Join leading folklore experts Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook as they present their groundbreaking book Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present, the definitive guide to British folklore that travels from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction.
Travelling through a landscape of witches, wizards and wicker men, Owen and Ceri will reveal how folklore has been researched and written about in the past and show how it continues to be lived in the present. They will explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, providing readers with a valuable toolkit for understanding how to interpret the diverse examples given.
Folklore is much more than the fossilised remains of a distant, rural past. It is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic and political. A living tradition that draws from many sources, including migrant communities, and is forever being renewed and updated.
Join us for an evening that challenges preconceptions about British culture and identity. Owen and Ceri will explore how traditions are preserved, reinvented, and contested across Britain, revealing folklore's hidden role as a cultural superpower that continues to shape our sense of who we are in an increasingly global world.
"This book draws a cultural map of who we are, where we've come from and how we think and feel about our surroundings. Meticulously researched, imaginative in scope and rich in strange stories and rewarding insights." Malcolm Gaskill, author of The Ruin of All Witches

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of Folklore (RRP £20) deliverable to any UK address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 07 October at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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