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 Juli 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 Juli 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 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
