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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 202122min
The Folklore of Time: Clocks, Calendars, and Church Bells
From clocks to calendars, the folklore of time deals with omens and portents of doom. Find out more about these temporal superstitions here. Find out more about some unusual place names in this week'...
12 Juni 202115min
The Folklore of Unusual Place Names: From Pity Me to Wetwang
Place names can be a treasure trove of information. They also attract folklore, so how do you sort the origin from the myth? Find out more about some unusual place names in this week's episode of Fa...
5 Juni 202120min
Meet Antenociticus, The God Adopted By The Romans
An altar to Antenociticus stands in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. He doesn't appear elsewhere in the Empire. So who was he and why did he have his own temple? Find out more about this potentially Cel...
29 Maj 202116min
Meet Jupiter Optimus Maximus - The Greatest and Best!
Jupiter was the chief of the Roman gods, but also the representative of the Roman state. Find out more about this famous thunder god in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, vid...
22 Maj 202124min
Meet Mars, the Roman God of War and...Agriculture?!
Mars is the Roman god of war. But it turns out there's more to him than swinging a sword around! Learn about this versatile god in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos a...
15 Maj 202119min
