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How did the executions for witchcraft finally come to an end? What does a community do to reckon with the aftermath of all this violence? Why have the Salem Witch Trials become shorthand for the prosecution of outsiders and dissidents for centuries? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell for the final chapter in the story of The Salem Witch Trials. 

Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden

Producer: Alice Horrell

Head of History: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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