Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian

Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian

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Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian episodes

  • Episode 62: Cuckoos & Swallows, Plague & Pustules

    In Episode 62 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have Cuckoos and Swallows as Janie delves into some seasonal bird folklore. And we head off to the Time & Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth for a preview of their new Medieval Medicine show. It’s all plague and pustules – and prayers and witchy potions.

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    55 min
  • Episode 61: Inanna & the Quest for the Magical Shop of Delights

    In Episode 61 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have the concluding part of our interview with Naomi of Inanna’s Magical Gifts in which we find ourselves the mystical awakening of the English countryside, our fascination with hares from Boudicca onwards, storytelling, Pan and neopaganism, and the Fellowship of Isis. It’s an eclectic mix even by our standards!

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    35 min
  • Episode 60: Inanna & the Quest for the Magical Shop of Delights

    In Episode 60 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have part #1 of our interview with Naomi of Inanna’s Magical Gifts in Norwich and learn how her dreams and the study of witchcraft became a personal quest that resulted in the creation of unique shop full of esoteric, magic and bookish delights – and in the process helped spread the word of paganism and witchcraft. We also look at the tradition of holding the St Mark’s Eve porch vigil and take a skeptical look at the English patron saint St George and ask why?

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    36 min
  • Weird Tales Radio Show Sampler
    This is a cut-down sample episode of the Weird Tales Radio Show - the Today programme of the weird and the supernatural - designed to give you a quick flavour of the podcast.

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    14 min
  • Episode 59: The Great Norfolk Broads Ghosts Hoax
    In Episode 59 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we look at the saga of the Ghosts of the Norfolk Broads - was it a hoax or just convincing fiction? And we recount the awful legend of the Witch of Berkeley - when you’ve sold your soul, the Devil is going to get you!

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    30 min
  • Episode 58: Hot Cross Buns & Weather Lore
    In Episode 58 of the Weird Tales Radio Show Janie uncovers some curious legends about Hot Cross Buns - they never grow stale! Really? And in our section on weather lore and love divination, we ask: Red sky at night, sailor’s delight - but will he still love you tomorrow?

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    35 min
  • Episode 58: Hot Cross Buns & Weather Lore
    In Episode 58 of the Weird Tales Radio Show Janie uncovers some curious legends about Hot Cross Buns - they never grow stale! Really? And in our section on weather lore and love divination, we ask: Red sky at night, sailor’s delight - but will he still love you tomorrow?
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    35 min
  • Episode 57: Sorcery & Witchcraft - Ancient & Modern

    In Episode 57 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, we look at sorcery and witchcraft ancient and modern - from the Tower of London to Abu Ghraib - we also have some curious tales about Stonehenge pigs and Swiss cheeses, plus more practical magick and local legends.

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    30 min
  • Episode 57: Sorcery & Witchcraft - Ancient & Modern
    In Episode 57 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, we look at sorcery and witchcraft ancient and modern - from the Tower of London to Abu Ghraib - we also have some curious tales about Stonehenge pigs and Swiss cheeses, plus more practical magick and local legends.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    30 min
  • Episode 56: Curious Dole Customs & the Ritual Year

    In Episode 56 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, our Janie talks us through some of the curious customs of the English “dole” – and we look at aspects of the Ritual Year including the "borrowed days" of March, Carling Sunday and All Fools Day.

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    42 min

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Join English barrister and Reuters correspondent turned writer, editor, award-winning tech journalist and sometime werewolf-hunter Charles Christian for one hour of folklore, the supernatural,…