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The Folklore Podcast

by Mark Norman

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About the show

Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. An accessible podcast ranked in the top 0.5% of shows globally, bringing free access to many of the world's experts in folklore, authors, broadcasters and more.

Latest episodes

Episode 200 - THE WOMAN IN BLACK CAST REUNION

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

In this very special milestone episode of The Folklore Podcast, we reunite the key cast members from the 1989 Nigel Kneale TV adaptation of Susan Hill's classic ghost story, THE WOMAN IN BLACK to discuss the production and their memories…
Episode 199 - HOW TO CALM A RAIN BULL

September 21, 2026 · 55 min

This episode of The Folklore Podcast is sponsored by Moon and Bird Books. On the day of its release, we welcome author and illustrator Denise Gallagher onto The Folklore Podcast to discuss her new book of folk tales 'How to Calm a Rain…
Episode 198 - THE ANCIENT WAYS

September 2, 2026 · 51 min

The Ancient Ways: A Year of Folklore, Traditions and Rituals to Reconnect with Nature is a debut book from second generation new-age traveller and hedgewitch Seren Hawley-Plows. In the book Seren explores how, in the past, humans' lives…
Episode 197 - CIRCUS FOLKLORE

August 20, 2026 · 43 min

We visit the circus in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. Specifically, we are guests of Paulo's Circus where, after watching a traditional circus performance, we interview Kenny Darnell, son of the current circus owner and part of a…
Episode 196 - APOTHECARY FOLKLORE

July 16, 2026 · 48 min

We explore folk medicine of two different historical periods, the tenth and the seventeenth century, in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. I am joined by special guest, author Danielle Giles, whose first two novels have this focus and…
Episode 195 - FINDING ALBION

June 29, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

In this special episode of The Folklore Podcast, recorded live on location at The Bookery, a community-owned bookshop in Crediton, Devon, host Mark Norman talks with BBC Radio 6 Music's Zakia Sewell about her book Finding Albion…
Episode 194 - BLODEUWEDD MEETS FRANKENSTEIN

June 9, 2026 · 39 min

In this episode of The Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman is joined by special guest Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel 'Honeysuckle'. Part horror, part fantasy, part magic but completely engaging, the story in an unholy alliance…
Episode 193 - TALKING GHOSTS PART 2

May 19, 2026 · 27 min

The second of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026. In this second part, host Mark Norman meets two more of the presenters from the event. You will hear: MELANIE…