‘We both just want answers’

Rylan Clark and Alice Roberts take a chilling trip back in time to investigate the witch hunts of Elizabethan England

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The pair investigate witch trials

specialists to piece together the truth of what really happened. And they never lose sight of how serious it is. “There are fun moments and some Rylan-isms where we have the odd joke. But what works is Alice doesn’t necessarily believe in witchcraft. I'm more open to believing something. But ultimately we both just want answers and to know why this happened,” he says. It didn’t take long before a disturbing pattern emerged.

“You could have a big nose and be called a witch, it's that simple, it's so ridiculous,” he adds.