Snowdrop and The Golden Goose and The Seven Foals
For our penultimate episode of the Red Fairy Book, we have a triple bill of rather different stories.First, we have one of the best known fairy tales out there - Snowdrop, otherwise known as Snow Whit...
15 Jul 1h 11min
Three Ravens Bestiary #26: Fairies
For the final episode in our 26 part A-Z of mythical creatures we're slipping into some liminal spaces to talk about Fairies!Starting with the question of what even is "a fairy" and how did that word ...
12 Jul 1h 22min
Local Legends #66: Christina Oakley Harrington
On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin is chatting with recovering Medievalist, occult bookshop owner, and esoteric researcher Christina Oakley Harrington!Growing up for a large part overseas,...
10 Jul 1h 2min
Minnikin
This Norwegian tale from the Red Fairy Book features a plucky, diminutive hero so unscrupulous, he might just be worse than Dapplegrim!With trolls with increasing numbers of heads (returning favourite...
8 Jul 49min
Magic and Medicines #26: Palmistry and Phrenology
For the last episode in the second series of Magic and Medicines, we're talking about Palmistry and Phrenology!We start by looking at uses of palmistry across the world, from Vedic astrology with Hind...
5 Jul 1h 26min
Local Legends #65: Frankie Archer
On this very special episode of Local Legends Martin is chatting with the brilliant British folk singer-songwriter Frankie Archer!To mark the release of her debut album, The Dance of Death, Frankie ma...
4 Jul 1h 1min
Bushy Bride and Mother Holle
For today's episode of the Lang Fairy Tales, we're proceeding on apace through the Red Fairy Book, and we've got another double bill of stories.First up is the excellently named Bushy Bride, a Norwegi...
2 Jul 44min
July Update: Well Dressing & Rush Bearing
In this month's update episode we're chatting all about the folkiness of summertime - including Well Dressing and Rush Bearing!Though that's not all, as, in addition to sharing some of our own news, w...
1 Jul 1h 22min
