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The Master Thief | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Season 10 Episode 42
For today's Lang Fairy Tales episode we have a tale with its very own ATU number - The Master Thief!
First recorded, to our knowledge, by Herodotus i…
6 months ago
Exorcism | Magic and Medicines #23
Season 7 Episode 77
We're back in the saddle after Eleanor's operation and talking all about the history of Exorcism!
One of those complex kinds of topic we so enjoy dis…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Black Thief And Knight of the Glen and Brother And Sister | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Season 10 Episode 41
And we finish our week of releases with another double bill - including one story that's pretty great, and another that loses its way a bit...
The mo…
6 months, 1 week ago
Soria Moria Castle and The Death Of Koschei The Deathless | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Season 10 Episode 40
On today's episode of the Lang Fairy Tale Project we have a double bill!
First comes Soria Moria Castle, performed by Eleanor, which feels like a sto…
6 months, 1 week ago
Sir Isaac Newton | Magus #9
Season 7 Episode 76
For our April 2026 episode of Magus we're plunging elbow-deep into the Enlightenment to talk about the magical life of Sir Isaac Newton!
Arriving on t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Twelve Dancing Princesses | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Season 10 Episode 40
Our Lang Fairy Tale Project continues with a well-known classic, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
Should stargazers be allowed to turn invisible and han…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Princess Mayblossom | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Season 10 Episode 39
The Lang Fairy Tale Project is BACK - although we're mixing things up with a new format for The Red Fairy Book.
Rather than just reading the stories t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Fools and The Festival of Hilaria | April 2026 Update
Season 7 Episode 75
On this month's update episode we're chatting all about April Fool's Day - which is happening right now!
After recapping the key traditions associated…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Drinking Songs | Forgotten Melodies #9
Season 7 Episode 74
We may have missed releasing the episode on St Patrick's Day, but it's always happy hour somewhere!
On this month's episode of Forgotten Melodies we'r…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Peter Stevenson | Local Legends #62
Season 7 Episode 73
The final of the three very special interviews Martin conducted with some of the biggest names in Welsh folklore and ghostlore, in this episode it's …
6 months, 3 weeks ago