Halloween Special 2025

Season: 6 Episode: 32

Welcome to the Halloween edition of The Backtracker History Show, where we uncover the true origins of this haunting night. Long before costumes and sweets, Halloween was a sacred bridge between the living and the dead, when ancient Celts lit fires to keep spirits at bay.

Join us as we journey through centuries of folklore, from Samhain to All Hallows’ Eve. Light a candle and settle in — the story of Halloween is older, stranger, and far more fascinating than you might think.

CAST

Halloween Rhymes- Theo Jackson

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

BBC

Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian - Friday 09 November 1866

Ottawa Free Press - Saturday 27 October 1906

Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night . N. Rogers

"All Saints, Festival of"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.)

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween. Lisa Morton

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Intro music by The Model Folk 

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