Murder Ballads and Dark Folk Music with Katy Horan
In this chat, I'm talking to illustrator Katy Horan about murder ballads, discussing what they are, how they work within folk music, how contemporary musicians have tried to reclaim the tradition, and...
24 Juli 202550min
The Venetian Legend of the Carvings of Castello
If you head away from the hustle and bustle of the Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square), you’ll head into the stranger, more magical part of Venice. It’s in the tangle of narrow streets and courts that...
19 Juli 202516min
Dublin Ghost Stories of Phantom Dogs and Mysterious Figures
Dublin is a beautiful city that straddles the River Liffey, famous as the home of Guinness and the National Leprechaun Museum. What you might not expect from the Irish capital is a series of Dublin gh...
12 Juli 202517min
Folk Traditions and Strange Sights in Florence
Florence was founded in the 1st century BCE as a Roman military outpost, although it came to prominence as a centre of commerce and the arts in the 14th to 16th centuries CE. The Florentine method of ...
5 Juli 202523min
Witches in Devon and Witchcraft Trials in Theatre with Tracey Norman
Tracey has written fiction for as long as she can remember, covering a variety of genres and subjects. Her first stage play WITCH, a historical drama based on original English witch trial transcripts,...
28 Juni 20251h 5min
The Newcastle Witch Trials and Northern Cunning Men with Dave Silk
Dave Silk is a storyteller and historian from Newcastle upon Tyne and co-author of Tyne and Wear Folktales for Children. He collects and retells traditional tales and ancient stories from around these...
24 Juni 202552min
Margery Jourdemayne and the Coggeshall Witch with Deborah Hyde
In this third episode of our Witches, Cunning Folk & Magic theme, I'm talking to Deborah Hyde, an author, presenter and producer who has written for periodicals such as The Guardian and The Fortean Ti...
21 Juni 202543min
Witches in History and Superstition with Willow Winsham
In this second episode of our Witches, Cunning Folk & Magic theme, I'm talking to Willow Winsham, an author and historian specialising in folklore, and the history of the English witch trials. Her boo...
14 Juni 202548min
