Witches in History and Superstition with Willow Winsham
In this second episode of our Witches, Cunning Folk & Magic theme, I'm talking to Willow Winsham, an author and historian specialising in folklore, and the history of the English witch trials. Her boo...
14 Jun 202548min
Cunning Folk and Practical Magic with Dr Tabitha Stanmore
In this first episode of our Witches, Cunning Folk & Magic theme, I'm talking to Dr Tabitha Stanmore! She's a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Exeter on the Leverhulme-funded Seven Count...
7 Jun 202552min
Finding the Lort Burn, One of Newcastle's Buried Rivers
Much is often made of London's lost rivers, like the Tyburn, Fleet, and Walbrook. Yet Newcastle upon Tyne also has rivers we cannot see. Ours are not lost, rather they're simply buried. The Skinnerbur...
31 Mai 202528min
Ghosts, Lantern Men, and Treasure in the Norfolk Broads
The Broads National Park, often known as the Norfolk Broads, is one of the UK's 15 National Parks. Seven rivers and over sixty waterways called Broads comprise the park. In the medieval era, locals d...
24 Mai 202517min
Geomany & Practical Divination with Dr Alex Cummins
Dr Alexander Cummins is a contemporary cunning-man and historian of magic. His magical specialities are the dead (folk necromancy), divination (geomancy), the cunning-crafts of traditional British ser...
22 Mai 20251h 6min
Haunted Canals of England, Scotland & Wales
Canals occupy a strange place in the cultural imagination. They're manmade, yet offer a connection to nature, and they offer a means of transport, but one that's only accessible by boat. Some cities d...
17 Mai 202520min
Healing Springs and Wells at Glastonbury, Carrawburgh and Lourdes
We've no doubt seen plenty of content online about water's power to be a great healer. We need to drink it (this is your reminder for today), while people swear by cold water baths for their wellbeing...
10 Mai 202519min
Following the route of the Walbrook, one of London's lost rivers
A sense of mystery gathers around London's lost rivers, with their names whispered like forgotten deities from an ancient cult. Fleet, Tyburn, Walbrook, Effra, Westbourne, Neckinger. In some cases, t...
3 Mai 202524min
