Fabulous Folklore will give you your weekly fix of fabulous folklore in fifteen minutes (or less)!
We're told to eat fruit as part of our '5 a day' but people of years gone by had a range of uses! Ap
Bread is a kitchen staple now, but it was once used to make predictions, bring love into your life,
Coats are used to keep us warm and safe from the elements, while underwear can provide warmth and pr
In this 10th episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with George Popov, the Bulgarian born wri
Hats and gloves end up subject to lots of folklore around dropping them, or putting them in the wron
The folklore of clothes contains ways to use the contents of your wardrobe to attract luck, discover
Footwear is surprisingly common in folklore, with boots, shoes and stockings used for protection, di
When you think of witchcraft in earlier centuries, you probably think of stereotypically wizened wom
Shapeshifting witches appear in various British tales, in which witches appear as cats, hares or eve
Shapeshifting is an ancient ability that appears in cultures around the world across a vast period o
Furniture tells us a lot about a period, people, or place. It's solid, so it can often be the only t
In this 9th episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Dr Delyth Badder, a Welsh folklorist
This episode isn't strictly a Fabulous Folklore episode...it's actually the Eerie Essex Christmas sp
One of the plants that bears a festive name actually has nothing to do with the period - and that's
Few things are as synonymous with Christmas decorations than the tree itself. Pine, spruce and fir h
Many plants are linked with Christmas, including ivy. What is the folklore of this climbing plant? H
Treasure, stolen booty, graves, and other dark things lurk in the folklore of British caves. Let's g
Tunnels seem to accrue more folklore than most. Perhaps it's because we can't see where they go when
Catacombs are subterranean cemeteries, providing eternal rest to those who lie there. Yet they're al
Legends tell of treasure beneath Tynemouth Castle & Priory. Did Walter the Bold really find the
