to Lucid Dream
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming 

Learn to Lucid Dream

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Are you interested in learning about lucidity and the possibility of learning how to lucid dream? Watch this space

Lucid Dreaming: the ‘New Scientist’ Addendum
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming 

Lucid Dreaming: the ‘New Scientist’ Addendum

February 21, 2017 Deborah Comments Off on Lucid Dreaming: the ‘New Scientist’ Addendum
Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night
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Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night

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The Haunted Cheese Sandwich
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming 

The Haunted Cheese Sandwich

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‘Psychics’

Sally Morgan and Deborah Hyde take ITV viewers’ calls on their strange experiences
'Psychics' 

Sally Morgan and Deborah Hyde take ITV viewers’ calls on their strange experiences

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Psychics & Princes
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Psychics & Princes

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Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley
Top Picks Witchcraft 

Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley

June 22, 2025 Deborah Comments Off on Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley
Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick
Podcasts Top Picks 

Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick

June 22, 2025 Deborah Comments Off on Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick
The Torrelaguna House
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The Torrelaguna House

June 22, 2025 Deborah Comments Off on The Torrelaguna House
Werewolf Legends
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Werewolf Legends

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Talk TV: Unravelling the Enfield Haunting
Ghosts & Poltergeists Top Picks 

Talk TV: Unravelling the Enfield Haunting

February 13, 2024 Deborah Comments Off on Talk TV: Unravelling the Enfield Haunting
The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

November 29, 2021 Deborah Comments Off on The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

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Folklore of the malign and macabre. Former Editor of @TheSkepticMag, now Advisory Editor. Fellow of The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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jourdemayne Deborah Hyde 🇺🇦 @jourdemayne ·
9 Jul

Here I am at @GreenwichSitP listening to @KateCherrell

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7 Jul

@jourdemayne @CambridgeUP @RIPhilo Yours is a great, fun, and stimulating contribution - exactly right for THINK.

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7 Jul

'Think', the latest from @CambridgeUP & @RIPhilo, ed. @stephenlaw60, has a contribution from yours truly this time. 'The Darkness and the Light it Shines' accompanies lots of other good stuff. https://tinyurl.com/5c25tha7

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6 Jul

@jourdemayne @hipacrocapig I suspect this isn’t super rare. I made the same mistake once in Lisbon - fortunately escaping with minor cuts and bruises, and damaged ego

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Conventions
QED, UK
Ratio, Bulgaria
Seriously Strange, UK
Skepticon, USA


Skeptical Organisations
European Council of Skeptical Organisations
Skeptics in the Pub
ASKE
CSI

Secular Organisations
Humanists UK

Psychology
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths
Dr Susan Blackmore
Prof. Chris French
Dr Richard Wiseman
The Koestler Parapsychology Unit at Edinburgh University

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