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The Three Ravens Podcast

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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, Thursday and Saturdays, through which we explore folktales, folkways, fairy stories, folk songs, mythology, local heritage, seasonal customs and traditional beliefs. Our research inspires our retellings of stories from across history and culture, with episodes standing alone but connected together across over 500 chatty, mostly light-hearted, swear-free installments driven by passion, kindness and curiosity. Now ranked as an all-time Top 5 podcast across several categories by Goodpods, charting in the Spotify, Apple and Rephonic UK Fiction Top 10 across 2024, 2025 and 2026, if you’re interested in ghosts, monsters, regional beliefs, and the things that unite us all, then join us round the campfire and listen in… About our Bonus Series 🌙 From 2023-2026 we released six different Bonus Series covering the following themes: Magic and Medicine - Eleanor’s 26-part exploration of the history of magical belief and folk practice.Three Ravens Bestiary - Martin’s A-Z of mythical creatures, legendary monsters, and things that go bump in the night.Dying Arts - Eleanor’s 13-episode series about endangered and heritage crafts from their earliest origins to their fates since mechanisation.Something Wicked - Martin’s 13-part exploration of historic True Crime stories with folkloric twists.Forgotten Melodies - Eleanor’s 13-episode foray into the history of folk music and song types featuring original recordings and new arrangements by us and our musical collaborators.Magus - Martin’s 13-part series about the magical lives of the most famous witches and wizards in history and their legacies in the magic of the modern day. The Lang Fairy Tale Project 🧚 Launched in 2025 to help us bridge gaps between main series, we began by sharing readings from us of the iconic stories found in the Blue Fairy Book compiled by Andrew Lang. From the Red Fairy Book onwards, we have also spent time digging into the stories, their histories and relationships to tale types, and are engaged in an ongoing mission to celebrate the woman truly behind the 12 coloured fairy books – Andrew’s wife Leonora, whose impact on children’s literature and fantasy fiction cannot be understated. Join the Conspiracy of Ravens ✨ 🌐 Official Website: Visit the Three Ravens Podcast Official Site to sign up for our mailing list, explore our episode catalogue, and enjoy our blog! 🎤 Three Ravens Live: Find tickets and news about our upcoming live shows! 🛒 Shop: Buy our books and exclusive Three Ravens Merch including mugs, tote bags, tees and hoodies from our Online Shop 👑 Patreon: Support the show and unlock ad free listening, monthly Patreon exclusive episodes, the Three Ravens Film Club, our community chat and newsletters at the Three Ravens Patreon 📚 Our First Book: Buy our stunning hardback collection of 39 historic stories Three Ravens Folk Tales 👻 Our Second Book: Order our brand new hair-raising host of 20 original ghost stories Three Ravens Ghost Tales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Our Third Book: Preorder our upcoming collection of Welsh regional legends Three Ravens Folk Tales of Wales coming to all good bookshops on St David's Day (March 1st) 2027 📱 Socials: Follow our adventures and help us grow on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. The Story of Pretty Goldilocks | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    So, turns out we somehow forgot one: The Story of Pretty Goldilocks! And this one is really good - it gives Martin plenty of excuses to do silly animal voices, Charming is a bette…

    S10 E3728:46
  2. A Voyage To Lilliput Chapters 4 and 5 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    To conclude The Blue Fairy Book, we present the last part of A Voyage to Lilliput. Adapted from the first book of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver goes to war, steal…

    S10 E3618:02
  3. A Voyage To Lilliput Chapters 2 and 3 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    To conclude The Blue Fairy Book, we present the second part of A Voyage to Lilliput. Adapted from the first book of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver is searched and…

    S10 E3514:51
  4. A Voyage To Lilliput Chapter 1 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    To conclude The Blue Fairy Book, we present a trilogy of episodes retelling A Voyage to Lilliput. Adapted from the first book of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, surgeon Lemu…

    S10 E3414:35
  5. The Red Etin | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    Brace yourself for one of the Lang's dialect stories from north of Hadrian's Wall: The Red Etin! Though the Etin itself is Irish, strangely. Still, thank goodness for another You…

    S10 E3312:48
  6. The Black Bull Of Norroway | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    A tale from north of the border... When the Black Bull of Norroway turns up to whisk the youngest daughter off to seek her fortune, she'd better not move a hand or a foot when the…

    S10 E3211:24
  7. The History of Jack The Giant Killer | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    We have one of the most famous English fairy tales of them all for you today: Jack The Giant Killer! Does make you wonder though whether Jack is really a good guy, or a big game h…

    S10 E3112:53
  8. The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou Part 2 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    In the next part of Prince Ahmed's story, his blissful time with the Fairy Paribanou is interrupted by the machinations of the Sultan's scheming advisers... If you are unfamiliar…

    S10 E3036:03
  9. The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou Part 1 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    When three princes all fall in love with the same princess, their father sends them out into the world to find the most wonderful curiosities... An adventure that keeps unfolding,…

    S10 E2933:06
  10. The Princess on the Glass Hill | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    If you have ever wondered what would happen if Cinderella was a story about a boy, well, we warmly present The Princess on the Glass Hill! A pleasing example of the Youngest Son d…

    S10 E2821:07
  11. The Brave Little Tailor | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    Follow the adventures of the brave little tailor as he tricks his way to ultimate success, on the strength of a misunderstanding of the meaning of 'seven at a blow...' With dim-wi…

    S10 E2721:07
  12. Trusty John | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    Today's Lang Fairy Tale is a strange one: Trusty John, in which the behaviour of all of the characters is questionable at best! For what would be nicer than marrying your kidnappe…

    S10 E2620:26
  13. Blue Beard | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    Today's Lang Fairy Tale is the classic cautionary tale about too much curiosity - Blue Beard! Of course, it's unfortunate our heroine married a murderer with a suspicious blue be…

    S10 E2513:07
  14. First Footing | January 2026 Update

    In this month's update episode we're welcoming in 2026 in style - ideally in the form of a dark-haired stranger... In addition to speaking about New Years traditions, and why they…

    S7 E5301:16:00
  15. Prince Darling | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    We have a less well-known Lang Fairy Tale for you - Prince Darling. It's a tale which reminds us that having a great father, phenomenal wealth, and the Fairy Truth on your side do…

    S10 E2427:28
  16. The Goose Girl | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

    For the first Lang Fairy Tales episode of this 'between series break' we have an absolute classic - The Goose Girl. If you like talking decapitated horse heads, cheeky goose boys…

    S10 E2314:28
  17. Guest The Third: Tony Walker | The Three Ravens Christmas Feast

    It's just beginning to get dark at Three Ravens HQ, when a booming knock sounds on the front door. Who should be outside but Tony Walker, host of the Classic Ghost Stories podcast…

    S25 E633:55
  18. Guest The Second: Taffy Thomas | The Three Ravens Christmas Feast

    Our stomachs are groaning after all the tasty festive food we've consumed (with or without gravy), and we're ready for a little sit down and some stories with our second guest at t…

    S25 E501:06:03
  19. Guest The First: Sarah Clegg | The Three Ravens Christmas Feast

    Welcome, friend, to the Three Ravens Christmas Feast! It's the big day itself, and we're starting with a cosy chat (after our festive breakfast buffet, of course) with Dr Sarah Cle…

    S25 E459:54
  20. The Nativity Play | A Ghost Story for Christmas

    Welcome back to the third day of the Three Ravens Christmas Feast, where we meet in the Raven Tower for an all-new festive tale of terror! Following in the tradition of M.R. James…

    S25 E302:59:22
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