FolkLands
by Tim Downie, Justin Chubb
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The Merlin Manuscript
The Merlin Manuscript
About this podcast
A journey in the hidden corners of England and its folklore with writer/actors Tim Downie and Justin Chubb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 42 episodes
- The Merlin Manuscript · 1 h 48 min · Season 1 Episode 41On today's chivalrous episode we explore the origins of Merlin thanks to a rare 700 year old illuminated manuscript called the Clermont-Tonnerre Grail. In its ancient pages…
- An Indian Haunting · 2 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 40Come with us as we explore the shadowy corners of the Sub-Continent. In today's episode we talk to writer and arts entrepreneur Sanjoy K Roy about, ghosts, folklore, magic, and…
- Into The Black Meadow · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 39Today's episode was recorded live at the Whitby Hand of Glory Festival with the brilliant Chris Lambert. Chris is the creator and haunted soul of the eerie and unsettling series…
- A Whitby Wander · 2 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 38Goodly day! This time we are off on a Whitby wander to explore all things dark and gothic. We trace the footsteps and literal haunts of one of its most infamous sons, Dracula…
- A Winter Wassail · 1 h 46 min · Season 1 Episode 37Eat, drink and be merry! It's time to go a-wassailing, venerate the trees, scare away the dark spirits and celebrate all things apple. We find ourselves in the lovely little…
- Here Be Dragons? · 2 h 54 min · Season 1 Episode 36"It's in the trees! It's coming!" Today we are heading to Waverley Abbey in Farnham Surrey for some dragon sightings and cryptid chat with the legendary Richard Freeman and…
- Strangers on the Shore · 1 h 56 min · Season 1 Episode 35Come join us for some Mayday Mudlarking as we explore the Thames foreshore with mudlarker Ollie Dory on a beautiful spring morning. Mainly due to the preserving anaerobic mud of…
- Weird Words · 2 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 34On todays episode we are back amongst the books as we delve between the shelves at the British Library alongside our great friend Edward Parnell. Expect spooky chats and wyrd…
- The Horn Dance · 2 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 33In todays swirling and twirling episode we explore one of the oldest traditions in England, the Abbott's Bromley Horn Dance. At nearly 800 years old and counting this is an…
- Return to Doarlish Cashen · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 32On this very special episode of FolkLands we are live at the Fortean festival with a deep dive return to the mysteries and marvels of Doarlish Cashen. Justin and I go leap…
- Back in Time · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 31On todays special Christmas episode we delve into the FolkLands archives and unearth our favourite folky bits from the last two years of field recordings and interviews. Expect…
- The Avebury Triangle · 1 h 56 min · Season 1 Episode 30On todays FolkLands episode we explore the mysteries and wonders of one of our favourite places in the world, Avebury stone circle. Teeming with retro hauntology and childhood…
- The Dalby Spook · 2 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 29On todays episode we explore one of the most famous, one of the most unusual paranormal cases to ever cone out of the UK. Gef the Talking Mongoose. Appearing to the Irving…
- Seers & Sorcerers · 1 h 50 min · Season 1 Episode 28On todays episode we explore the birth of Wicca and visit the enchanted lair of one of the famous seers of all Mother Shipton. In Castletown on the Isle of Man we venture to the…
- Welsh Magick · 2 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 27On todays FolkLands episode we travel deep into the Welsh countryside for Welsh Occult Conference, an annual meeting of Occultist and Alchemists, Wizards, Witches and of course…
- Manx Trails · 1 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 26On todays show we delve even deeper into the strange and unusual world of Manx folklore. First, we hunt down a fairy cave said to be inhabited by a sea witch and then onward to…
- Manx Tales · 2 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 25Welcome to Ellen Vannin, the shrouded and mysterious Isle of Man. On todays adventure we travel further than ever before, across the Irish Sea in search of Fynoderees, Bugganes…
- The Straw Bear · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 24On todays show we go looking for the Straw Bear of Whittlesea, an annual winter custom set deep in the Cambridgeshire Fenlands. No one quite knows where the bear comes from or…
- The Day of the Druids · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 23On todays Druid filled episode we find ourselves amongst the sacred hawthorns of Primrose Hill celebrationg Lughnasadh wit the Primrose Hill Loose Association of Druids. An order…
- The Forgotten Henges · 2 h 36 min · Season 1 Episode 22Greetings seekers of the strange and unusual. A veritable literary feast awaits you weary traveller amongst the forgotten henges of northern England. Today, we find ourselves in…
