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Tessa Coates: Resting Witch Face

Tessa Coates uses her absolutely useless anthropology degree to explore her enthusiasm for witchcraft and why it's on the rise.

Following her two critically-acclaimed stand up shows, Tessa brings her debut radio special to Radio 4 and combines her love of anthropology with her love of witchcraft. This year, all things occult are definitely on the rise. Tarot card sales are the highest they've been for 50 years, books on witchcraft have topped the best-seller list, and on TikTok the hashtag #WitchTok has 13.9 BILLION views. Through history, in times of political unrest we turn to the occult, and the last few years have been nothing but political unrest. Add into that a story about a ghost, a poltergeist, and an exploration of the human imagination. Plus a tarot card reading, finish on a coven initiation spell and you've got Resting Witch Face!

The show was recorded in front of a live audience at the Pleasance in London.

Written by Tessa Coates
Starring Tessa Coates
Additional Material: Amy Annette
Executive Producer: Simon Nicholls
Studio Engineer Jerry Peal
Editor: Chris Maclean
Production Manager: Georgina Brett
Production Co-ordinator: Tamara Shilham
Production Assistant: Emma Tremewan
Production Runners: George Hehir & Tehillah Hinds
Would not have been possible without Katie Churchill
Recorded Live at Pleasance London
A Tiger Aspect production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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