The Mysterious Medium John Francis Hunt
The story of a Victorian treasure hunting spiritualist.
19th Century spiritualism is at the heart of this episode. Through the exploits of a Biggleswade medium who believed he was in direct contact with the spirit of William Shakespeare Nat explores the 19th century spiritualist movement. John Francis Hunt, who we met in the previous episode, was an extraordinary man, he pursued justice, sought out buried treasure, and was a constant correspondent with the newspapers, the social media of his day.
We'll explore spiritualism's roots in America with the Fox sisters. How spiritualism became a kind of culture war in the mid 19th century as well as visiting an 1875 s茅ance held in Bedford and described by the press as "bogus."
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Weird in the Wade is researched, written, presented and produced by Nat Doig
Joint cracking in this episode provided by Jason Doig, Tess Savigear and David Stephenson
Theme music by Tess Savigear
