Pregnancy & Birth Folklore: All About Predictions and Protection
A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby. Find out more about pregnancy and birth folklore in this week's...
7 Aug 202119min
Lammas Lore: Harvests, Fairs, and Home Protection
Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now? Find out more about Lammas lore in this week's episode of Fabul...
31 Jul 202124min
Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art
Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting. She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditiona...
24 Jul 202127min
King Arthur and Folklore in the Art of Edward Burne-Jones
Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the...
17 Jul 202124min
Evelyn De Morgan: Myths from a Female Perspective
Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan presented a new perspective of many mythological women in her work. Find out which figures she re-represented in her own way in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklo...
10 Jul 202123min
Blending Folklore and Art in the work of John William Waterhouse
Victorian artist John William Waterhouse used many myths and legends to inspire his work. Greek goddess Circe, the Lady of Shalott, Pandora, and Odysseus all appear in his paintings, often more than o...
3 Jul 202131min
Telling Magpie Rhymes: Predicting the Future with Magpies
One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy... We've all heard some variation on this counting rhyme involving magpies. It's actually a form of divination, predicting the future usin...
26 Jun 202117min
British Big Cats: Ice Age Survivors or Escaped Illicit Pets?
British big cats are not true cryptids since some sightings are of genuine big cats. But what of the others? Are they mere urban legend or actually real? Find out more about the 'alien big cat' pheno...
19 Jun 202122min
