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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 PodcastMatthew Vaughan | Local Legends #35: Rutland
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by storyteller, library manager, and Secretary of the Leicestershire and Rutland Guild of…
The Three Ravens PodcastMermaids | Three Ravens Bestiary #16
For this week's Bonus Episode we're basking on slippery rocks, swishing our tails, and looking into the magic mirror of Mermaid history and folklore, combing…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Oakham Poachers | Series 6 Episode 6: Rutland
On this week's episode of Three Ravens we're off to Rutland to explore the history and folklore of England's smallest county - on the back of a dinosaur! We…
The Three Ravens PodcastAilsa Clarke and Bethan Briggs-Miller | Local Legends #34: Essex
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by the hosts of the Eerie Essex podcast, Ailsa Clarke and Bethan Briggs-Miller! Ailsa and Bethan have…
The Three Ravens PodcastLeech Books and Early Medical Texts | Magic and Medicines #16
On this week's Bonus Episode, Eleanor leads us through the libraries of early medical history to guide us through Leech Books and early medical texts! We start…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Rage of Boudica | Series 6 Episode 5: Essex
On this week's episode of Three Ravens we're off to Essex, exploring the history and folklore of a county that has everything. Apart from mountains... We start…
The Three Ravens PodcastTom Phillips | Local Legends #33: Leicestershire
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…
The Three Ravens PodcastMother Shipton | Magus #2
For our second episode of Magus, we are delving into the deep dark cave of history to the unravel the mysterious life of Mother Shipton, a Tudor era prophetess…
The Three Ravens PodcastRoute 616 | Series 6 Episode 4: Leicestershire
On this week's episode of Three Ravens, we are diving deep into the pink river of Leicestershire's history and folklore - and Eleanor has written a real weepy…
The Three Ravens PodcastDr Terrie "Red Phoenix" Howie | Local Legends #32: Buckinghamshire
For this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by academic, storyteller, author, and bona fide expert in Buckinghamshire’s folklore, Dr Terrie “Red…
The Three Ravens PodcastSea Shanties | Forgotten Melodies #2
For this week's bonus episode, we have something very special for you - the second installment of our new series, Forgotten Melodies, which is all about folk…
The Three Ravens PodcastCassian, The Vampire of Milton Keynes | Series 6 Episode 3: Buckinghamshire
On this week's episode of Three Ravens, we are chatting all about the history and folklore of Buckinghamshire, a county once believed - completely wrongly - to…
The Three Ravens PodcastDr Anthony Nanson | Local Legends #31: Gloucestershire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by author, academic, and storyteller Dr Anthony Nanson, who has written three books just about…
The Three Ravens PodcastTrolls | Three Ravens Bestiary #15
For this week's Bonus Episode, we're wandering wild places to explore the history and folklore of Trolls, which, though they sound pretty ancient, are a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Fairy Inn of Cam Long Down | Series 6 Episode 2: Gloucestershire
On this week's episode of Three Ravens, we are chatting all about the history and folklore of Gloucestershire, a county of three halves... We start off…
The Three Ravens PodcastDavid Longman | Local Legends #30: Bedfordshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by local historian David Longman, whose work chronicling Bedfordshire's 149 churches has thrown up…
The Three Ravens PodcastLey Lines | Magic and Medicines #15
On this week's Bonus Episode, Eleanor explains the strange science of Ley Lines, from the very origins of related theories in the ancient world to the various…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Devil's Fingermarks | Series 6 Episode 1: Bedfordshire
On the first episode of Three Ravens Series 6, we are making a right old fuss about an often overlooked county when it comes to folklore - Bedfordshire, the…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Gathering Light | Series 6 Episode 0
Thank you so much for your patience everybody, and now the wait is over: we are BACK for Series 6 - and have so much cool stuff coming your way! In this little…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Watery Graves
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the last of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree More Devils
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the fifth of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Remarkable Beasts
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the fourth of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Murders
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the third of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Tales of Friendship
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the second of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastThree Tales of Chivalry
We’re on a break at the moment, researching and writing our sixth series, but, to fill the gap, this is the first of six new compilation episodes containing a…
