Aug 28, 2019
This week I visit Oakley Court castle, where the Rocky Horror Picture Show was filmed. This leads me to think about how science fiction differs from fantasy fiction. I discuss the origins of science fiction, a genre that goes back further than you might think! I also discuss standing stone circles and introduce...
Aug 21, 2019
This week I consider Old Father Thames and have a conversation about other river gods and later go deeper into the river Naiads. I visit the Lammas Fields and look out how, at Lammastide, the local medieval monks potentially inspired our image of Father Time and also, even, death. I discuss the Grianan of Aileach and...
Aug 14, 2019
This week I take a trip to Shrewsbury in the Welsh Marches via The Wrekin — the landscape that inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth and there I talk about the Horned God and the origins of the Arthurian legends. I visit Eaton... the "real" Hogwarts for my birthday and I discuss the life of Toni Morrison (RIP). Later I...