Tom Phillips | Local Legends #33: Leicestershire

The Three Ravens Podcast · Mar 29, 2025 · 54m

On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by author and storyteller Tom “The Tale Teller” Phillips.

Leicestershire born and raised, Tom is the county's most celebrated storyteller - even the Leicestershire Guild of Storytellers told us, directly, that he is the person to talk to about Leicestershire's lore. And just a fraction of his knowledge and passion is on show in his collection Leicestershire Folk Tales for Children - but that's only part of the story.

Having trained and worked as a primary school teacher with a passion for legends, and with experience, too, as a…