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BBC Archives: “A Curious Case of Black Magic in Norfolk”

BBC Archives has a 1964 Tonight piece on black magic in Norfolk. “Chris Brasher reports on three incidents involving what appears to black magic rituals in Norfolk. The incidents occured at three separate locations; the ruins of Castle Rising–where two human effigies and a sheep’s heart were nailed to the door; Bawsey Church, where a sheep’s heart and a black candle was discovered; and at Babingley Church, where another human effigy, a sheep’s heart and a black candle, were discovered. In all three instances, strange symbols were marked in the ground with soot. What does it all mean–could it be an elaborate hoax? In an attempt to shed some light on the subject, Brasher interviews the author and former screenwriter F.R. Buckley, who has been following the events closely. Buckley shares his understanding of the symbols and offers an interpretation of their meaning.”

Watch here. (Thanks, Kate!)

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