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Of Gods and Goblins

A podcast by: Heather Moorhouse

A podcast full of honest mirth and merry jests, by folklore enthusiasts Heather Moorhouse and Kyran Hill. We discuss the myths, legends and fairy tales of the United Kingdom

11 Episodes

10. The Season of Samhain: Curious customs from Nutcrack Night to Gunpower Treason
Published 2020-10-30

9. The Devil’s Dandy Dogs: The Barguest, Black Shuck and other hellish hounds of Britain (part 2)
Published 2020-10-16
8. Black Dogs: Ghost boys and good boys (part 1)
Published 2020-09-30
7. The divine Cailleach: Decay and regeneration in Gaelic hag myth
Published 2020-08-31
6. Horrible hags! Pond monsters, hag-riding and the origin of 'nightmares'
Published 2020-08-04
5. Fairies in the 19th Century: Cottingley, Theosophy & Arthur Conan Doyle
Published 2020-06-30
4. On the Origin of Fairies: British fairies as ghosts, gods and elementals
Published 2020-06-17
3. Of mounds and mushrooms: Fairy realms and the British landscape
Published 2020-05-26
2b. Mining, music and murder: Pastimes of the underground fairies and the fairy courts
Published 2020-05-12
2a. Piskies, pookas and brownies: a classification of friendly British fairies
Published 2020-05-05
1. Fairies foul and fairies fair: an introduction to fairies in British folklore
Published 2020-04-16

A podcast full of honest mirth and merry jests, by folklore enthusiasts Heather Moorhouse and Kyran Hill. We discuss the myths, legends and fairy tales of the United Kingdom. Join us for all the fearsome giants, valiant heroes, witches and wizards, ghosts and ghouls, and fantastical fauna and flora you could wish for!

11 Episodes

10. The Season of Samhain: Curious customs from Nutcrack Night to Gunpower Treason

9. The Devil’s Dandy Dogs: The Barguest, Black Shuck and other hellish hounds of Britain (part 2)

8. Black Dogs: Ghost boys and good boys (part 1)

7. The divine Cailleach: Decay and regeneration in Gaelic hag myth

6. Horrible hags! Pond monsters, hag-riding and the origin of 'nightmares'

5. Fairies in the 19th Century: Cottingley, Theosophy & Arthur Conan Doyle

4. On the Origin of Fairies: British fairies as ghosts, gods and elementals

3. Of mounds and mushrooms: Fairy realms and the British landscape

2b. Mining, music and murder: Pastimes of the underground fairies and the fairy courts

2a. Piskies, pookas and brownies: a classification of friendly British fairies

1. Fairies foul and fairies fair: an introduction to fairies in British folklore