Legends of Mythical Birds: From the Phoenix to the Firebird
It's easy for mythical birds to capture the imagination, whether it's the phoenix rising from the ashes, or Aethon eternally pecking Prometheus' liver. And let's not forget Odin with his ravens, Hugin...
31 Aug 202417min
Folklore of Ornamental Birds: From Holy Birds to Death Omens
Humans have found a whole range of uses for birds over the centuries. Hunting with them, keeping them for their song, using them for food or divination - and because some of them are uncommonly pretty...
30 Aug 202419min
Debunking Historic Building Myths with James Wright
James Wright (Triskele Heritage), is an award winning buildings archaeologist. He has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in people’s cellars, hunting through their attics and digg...
22 Aug 20241h 20min
The Folklore of Garden Birds: Blackbirds, Sparrows, Wrens & Robins
It's often easy to overlook what we see every day, or at least regularly. Perhaps that's why we overlook our humble garden birds in favour of majestic eagles or mischievous ravens as our favourite bir...
17 Aug 202420min
The Folklore of Birds of Prey: Companions and Competition
Birds of prey have an interesting relationship to humans, having been both competing predators and avian companions for leisure pursuits. They've provided omens through the practice of augury, or divi...
10 Aug 202420min
Yokai and Japanese Folklore with Thersa Matsuura
Thersa Matsuura, an American author living in Japan, explores lesser-known aspects of Japanese culture, folklore, superstitions, and myths. Fluent in Japanese, she uses her research to write stories a...
8 Aug 202438min
The Folklore of Aquatic Birds of Cliffs, Lakes and Rivers
Few watery scenes are quite complete without birds in the picture. Ducks drifting across a country pond. Gulls wheeling in the sky above the beach, before they divebomb an unsuspecting tourist for the...
3 Aug 202420min
Sunderland Ghost Stories: Grey Ladies, Serial Killers and Poltergeists
Sunderland began life as three separate settlements on the River Wear. A fishing village called 'Soender-land', or land that is cut asunder' existed by 1100. By the 18th century, Sunderland had replac...
27 Juli 202431min
