University Folklore: Ghosts and Exam Failure Curses
In a lot of ways, it's hardly surprising there is a lot of university folklore. People are away from home, often for the first time, in a strange environment with a lot of new places. They're also oft...
9 Sep 202320min
School Folklore: Ghosts, Black Dogs, and Cautionary Tales
Think back to the schools you've attended. Did they have a Grey Lady in a disused corridor? A hell hound in a supply cupboard? A secret tunnel to a neighbouring building? The ghost of a former pupil, ...
2 Sep 202328min
Belfast Ghost Stories: A Prison, a Market, and a Railway Station
Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and its site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. It's been a major port since the 19th century, and the Harland & Wolff shipyard built RMS Titanic here....
26 Aug 202320min
Cardiff Folklore: Ghosts, Tunnels, and Creatures in the Taff
Cardiff, capital of Wales, has a history that dates back some 6000 years. Naturally, it's amassed a lot of legends in all that time. They include secret tunnels, the Beast of Leckwith, strange figure...
19 Aug 202321min
Fabulous Folklore Presents...The Trickster Archetype with Shepherd Siegel
In this 14th episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Dr Shepherd Siegel about the trickster archetype. Dr Siegel is the author of Tricking Power Into Performing Acts of Love: How Tricksters...
16 Aug 202355min
The Mysterious Miniature Coffins found on Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat
Arthur's Seat is the ancient, extinct volcano that lies just a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. Myths cling to its peak like mist in the autumn, but one particular mystery is far from ancient. I...
12 Aug 202318min
Exploring the myths of the Charterhouse Plague Pit
The Charterhouse area of London has played host to a monastery, a School, and university buildings...as well as the Charterhouse Plague Pit. Yet the plague pit gave rise to schoolyard rumours in the...
5 Aug 202316min
Meet Minerva, Goddess of Intellect, Inspiration & the Arts
Minerva was the Roman goddess associated with all things intelligence, crafts-related, and military strategy. How did she combine so many disciplines? And how did people worship her? Let's look at so...
29 Jul 202318min
