{"id":53667,"date":"2024-06-23T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T06:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2061099"},"modified":"2024-06-23T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T08:58:45","slug":"suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch\/","title":{"rendered":"Suranne Jones documentary first look sees her learning to howl like a witch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Jones is fronting her first ever documentary, a two-part series called Investigating Witch Trials. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 23 June 2024 at 06:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Gentleman Jack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/vigil-season-3-release-date\/\">Vigil<\/a> star Suranne Jones is fronting her first ever documentary, going on an epic journey to investigate the most infamous witch trials in history.<\/p>\n<p>Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials will air over two Sundays on Channel 4, starting on Sunday 23rd June, and <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has got an exclusive first-look clip from the opening episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Jones explains that there is a now a generation of women reclaiming the label of \u201cwitch\u201d, before meeting musician Natasha Khan, aka Bat for Lashes.<\/p>\n<p>Jones then leaves the frame in order to practice howling, with Khan sending her a howl to respond to. After they\u2019re done, Khan says that Jones \u201creally needed to do that\u201d, and she responds that \u201cit feels so good\u201d and is \u201cbetter than a headache tablet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full clip right here now.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"f2fe1655c557d33ef335a46d6b025d9bdd5d97e5\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"f2fe1655c557d33ef335a46d6b025d9bdd5d97e5\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>The official synopsis for the two-part docuseries says: \u201cBAFTA-winning actor Suranne Jones goes on an epic journey to investigate the most infamous witch trials in history and discovers why so many women were accused of witchcraft and what their story means today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/absolutely-fabulous-stars-reunite-documentary-newsupdate\/\">Absolutely Fabulous stars reunite for one-off retrospective documentary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/in-my-own-words-series-newsupdate\/\">Billy Connolly and Jilly Cooper set for new BBC film series In My Own Words<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIn Pendle, Lancashire near where Suranne grew up, she uncovers the real story behind one of the most notorious mass executions for witchcraft in English history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuranne travels to Germany, the epicentre of the brutal witch trials that swept through Europe four hundred years ago. She discovers the shadow this historical horror story has cast over women\u2019s lives for hundreds of years, and how some women are now reclaiming the title \u2018witch\u2019.\u201d<\/p> <p>Jones is best-known for her roles in dramas including Doctor Foster, Scott &amp; Bailey, Save Me, Vigil and Gentleman Jack, while she most recently starred in an ITV drama she co-created, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/maryland-itv-suranne-jones-review\/\">Maryland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials starts at 9pm on Sunday 23rd June on Channel 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/\">Documentaries<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Jones is fronting her first ever documentary, a two-part series called Investigating Witch Trials. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53668,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch.jpg",1620,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/suranne-jones-documentary-first-look-sees-her-learning-to-howl-like-a-witch.jpg",1620,1080,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Jones is fronting her first ever documentary, a two-part series called Investigating Witch Trials.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}