Hello and welcome back to the Hallowed Histories strand of Winter’s Tales, stories to amuse, to chill and to wrap presents by. One of the joys of Christmas is meeting with friends, and i am happy to announce that this story combines two old friends of the show, a writer and an actor who are much welcome visitors back to this podcast.

Helena Bacon is an academic, a writer and an educator with interests in the gothic, folk horror, mythology and the landscape of Norfolk. In other words, all the right things. Her story tonight, Ten Knocks, combines a lot of those interests and yet remains wholly original. It’s power of mounting dread will stay with you long past the end of this episode, but hopefully won’t come creeping around your door. The story itself is performed by John Davis, who was kind enough to work with us last year on one of the Slow Burn anthology tales. John is an actor and voice artist, who was recently seen in a revival of The Philidelphia Story and can be seen soon in The Clearing at the Sewell Barn Theatre in Norwich. If Helena’s story puts you on the edge of your seat, it’s John’s voice which will tip you over. Thanks to both of them, and to you for sticking with us for the Winter Tales. See you again next week.

Tickets are still avaible for our next live event, historian Neil Storey talking about the dark side of East Anglia in the beautiful Stranger's Hall: -

Hallowed Histories present Neil Storey at Strangers' Hall - Norfolk Museums Service