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The Three Ravens Podcast
Three Ravens is a completely independent English myth and folklore podcast where we share stories, celebrate folk culture, and fall backwards through the hedgerows of history.
Hosted by real-life couple Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux, and mostly recorded at our home in rural Sussex in southern England, Three Ravens is rated 4.8/5 from over 500 reviews and has grown by word of mouth care of our lovely listener community ‘The Conspiracy of Ravens.’
We release three episodes a week, on Mondays…
Episodes
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 10 - Thy Words Are Swords | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
Hey, you know a cool thing? Today's episode of Dog Days means we are now a third of the way through the story. Thank you so much to you, and all of the people…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 9 - Rise Aloft and Touch The Hornéd Moon | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
For today's episode of Dog Days we have a slightly shorter chapter, though one filled with revelations care of a pair of the Earl of Northumberland's closest…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 8 - This Tragic Glass | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
In our eighth episode of Dog Days Kit find himself with much to attend to, only then a pudgy lad with freckles grabs his arm and steers him rapidly away…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 7 - Sweetness To My Wound | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
During today's episode of Dog Days we catch up with Barnaby, who has been waiting up for Kit. And waiting. And waiting. Two men from very different walks of…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 6 - Drawn By Darkness | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
Our sixth episode of Dog Days finds our hero weary from a long day beneath the baking heat - yet the dying hours of Lammastide still have some tricks up their…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 5 - No Bounds But Heaven | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
In this chapter of Dog Days, Kit Marlowe finds the blade of a dagger pressed against his throat - and not for the first time. He has come to the docks of Shad…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 4 - New Fancies’ Shapes | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
Reunited with his sister, who he really wishes would go back to Canterbury, the fourth episode of Dog Days sees Kit Marlowe following up on his wishes to have…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 3 - The Shining Palace of the Sun | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
In today's episode of Dog Days, Kit Marlowe finally arrives at work, where he finds the entire company of The Theatre, under Ned Alleyne, awaiting the arrival…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 2 - Lord Of My Fortune | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
On today's episode, we pick up right where yesterday's chapter left off - with Kit Marlowe cracked over the back of the head with a club and bundled into a…
The Three Ravens PodcastChapter 1 - Like Summer’s Vapours | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery
As long heralded, and under the influence of the Canis Dog Star, we warmly present the first installment of our Bonus Series project for August 2025! Set in…
The Three Ravens PodcastIt's Hot Dog Summer | August 2025 Update
Happy Lammas, and the first of our monthly update episodes! We have included excerpts from our two Patreon Exclusive episodes for July 2025, including a chunk…
The Three Ravens PodcastSnow White And Rose Red and Toads And Diamonds | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
For the final Lang Fairy Tales episode of this 'between series break' we have another double bill for you! We begin with Snow White and Rose Red, then it's…
The Three Ravens PodcastHansel and Gretel | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Come inside, children! We present an all-time Hall of Fame fairytale: Hansel and Gretel. If you listened to Little Thumb last week, note how this time it's the…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Forty Thieves | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
And for our final Lang Fairy Tale of the week, we warmly recommend The Forty Thieves. It's a story that starts with two brothers, then becomes a spiral of…
The Three Ravens PodcastLittle Thumb | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
People know him by many names, but, according to Nora Lang, he was called Little Thumb - and he was a clever chap! Settle in for a legend of terrible parents…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Master Cat; or 'Puss in Boots' and The History of Whittington | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
