<p>Today we are celebrating the upcoming publication of Maddy's new book 'Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment' by sharing one of the stories from it. The haunting of Cock Lane is the most iconic ghost story in London's long history, taking place in the year 1762. Was it a hoax?</p><br><p>Pre-order your copy of Maddy's book now: https://profilebooks.com/work/hoax/</p><br><p>Maddy tells Anthony Delaney the story today.</p><br><p>Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>For tickets to see Anthony and Maddy talking about her new book, Hoax, click here: <a href="https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/</a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>