Friday the Thirteenth

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Friday the Thirteenth


Friday the thirteenth may have been popularised by twentieth century authors and religious claims linking thirteen to the Last Supper or the Knights’ Templar but many cultures have long-held superstitions, especially for New Year’s Day or days of the year relating to the change of seasons. Reporter Terry Fleet questions if people are superstitious and the responses pay tribute to superstitions that are all but gone such as not washing or sweeping on high or holy days.


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