Fifteen-minute Folklore -Icy Sedgwick

Our Midsummer Special episode celebrating William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. We're joined by expert Shakespeare practitioner Ben Spiller from the 1623 Theatre company to discuss the play and how Ben eplores Shakespeare with marginalised groups of people. A great episode to celebrate the magic of Midsummer. Themes in Midsummer Night's Dream Puck and fairy characters Surreal imagery The supernatural in other Shakespeare plays.   You can follow Ben and 1623 Theatre Company online here 1623 website and on Twitter 1623 Twitter ...

Interview with Al Ridenhour, host of the Bone and Sickle podcast and author of 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas'. It is an incredible podcast, full of spooky atmospheres and high production values to deliver rich research in an entertaining way. Confluence of folklore, history and horror Themes for episodes Creating the distinctive soundtracks You can listen to the Bone and Sickle podcast here www.boneandsickle.com You can also support their Patreon page. You can follow on twitter @BoneandSickle Take a look at Al's book 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas', a deep exploration of spooky yuletide folklore from the Alps.       ...

Interview podcast with Fraser Coull and James Harding, creators of emerging TV show 'Origins of the Laoich' which is inspired by Scottish history and mythology.  Creating a new fantasy TV show Influences of mythology The cultural history of Scotland Using Scots Gaelic language You can follow 'Origins of the Laoich' on twitter and watch the trailer here     ...