We present a double-bill of Lang Fairy Tales - both pretty cat-focused. The Master Cat; or Puss in Boots introduces us to a frankly psychopathic, murderous…
The Three Ravens PodcastBeauty And The Beast | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
To cap off this momentous week, we have another Lang Fairy Tale for your listening pleasure: Beauty and the Beast - a tale of a quite emo monster, a young…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Terrible Head | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
We have a new Lang Fairy Tale for you to enjoy. It is called The Terrible Head and it's part Oedipus, part Perseus, part Hercules, and involves the throwing of…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Shadwell Shams | Secrets of the Thames Part 2
As promised, here is the second of our two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support of London Museum Docklands, all about the new…
The Three Ravens PodcastHarry Lambeth's Teeth | Secrets of the Thames Part 1
And now for something completely different! Today we bring you the first of a two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support of London…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Wonderful Sheep | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
We're starting this week strong, with a Lang Fairy Tale called The Wonderful Sheep which starts out like King Lear, and then, all of a sudden, a woman falls in…
The Three Ravens PodcastAladdin And The Wonderful Lamp | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Feel that sizzling summer heat? Well, it might just be blowing off today's Lang Fairy Tale, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. In this telling, there are two evil…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Water-Lily And The Gold Spinners | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Our Lang Fairy Tale for this episode is The Water-Lily and the Gold Spinners, which is a story about a prince who transforms himself into a crab, three cursed…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe White Cat | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Today's Lang Fairy Tale telling is The White Cat - a fairly twisted little story about a Prince falling in love with a feline, a Dad who doesn't want to give…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Sleeping Beauty In The Wood | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Today's Lang Fairy Tale telling is The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, which is a story about vengeful fairies, brave princes, non-consensual kissing, and evil…
The Three Ravens PodcastEast Of The Sun And West Of The Moon | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Our tenth Lang Fairy Tale telling is a beloved classic: East of the Sun and West of the Moon, a story with three sets of threes, a giant bear with a waxy…
The Three Ravens PodcastFelicia And The Pot Of Pinks | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Our ninth episode of Lang Fairy Tale tellings is Felicia and the Pot of Pinks - a very strange story about gossipy hens, cruel older brothers, and 'Pinks' -…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Morality Tales
We’re on a break at the moment to plan, research, and write all sorts of things, but, to fill the gap, this is the second of two new compilation episodes…
The Three Ravens PodcastLittle Red Riding Hood and Rumpelstiltskin | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Our eighth episode of Lang Fairy Tale tellings is a two-for-one, including both Little Red Riding Hood (which is so short) and Rumpelstiltskin - both tales…
The Three Ravens PodcastWhy The Sea Is Salt | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Our seventh Lang Fairy Tale is one a short one but a good one: Why The Sea Is Salt - a quest for earthly happiness through the power of cured meats, seasoning…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Monsters
We’re on a break at the moment to plan, research, and write all sorts of things, but, to fill the gap, this is the first of two new compilation episodes…
The Three Ravens PodcastCinderella | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
The sixth tale in our "Fairy Book Project" is one of the most iconic of all: Cinderella - complete with glass slippers, mean sisters (again!) and a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Master Maid | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
The fifth tale in our "Fairy Book Project" is The Master Maid - a deeply twisted romance about how mean troll sisters are, the mountain-growing power of salt…
The Three Ravens PodcastHugh Lupton | Local Legends #42: Norfolk
On this week's episode of Local Legends, the very last episode of Series 6, Martin is joined around the campfire by award-winning storyteller, performer…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Lovely Litha Midsummer Super Solstice Special!
