11 Episodes

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

    Published: 30/10/2020
  2. 9. The Devil’s Dandy Dogs: The Barguest, Black Shuck and other hellish hounds of Britain (part 2)

    Published: 16/10/2020
  3. 8. Black Dogs: Ghost boys and good boys (part 1)

    Published: 30/09/2020
  4. 7. The divine Cailleach: Decay and regeneration in Gaelic hag myth

    Published: 31/08/2020
  5. 6. Horrible hags! Pond monsters, hag-riding and the origin of 'nightmares'

    Published: 04/08/2020
  6. 5. Fairies in the 19th Century: Cottingley, Theosophy & Arthur Conan Doyle

    Published: 30/06/2020
  7. 4. On the Origin of Fairies: British fairies as ghosts, gods and elementals

    Published: 17/06/2020
  8. 3. Of mounds and mushrooms: Fairy realms and the British landscape

    Published: 26/05/2020
  9. 2b. Mining, music and murder: Pastimes of the underground fairies and the fairy courts

    Published: 12/05/2020
  10. 2a. Piskies, pookas and brownies: a classification of friendly British fairies

    Published: 05/05/2020
  11. 1. Fairies foul and fairies fair: an introduction to fairies in British folklore

    Published: 16/04/2020

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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!