London's Most Iconic Ghost Story

<p>We&#39;re celebrating Maddy&#39;s new documentary all about London&#39;s most famous ghost - the ghost of Cock Lane! It&#39;s out today on History Hit - <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/</a></p><br><p>This is a rerun of our episode from earlier this year promoting Maddy&#39;s new book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hoax-Truth-Lies-Age-Enlightenment/dp/180522235X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PG6RKEZNRRQK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-TdvC2T3TT9CNMna6m8eYg.nSNSVQx_aOQ_P6qwGoSqiUd5YYgSRV9EXL8V3JOTIB4&dib_tag=se&keywords=hoax+maddy+pelling&qid=1793099414&sprefix=hoax+maddy+pelling%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#39;Hoax: Truth & Lies In The Age Of Enlightenment&#39;</a> where the Cock Lane ghost story is covered in great depth. The haunting of Cock Lane is the most iconic ghost story in London&#39;s long history, taking place in the year 1762. Was it a hoax?</p><br><p>Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p><em>After Dark is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p>

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