8. Selkies

Rhianna Pratchett explores the tale of a mysterious wolf-like creature in Shetland. This mythical beast is not all it might, at first, seem to be. Rhianna digs into the story and finds out what it co...

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Rhianna Pratchett is on a quest to find out about an Irish death omen, the Banshee. She explores the importance of this creature’s cry, the significance of her haggish female form, and why the belief ...

18 Joulu 202313min

As a child, Rhianna Pratchett was told of sleeping giants on the hilltops near her grandparents' house in Wales. Now she returns to the Welsh mountains and to Cader Idris – a striking mountain in the...

18 Joulu 202314min

Rhianna Pratchett hears tales of folkloric hobgoblin-like creatures nicknamed 'hobs' from the North York Moors. These small, hairy creatures might do your chores while you’re asleep. Like many other ...

18 Joulu 202314min

Rhianna Pratchett is on the trail of one of her favourite mythical creatures - the mermaid. She visits Conwy in North Wales, the scene of a mermaid’s curse, and dives into a myriad of salty tales. Rh...

18 Joulu 202314min

Rhianna Pratchett tentatively heads to Scotland, in search of a small but vicious castle-dweller, that soaks its cap in its victims’ blood – The Redcap.She explores why stories of such violent creatur...

18 Joulu 202314min

Rhianna Pratchett explores the dark world of water demons, from Jenny Greenteeth in the North of England to kelpies – shapeshifting water horses – in Scotland. She hears chilling details of their act...

18 Joulu 202314min