On this week's Bonus Episode - the last one of Series 6 - we're talking all things Midsummer! Folding in the history of the term 'Litha' which is sometimes…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Pedlar of Swaffham | Series 6 Episode 13: Norfolk
In today's episode of Three Ravens, it's series finale time, and Martin is guiding us through the history and folklore Norfolk! We begin by acknowledging quite…
The Three Ravens PodcastDr Owen Davies and Dr Ceri Houlbrook | Local Legends #41: Hertfordshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, the penultimate for Series 6, Martin is joined around the campfire by folklorists, academics, and Folklore Society…
The Three Ravens PodcastMorgan Le Fay | Magus #4
We peer back through the mists of time, to a time of myth, to investigate the origins, theoretical biography, and symbolic meanings of an Arthurian icon…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Wicked Lady | Series 6 Episode 12: Hertfordshire
On this week's episode - the penultimate of the series - Eleanor is luring us out into the rolling farmland and woodlands of Hertfordshire, to dig deep into…
The Three Ravens PodcastJack Raven | Local Legends #40: Staffordshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined around the campfire by folklorist, YouTuber, and all-round champion for Staffordshire, Jack Raven! As…
The Three Ravens PodcastVillain Songs | Forgotten Melodies #4
Cover your faces and wield your flintlocks with care, as on this month's Forgotten Melodies bonus episode we're talking all about Villain Songs - in…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Mermaid of the Black Mere of Morridge | Series 6 Episode 11: Staffordshire
On the week's episode of Three Ravens we're mining out the black gold of history and folklore of Staffordshire - a county with some pretty dark parts, and some…
The Three Ravens PodcastDr Rory Waterman and Dr Anna Milon | Local Legends #39: Lincolnshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined around the campfire by Dr Rory Waterman and Dr Anna Milon of the Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project!…
The Three Ravens PodcastHellhounds | Three Ravens Bestiary #17
For this week's Bonus Episode we're padding through mists on silent paws and peering, with eyes of flame, at the history and folklore of Hellhounds! With so…
The Three Ravens PodcastNanny Rutt | Series 6 Episode 10: Lincolnshire
On the week's episode we're digging into the history and folklore of Lincolnshire, and disturbing a monster in the woods that lives beside a half-forgotten…
The Three Ravens PodcastEmma Heard | Local Legends #38: Wiltshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined around the campfire by Emma Heard, the creator of perhaps the country's preeminent folklore blog…
The Three Ravens PodcastAlchemy | Magic and Medicines #17
On this month's episode of Magic and Medicines, Eleanor is guiding us through the history of Alchemy, from turning base metals into gold to the truth behind…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Old Creature | Series 6 Episode 9: Wiltshire
This week, on the first of the 'Final Five' episodes in our second lap around England's 39 historic counties, we're digging into the sacred ritual landscape of…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Tragedies
We’re on a break at the moment to get married and enjoy a bit of time either side of our wedding, but, to fill the gap, this is the second of two new…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Yellow Dwarf | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
In the fourth episode of our "Fairy Book Project," Martin tells The Yellow Dwarf - a picaresque adventure about fire-breathing basilisks, how mermaids champion…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Tale Of A Youth Who Set Out To Learn What Fear Was | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
In the third episode of our "Fairy Book Project," Eleanor tells The Tale Of A Youth Who Set Out To Learn What Fear Was - a surprisingly macabre ghost story…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Weird Tales
We’re on a break at the moment to get married and enjoy a bit of time either side of our wedding, but, to fill the gap, this is the first of two new…
The Three Ravens PodcastPrince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
In the second episode of our "Fairy Book Project," Eleanor tells Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess - a story about the bliss of ignorance, dubious…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Bronze Ring | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
In this first episode in what we have been calling our "Fairy Book Project," Martin tells The Bronze Ring - a story about the nature of nobility, talking mice…
The Three Ravens PodcastPete Castle | Local Legends #37: Derbyshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by folk musician, editor of Facts & Fiction magazine, and author of books including Derbyshire Folk…
The Three Ravens PodcastGiordano Bruno | Magus #3
On this month's episode of Magus we are travelling all about Renaissance Europe and up through the layers of the heavens to undertake divine revelations into…
The Three Ravens PodcastCrooker | Series 6 Episode 8: Derbyshire
On this week's episode of Three Ravens we're off to the land of the Dark Peak and the White, exploring to history and folklore of Derbyshire! We start off by…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Herefordian Historian | Local Legends #36: Herefordshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by blogger, museum worker, tour guide, and all-round champion for Herefordshire, The Herefordian…
The Three Ravens PodcastFair Songs | Forgotten Melodies #3
For this month's Forgotten Melodies bonus episode we're talking all about Fair Songs - in particular, Scarborough Fair, Brigg Fair and Widecombe Fair - and the…
The Three Ravens PodcastBlack Vaughan | Series 6 Episode 7: Herefordshire
On this week's episode of Three Ravens we're heading into disputed territory: Herefordshire in the Welsh Marches, which is a county with so much history and…