The Three Ravens PodcastPaul Weatherhead | Local Legends #29: Yorkshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by author, folklorist, musician and songwriter Paul Weatherhead, whose book Weird Calderdale is a…
The Three Ravens PodcastKing Solomon | Magus #1
For this week's bonus episode, we proudly present the first installment of a new series, Magus, all about the legendary lives of the most famous witches and…
The Three Ravens PodcastOld Stinker Part III | Series 5 Episode 13: Yorkshire
For the icing on the cake of our Series 5 finale, we split Eleanor's chunky new mystery story "Old Stinker" into three parts, and this is its' suitably…
The Three Ravens PodcastOld Stinker Part II | Series 5 Episode 13: Yorkshire
As part of our Series 5 finale, we've split Eleanor's tangled mystery story "Old Stinker" into three parts. This is the second. If you missed the first…
The Three Ravens PodcastOld Stinker | Series 5 Episode 13: Yorkshire
For our Series 5 finale, we're talking about the history and folklore of England's largest county, and Eleanor is telling a story so epic we've split it into…
The Three Ravens PodcastWassail | Forgotten Melodies #1
For this week's bonus episode, we proudly present the first installment of a new series, Forgotten Melodies, which is all about folk music, featuring…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Cursed Fisherman of Hoylake | Series 5 Episode 12: Cheshire
This week, for our penultimate County Episode of Series 5, we're talking all about the history and folklore of Cheshire, a legend-rich county whose identity…
The Three Ravens PodcastDr Icy Sedgwick | Local Legends #28: Northumberland
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by the absolutely lovely, incredibly talented writer, folklorist and podcaster Dr Icy Sedgwick, whose…
The Three Ravens PodcastElves | Three Ravens Bestiary #14
For this week's Bonus Episode, we're peering through the veil and into the history and folklore of Elves, from their earliest recorded mentions through to…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Laidly Worm | Series 5 Episode 11: Northumberland
On this week's episode we're heading about as northerly as England gets, to Northumberland - and Eleanor's telling her suitably slithery take on The Laidly…
The Three Ravens PodcastJeremy Harte | Local Legends #27: Surrey
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by the much-acclaimed, multi-award winning author, folklorist and archaeological researcher Jeremy…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XXV: A Hero's Welcome | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Spinning House | A Ghost Story for Christmas
We proudly present our second annual spooky ghost story for Christmas, care of Three Ravens! Following in the tradition of M.R. James, E.F. Benson, and Charles…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XXIV - For Not All Witches Are Alike | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XXIII: Three Strokes To The Neck | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastCaptain Salvin and his Flying Pig | Series 5 Episode 10: Surrey
This week we're off to Surrey, one of the Home Counties - and a place that is being gobbled up by London year by year! We start by discussing, much to Martin's…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XXII: Through Ice and Snow | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XXI: The Hunting of a Fox | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastDavid England | Local Legends #26: Berkshire
On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by storyteller, author and psychotherapist David England, whose book of Berkshire Folk Tales…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XX: The Hunting of a Boar | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XIX: The Hunting of a Deer | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastThe Zodiac | Magic and Medicines #14
Magic and Medicines is BACK for it's second series, and in this episode Eleanor talks us through the ancient origins and subsequent history and major…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XVIII: Midwinter Games | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XVII: Sir Bertilak's Reception | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XVI: The Way South | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastMoneymaker Jack | Series 5 Episode 9: Berkshire
This week, Eleanor has finally sufficiently recovered from her really horrid flu to not only speak audibly, but also whisk us all the way across to the 'Royal…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XV: Gringolet and the Kelpie | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XIV: Lugus The Uncouth | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XIII: The Questing Beast | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XII: The Passage North | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart XI: Amongst The Fenlanders | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart X: The Cry of Maidens | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart IX: The Voyage East | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart VIII: The City of Ghosts | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…
The Three Ravens PodcastPart VII: A Strange Meeting | Gawain and the Green Knight
Adapted in a light-hearted, comical style from a diverse set of genuine Medieval Arthurian Romances, this special Three Ravens retelling of the iconic 14th…