This evening Mr. Wynd will tells some his favourite tales heard around the world, from nasty Germans chopping up people and eating them to disgusting, macabre and delightful tales

Spring Tides run high and so too do the stakes in this evening of thrilling tales from the British traditions of the Sea. Expect Mermaids, Sailors, Smugglers and Pirates.

Join performance storyteller and author Dawn Nelson for folklore and stories to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Stories Of The Sun'

Tells the tale of the fourth branch of the Mabinogion from the perspective of the Flower Queen who became the Owl.

In this programme Pete will tell a selection of stories in which walking is the key to everything else which happens.

The old Welsh myth of the nine sacred sisters who live on the magical island of apples, Ynys Afallon, still weaves a spell of fascination through time.

In this lecture series Lena will tell the once so controversial stories from the secret journal known as “Kryptadia” published and distributed in Europe in the 1800’s.

The Bogomils are less well known than the Western European Cathars, but are arguably more influential on European spirituality.

Created and performed by Kerima Mohideen these stories address issues of global heating, climate justice, land rights, gender and inequality

Guto Dafis delivers this ancient Welsh tale of enchantment with a sense of immediacy and awareness of the relevance of its themes for today

Hannah will tell a collection of European tales to both chill and warm the heart for a Winter’s night.

Explore the authentic folklore, history and contemporary practices associated with the Krampus with Al Ridenour

In Tudor times the ‘common sort’ were no different from us, laughing together, mocking each other and sharing bawdy tales in tavern yards

Tales that explore the theme of ageing from various traditions.

Traditional tales gathered in Greenland, on Baffin Island and in Labrador by Danish explorers Knud Rasmussen and Peter Freuchen

Katy will be telling the tale of Sigurd and Fafnir, a bloodthirsty, gripping legend and the original story of the Ring

Sarah Rundle will unfold these stories for us, and teach us how to find our way home.

Join Belgian writer Signe Maene for this dark Zoom exploration of the shapeshifters, spirits, gnomes and witches that haunt Flemish folklore.

Join storyteller Fiona Eadie on a journey along the sometimes comic, sometimes dangerous, path between choice and chance.

These are stories of beauty, horror, comedy, and the way people act.

David Heathfield tells The Serpent Wife, an old Ukrainian wisdom tale, and other strange Serpent Stories from around the globe.

Join herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston (Botanica fabula) as we travel back in time and dust off the dark green bottles in this piece

Stellar storyteller Clare Murphy exhumes the Celtic canon to bring the wild women who never made the cut, back into the light.

An evening of wild Welsh tales from the wide waters of our longest river.

This evening Mr. Wynd will tell some of his favourite Welsh tales, the ancient tales from The Mabinogion featuring a maiden made of flowers, a horse that can not be caught

This Zoom lecture investigates the story of the two ‘Green Children’ who appeared ‘as if out of the ground’ in a C12th Suffolk village.

This evening Mr. Wynd will tell some of his favourite Welsh tales, the ancient tales from The Mabinogion featuring a maiden made of flowers, a horse that can not be caught

This evening Mr. Wynd will tells some his favourite tales he first heard in Borneo some years ago, disgusting, macabre and delightful tales

This evening Mr.Wynd will choose some of his favourite Norwegian tales, strange tales filled with Trolls, that, as a rule are not very nice,

Sharon Jacksties will tell tales from her collection of Somerset Folk Tales published by the History Press

Let master storyteller join you for a nightcap, tuck you into bed and tell you bedtime stories, full of wonder from The Arabian Nights

In this talk, I will tell you the truth about fairies in the British Isles. It's a truth known to some of our ancestors

Beowulf is the oldest story in the English language – and it still has the power to raise the hairs on the back of the neck.

In this lecture we will be focusing on those steamy, hilarious and astonishingly graphic stories that have been passed down

This talk will explore the fairy lore of Suffolk

Paul Willetts shares the almost-unbelievable stories of various 20th-century imposters who took on Native American identities.

