The Folklore of Parsley, a herb for protection, love & death
Parsley has links with death dating to ancient Greece. How is it also linked to both love magic and protection? Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and refere...
2 Jul 202214min
Interview with Alessandra Pino, co-author of A Gothic Cookbook
In this fifth episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat to Dr Alessandra Pino, the author of A Gothic Cookbook! In an update since we recorded this episode, the book is now 100% funded, so you're ...
30 Jun 202240min
Shady Meg: The Burning Witch of King's Lynn
According to King's Lynn legend, the diamond-shaped brick emblazoned with a heart has a connection to Margaret Read, or Shady Meg, burned as a witch in 1590. How does this strange brick fit into this ...
25 Jun 202216min
Meg of Meldon: Northumberland's Famous Witch
Meg of Meldon is Northumberland's most famous witch. But was she really a witch, or just a hard-hearted businesswoman? Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and...
18 Jun 202218min
Mother Red Cap: The Infamous Witch of Camden Town
Mother Red Cap once gave her name to a Camden pub, now known as the World's End on Camden High Street. Was she really a 17th-century witch, or simply a misunderstood old woman? Let's find out in this...
11 Jun 202217min
The Witch of Wookey Hole: Petrified for All Time
Is the Witch of Wookey Hole really petrified in the famous Somerset cave system? Or is it just an old legend with a life of its own that now sustains a tourist attraction? Let's find out in this week...
4 Jun 202215min
Was the location of Callaly Castle really picked by fairies?
Callaly Castle stands around 9 miles west of Alnwick. It's a Grade I listed building, although there's no public access. Architects divided the house into private apartments in 1987, and it has been a...
28 Mai 202216min
Interview with Brandi Spradling
In this fourth episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat to Brandi, the brains and beauty behind Venus in Retro Tarot! We talk about what tarot and astrology can bring us in the 21st century, the...
25 Mai 202237min
