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Skiffle: A 1950s British Musical Craze with DIY Instruments

Three Guest Ghost Stories for Halloween

US Folk Horror with Candice Bailey and Gavin Lees

Three More Female Ghosts from North East England

Three Ghosthunters and a Podcast with Rob Kirkup and Wayne Gilbert

3 Ghostly Tales from North East England for Halloween

Phantom Cubes and Spectral Smells: Ghost Stories with Three Ravens

Very Very Frightening: The Folklore of Thunder and Lightning

The Folklore of the Autumn Equinox: Marking the Sun's Path

Sticking to the Faery Rules with Charlie Creed

Moon Folklore: The Monthly Phases and their Superstitions

The Aurora Borealis: The Beautiful Northern Lights in Folklore and Myth

Folklore of Poison Hemlock: The Poison that killed Socrates

The Folklore of Deadly Nightshade: Devils, Witches, and Murder

Aconite Folklore: From the Underworld to the Poisoner's Cabinet

Folklore of Foxgloves: Witches' Thimbles and Dead Men's Bells

Cuckoo Pint or Lords-and-Ladies: The Folklore of Arum Maculatum

Roma Lister: Witch, Medium, and Influence on Aradia with Dr A.D. Manns

A Surprising 1485 Witch Trial with Marion Gibson

Jim Henson and the Fairy Tale Film with Dr Andrea Wright

Ann Morgan: A 19th Century Shropshire Witch with Amy Boucher

Salem Witch Trials with Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack

Maud Grieve: A Herbalist in War Time

Nicholas Culpeper: Apothecary to the Masses

Ritual Building Protection with Wayne Perkins

William Turner: Meet the Father of British Botany

Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneering Herbalist and Botanical Illustrator

Folklore and Storytelling: A Narrative Match Made in Heaven

Revenants on the Redway with Dr Steph Lay

Folklore and Cinema: The Trick Films of Georges Méliès

The Folklore of Stringed Musical Instruments: The Viola, Irish Harp, Violin, and Guitar

Theatre Superstitions: Whistling, the Ghost Light, and Macbeth

Cursed Artworks: Three Haunted Paintings and their Superstitions

Divination Using Clouds, Flames, Ashes, and Dreams

Random Chance Divination: Casting Lots and Throwing Dice

Pendulum Dowsing: From the Sieve and Shears to Looking for Love

The Scottish Fairy Courts with Morgan Daimler

Dowsing for Treasure and Criminals: Extra Uses for Divining Rods

Walnut Trees in Folklore: Evil Shade and Helpful Remedies

Poplar Trees: Folk Belief, Remedies, and the Arbor Tree

Polish Folk Magic with Joanna Tarnawska

Yew Trees: Death, Churchyards, and Helpful Tools

The London Plane: A Tree Suited to City Life

Childhood Games: Classics, Crazes and the Occult in the Playground

Dolls and Doll Magick with Najah Lightfoot

Children's Beliefs: Superstitions, Luck, and the Brenin Lwyd

Urban Legends among Children: Clowns, Insects, and Ice Shards

Trolls as Toys and Figures from Folklore

Ralph Hedley: Painter of North East Scenes and the Working Class

Explore 3 strange legends of the Newcastle Castle

Meet Joe Wilson: The 19th-Century Bard of Tyneside

The Blaydon Races: The Story Behind the Tyneside Anthem and Sporting Event

Newcastle Disasters: Fire, Flood, and Plague

New Year Folklore and Traditions with Eerie Essex

The Christmas Ghost Story Tradition with Dr Kate Cherrell

A Portmanteau Ghost Story for Christmas

Festive Folklore and Traditions with The Faerie Folk and Celtic Myths & Legends

Myths of the Stars and Planets with Suki Ferguson

Festive Folklore & Christmas Carols with Loremen

Legends of New York's Islands: Buried Treasure and Typhoid Mary

Menorca Legends: Lost Cities, Giants, and the Cyclops

Anglesey Folklore: Witches, Ghosts, and Ancient Druids

Legends of Drake's Island: Tunnels, Ghosts, and a White Lady

Listener Supernatural Experiences Part 4

How do we understand the reputation of the Amityville Horror House?

Just how bad were the prisons at the Doge's Palace?

British Folklore from Past to Present with Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook

Newgate Prison: Novels, Escapees, and Dreadful Conditions

How did popular culture add to Bedlam's fearsome reputation?

Foxes in Folk Tales: From Aesop to Reynard

Monsters and Strange Creatures with Natalie Lawrence

Hedgehogs in Folklore: Witches, Familiars, and Milk Thieves

Moles in Folklore: Folk Remedies and Weather Omens

Otters in Folklore: Brave Helpers or Fearsome Monsters

Creepy Listener Stories of Space and Place

The Screaming Skulls: Guardian Spirits or Poltergeists-in-Waiting?

Storytelling and Making Folklore Accessible with Three Ravens

How does 'Poltergeist' draw on actual poltergeist accounts?

The Power and Allure of Poisonous Plants with S.A. Lawless

The Wesley Poltergeist and the Bishopwearmouth Poltergeist Go Head-to-Head

Poltergeists: Noisy Ghosts or Household Spirits?

White Ladies, Ghost Nuns & Spectral Children in Haunted Madrid

Murder Ballads and Dark Folk Music with Katy Horan

The Venetian Legend of the Carvings of Castello

Dublin Ghost Stories of Phantom Dogs and Mysterious Figures

Folk Traditions and Strange Sights in Florence

Witches in Devon and Witchcraft Trials in Theatre with Tracey Norman

The Newcastle Witch Trials and Northern Cunning Men with Dave Silk

Margery Jourdemayne and the Coggeshall Witch with Deborah Hyde

Witches in History and Superstition with Willow Winsham

Cunning Folk and Practical Magic with Dr Tabitha Stanmore

Finding the Lort Burn, One of Newcastle's Buried Rivers

Ghosts, Lantern Men, and Treasure in the Norfolk Broads

Geomany & Practical Divination with Dr Alex Cummins

Haunted Canals of England, Scotland & Wales

Healing Springs and Wells at Glastonbury, Carrawburgh and Lourdes

Following the route of the Walbrook, one of London's lost rivers

Church Curiosities: Finding Folklore in Carvings and Statues

Telling and Preserving Ghost Stories with W.J. Gilbert

Holy Cross Church and the Witches of Wallsend