Explore the authentic folklore, history and contemporary practices associated with the Krampus with Al Ridenour

Sef draws on his personal experience of living and working on all five continents

Storyteller Lisa Schneidau tells tall folk tales from the rivers, lakes and the streams of the British Isles. Expect tragic goddesses, dastardly dragons and an eel with attitude

A follow-up lecture on more of the magical, mysterious and scary creatures we meet in Scandinavian folklore

Let Hugh Lupton tuck you into bed and tell you tales of Ghosts and Faeries

Kirsty Hartsiotis tells with spine-chilling freshness a selection of fabulous ghost tales from all corners of this beguiling county

In this lecture, I will present different perspectives on giants

Sharon Jacksties takes you on a pan-European mythological journey that ends in Britain and Ireland

Professional Storyteller Wendy Shearer has gathered together stories from many islands, with themes of magic and mystery, love and loss

This lecture will look closer at the history of the supernatural trolls in Scandinavia

This will be an evening of captivating tales about the main characters of Asgard and the creatures that existed alongside them

Jim Rockhill gives an illustrated talk on the Irish ghost story writer and novelist Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, who was born this day (28 Aug) in 1814.

Storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis will take you into a hidden world of green children and wild men, tell the strange secret of Black Shuck

In this talk Dame Marina Warner will discuss her book 'From The Beast to The Blonde - on Fairy Tales and their Tellers

In this set Pete Castle will explore musical stories and storytelling songs, mainly from the English tradition

An illustrated Zoom lecture on H. P. Lovecraft, the New England writer of weird, science-fiction and horror fiction, by S. T. Joshi.

In this illustrated Zoom talk, Mark will discuss some of the themes which he explores in his most-recent book, 'Dark Folklore'.

This talk is designed to ask when it originated, how it developed, and whether there was a real man behind it.

Welsh Fairy Tales featuring real fairies, myths and monsters from traditional storyteller Viktor Wynd

Join Kevin on his personal journey through Buddhism as he shares with you; tales from previous lives, tales both ancient and modern

A live, illustrated Zoom lecture with Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand, Master of Literature and Language.

William Bottrell was one of the main informants of the folklorist Robert Hunt

This Zoom lecture explores the role of the evil stepmother in early American popular culture

Welsh Fairy Tales featuring real fairies, myths and monsters from traditional storyteller Viktor Wynd

Explore the authentic folklore, history and contemporary practices associated with the Krampus with Al Ridenour

Join Matthew Holness and Edward Parnell as they talk about their favourite ghost stories and tales of the weird and eerie.

One of the central concerns of the Mabinogi is the uneasy relationship between this world and Annwn, the Otherworld, performed over zoom

Irish Fairy Tales featuring real fairies, myths and monsters from traditional storyteller Viktor Wynd

Join acclaimed performer Robert Lloyd Parry as he brings to life the beloved ghost stories of M.R. James

Join acclaimed performer Robert Lloyd Parry as he brings to life the beloved ghost stories of M.R. James

The UnNatural History of Cornwall Lecture Series - the story of the Pencarrow Hunt and Black John

Let master storyteller join you for a nightcap, tuck you into bed and tell you bedtime stories, full of wonder from The Arabian Nights

Join Viktor Wynd in Cornwall via Zoom) for a Guided tour of his Cornish UnNatural History Museum - nestled within The National Maritime Museum Falmouth

Join Alex Langstone, author of "From Granite to Sea", to explore the breathtaking real locations of Cornish myth and legend

This evening Mr.Wynd will choose some of his favourite tales picked up on his travels across Papua New Guinea. Strange, Wondrous Tales.

Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale.

Join acclaimed performer Robert Lloyd Parry as he brings to life the beloved ghost stories of M.R. James

This evening Mr.Wynd will choose some of his favourite tales, Princesses will suffer strange enchantments, evil stepmothers will plot and scheme, shapes will change....

Join Viktor Wynd for an illustrated zoom lecture on his new book, hear about fairies, mermaids, ghosts, shrunken heads and his dead friends.

Irish Fairy Tales featuring real fairies, myths and monsters from traditional storyteller Viktor Wynd

Let Viktor Wynd tuck you into bed and tell you strange Irish Fairy Tales with a changeling, Mermaid, talking corpse & of course real fairies