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A monthly podcast exploring the folk tales and folklore of the East Midlands and beyond. Dylan Knight acts as both our guide and storyteller as we explore these stories from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire as well as the lore and legends behind them. Podcast art work by Adaptive on https://www.facebook.com/AdaptivePhotoMedia And Kristian Lander of http://www.assap.ac.uk/ Feel free to contact me at: talesfromtheotherwood@gmail.com On Instagram @tales_from_the_otherwood Or simply send me a text message on the website, all you have to do is click onto an episode, look for the link that says “Send us a Text Message” at the bottom of the episode description, click and contact me. Easy!
Dylan Knight hosts Tales From the Otherwood, a history show with 31 episodes published.
This month’s episode brings two folk horror tales written by local Nottingham storyteller and writer Mel Bhavsar. ‘Maria’ explores the feeling we have about wanting to take a walk in the woods and leaving our everyday mo
This Derbyshire tale brings us a more spooky kind of story for Christmas.... A new parson moves to the village of Derwent. He gets on with the locals, is surrounded by beautiful views all around and all his sermons are f
Although Halloween has passed, the dark nights are here and although the sunlight is low and blinding, the shadows are long! Tales From the Dark is a collection of three tales that were amongst those told in the run up t
A dedication episode for Ni Claydon who sadly died just before Halloween. Listening to my Podcast, Ni told me that I hadn't '... covered Old Sarah'. It was always on the back burner, and I unfortunately never told it unt
For this Halloween episode, I chatted with Robert Valentine, storyteller and author from Northampton about his children's novel 'The Ghost of Kingshill School'. His book was inspired by an actual school said to have been
Leicestershire children were always told that if they weren't in bed before 9PM the Nine O' Clock Horses would get them!.... something that was even told to people my age when they were children! Some said the horses wou
It’s 1642, the Civil War has just kicked off! Queen Henrietta Maria, exhausted, weakened, dispirited and physically ill; has taken refuge, in a family residence in Nevers, Brittany. Jeffrey Hudson is now 25 years old and
Ryan Gilmartin, award winning actor and writer joins Dylan in the first 'Proper Chat' episode of Tales From The Otherwood. Ryan talks about his theatrical show 'Henry VIII Used to Hate Us' a performance all about Lincoln
Dylan takes a slightly different approach with this month's story. Firstly, he recorded this unscripted and secondly, rather than a chat regarding the folklore around the Wise Men of Gotham, he incorporates the folklore
Due to technical issues, this episode is out late- better late than never! In this month’s episode Dylan reads the two poems inspired by the events of the Gamesters. That’s right, this is a sequel episode! Thomas Hardwic
It’s an old classic- three men walk into a bar and decide to give their dead friend’s corpse one last card game- oh, wait! You mean you HAVEN’T heard that one? This Lincolnshire story was based on something that really h
We're back in Nottingham! And a poor little girl is taken in by a witch.... what could possibly go wrong? This month's chat discusses East Midland folklore on cress, gooseberry bushes and apple trees; what has the apple
Love conquers all..... or does it? How can a simple and honest thing such as love destroy a whole town in Wales? A whole episode as requested by regular listener, Nik. This month's tale involves love, murder and, of cour
In this tale from the Ojibwe First Nation we encounter something that strikes fear even into the bravest of hearts. When a warrior and his family are trying to survive a harsh winter, the warrior goes in search of food b
In this Derbyshire set tale, a minister from Ashbourne makes his journey to carry on the Lord's Work despite the setbacks that have already presented themselves. Seeking shelter in a dilapidated house, the minister finds
This Northamptonshire tale is in regards of a very curious building called the Triangular Lodge. On the grounds of Rushton Hall, it is in fact, younger than the hall itself. However, this also means that because of its u
I've always wanted to cover a vampire story..... and here it is! Set in Hungary, 1725, the villagers of Medveða are being haunted by one of their own who died a sudden death! Keeping one of the undead down is hard enough
Now 10 years old, young Jeffery is sent as part of an envoy for Queen Henrietta Maria to her home country of France. Jeffrey will learn what it is to be loved and adored and yet..... events beyond his control will teach
In the depths of Lincolnshire, time was that the coming of Spring was hurried with certain rituals to the spirits of the land. People looked for the Green Mist, for only on its arrival was Winter truly over. The Green Mi
Yuletide greetings and cheer! Back home in Nottinghamshire, this month's tale sees King Henry II getting himself lost whilst hunting in Sherwood Forest.... until he meets a very strange individual indeed. December's chat
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