Who Did What Now? Podcast: The Victorians Ruined Everything - a 19th Century Guide to Mysticism and More
Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival & Katie Charlwood
Duration: 90 minutes
Age suitability: 16+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
Warning: This event contains adult themes and strong language.
Latecomers Policy: Latecomers will be admitted. This is a site-specific venue with unreserved seating. We recommend you get to the venue early in order to choose a suitable seat.
Accessibility: Venue is wheelchair accessible via platform lift at the entrance of the building. There is also a universal access bathroom on the ground floor. This performance will have ISL interpretation.
Join Katie Charlwood, the host of the history podcast Who Did What Now? on a journey through 19th-century Dublin to explore the mystical and macabre obsessions of the Victorian era. With more than 500,000 followers across social media, Katie is the perfect guide to this fascinating era.
Katie will spill the tea on the Victorian fascinations with the occult, seances, and the unexplainably eerie. Dive into the shadowy corners of Victorian Dublin and uncover why seemingly everyone, from nobles to nannies, claimed to have encountered a ghost.
Discover how capitalism influenced the occult, explore the rich tapestry of beliefs and folklore that captivated Bram Stoker and his contemporaries, and much more. By the time the curtain falls on The Victorians Ruined Everything, you won't just have a deeper understanding of 19th-century mysticism—you'll be wondering how those Victorians managed to mess up, well, everything.
Expect to laugh, perhaps shed a tear, and definitely discover something new.
This event takes place at the Graduate Memorial Building in Trinity College, home to the College Historical Society, of which Stoker was auditor. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit one of Dublin’s most storied venues.
This event is presented in partnership with the College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin
