The Three Ravens Podcast

Three Ravens Guide to Halloween

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ah - smell that wisp of wood smoke in the air? Feel that strange sensation as the hairs rise on the back of your neck? See that ancient spectre stood ...

October Update: What Are You Afraid Of?

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Three Ravens Series 7 may be underway, but it's now October, meaning it's Three Ravens Haunting Season!This episode offers a bit of an update from us ...

Series 7 Episode 2: Denbighshire

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For our second County Episode of Series 7, we're off to North Wales to talk about the history and folklore of Denbighshire!In terms of the county's hi...

Local Legends #43: Milly Jackdaw

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Series 7's first episode of Local Legends, Eleanor is joined around the campfire by storyteller, theatre maker and ecologist Milly Jackdaw.Milly's ...

Forgotten Melodies #5: Harvest Songs

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grab your scythe, your nut-brown bowl, and keep an eye on the Farmer's Daughter, as on this month's Forgotten Melodies bonus episode we're talking all...

Series 7 Episode 1: Cardiganshire

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The long-heralded first County Episode of Three Ravens Series 7 is finally here and is a bumper-length installment all about the historic county of Ca...

Dog Days: Questions and Answers Episode!

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The dust has now had some time to settle, and with Dog Days finished we thought it was high time to have a chat about the project. Using questions sup...

Three Ravens Bestiary #18: Djinns and Genies

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a bit of a blip, we're now back with an episode all about the mythology of Djinns and Genies from prehistory through to today! Part of our Three...

Romney Marsh Ghost Tour

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Proof of life, everyone: Eleanor is home from the hospital, and here, talking on this episode!As you may have gathered, the last week has been a bit o...

The Ghosts of Glasshayes House

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hullo everybody - Martin here!Just a quick message to say, this is obviously not the episode we were hoping to release today. This was meant to be Ser...

A Brief History of Wales

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an act of gross hubris, we proudly present our first episode of Three Ravens Series 7: A Brief History of Wales!Based on a silly amount of research...

Magic and Medicines #18: Enochian and Angelic Magic

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our first new Magic and Medicines Bonus Episode in ages is out today, and all about Enochian and Angelic Magic! If you happened to listen to our serie...

September Update: Reap What You Sow!

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of the launch of Three Ravens Series 7, today's episode is a bit of an update from us about Three Ravens goings-on, containing sections of last ...

Dog Days: Chapter 30 - The Fates Bound Fast In Iron Chains

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The sweltering, heady Dog Days of summer are over and the rain comes down for days.With new scars and his eyes open to a world of magic, Kit is safe a...

Dog Days: Chapter 29 - The Sweet Fruition of an Earthly Crown

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the penultimate chapter of Dog Days, Kit stumbles through London as the rain falls, letting his feet lead the way.Where they take him is of some su...

Dog Days: Chapter 28 - The Tempest of the Gods

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Dog Days enters its final days, Chapter 28 reveals to us a crystal world of mysteries: that of The Kasal. Who is he? Why is he? What does he want?M...

Dog Days: Chapter 27 - Fill All The Air With Fiery Meteors

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chapter 27 of Dog Days sees Tamburlaine Part 2 end in triumph.The two magi, Hues and Herriot, scour the playhouse for any sign of the Kasal.But even t...

Dog Days: Chapter 26 - The Sky Shall Wax As Red As Blood

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 26 of Dog Days, Tamburlaine Part 2 has opened at last!Outside the Theatre, Kit is too nervous to watch.But even then he isn't left alone, b...

Dog Days: Chapter 25 - Brighter than the Lamps of Heaven

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Only five more chapters of Dog Days to go, and in this one Doll and Kit race back to the Theatre to see the debut performance of Kit's play. Backstage...

Dog Days: Chapter 24 - With My Hand Turn Fortune’s Wheel About

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode of Dog Days, Chapter 24, sees Kit finally attending to the thing he ought to be focused on: Tamburlaine The Great Part 2 - his play, w...

Dog Days: Chapter 23 - From Mine Ashes Let a Conqueror Rise

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Dog Days Chapter 23, Kit proceeds to his new rooms, for tonight his play, Tamburlaine The Great Part 2, will enjoy its first performance.The journe...

Dog Days: Chapter 22 - The Black and Fatal Ravens

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 22, Kit, Doctor Dee and Edmund Spenser rush back to Mortlake.They find the Rainbow stolen, and Katherine and the ravens in the middle of a ...

LIVE @ Black Shuck Festival 2025!

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's wag our shaggy tails and howl at the Barley moon everyone, as today we have something very special - not just one but two Three Ravens Live Show...

Dog Days: Chapter 21 - Black is the Beauty of the Brightest Day

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our third week of Dog Days concludes with Chapter 21, in which Kit finds himself beside the corpse of the Queen of the Roses. Deep in their temple, mo...

Dog Days: Chapter 20 - Murderous Fate Throws All His Triumphs Down

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On today's chapter of Dog Days - the twentieth (only 10 more to go!) - Kit is taken, by boat, back to the underground Temple of Aphrodite. Morning is ...

Dog Days: Chapter 19 - Jove’s Dreadful Thunderbolts

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time for some mid-week madness in this episode of Dog Days: hot on the heels of a well-dressed man who has created a fire in a records room at Gray's ...

Dog Days: Chapter 18 - A Golden Bubble Full of Dreams

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chapter 18 of Dog Days sees Kit attending the Gray's Inn Revels, where Oxford's Men are to perform The Spanish Tragedy.Kit is on a mission to find out...

Dog Days: Chapter 17 - Folded in the Floods

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 17 of Dog Days, Kit returns to Barnaby's room to find Thomas Walsingham waiting for him.Unusually, Walsingham is surprisingly helpful.Altho...

Dog Days: Chapter 16 - The Loathsome Circle

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 16 of Dog Days, Kit finally tracks down the Earl of Oxford. But although Kit is starting to arrange the pieces of the mystery on the chess ...

Dog Days: Chapter 15 - The Measures of Delight

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chapter 15 of Dog Days takes Kit and Doll on a mysterious journey through London's secret tunnels to a lost Roman temple, deep below Southwark. There,...

Dog Days: Chapter 14 - The Stars Fall Down

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 14 of Dog Days, Kit makes it back to the north bank of the river and strikes out, exhausted, for home. As he goes, he has much to consider....

Dog Days: Chapter 13 - In Spite of All Suspected Enemies

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode of Dog Days, Chapter 13, sees Kit progressing to Syon House - home of the enigmatic Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland - the 'Wizard ...

Dog Days: Chapter 12 - Climbing after Knowledge Infinite

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chapter 12 of Dog Days sees Kit's evening going further sideways, as the raven that has been following him all day suddenly turns the tables. Kit, and...

Dog Days: Chapter 11 - Chase the Stars from Heaven

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We start the week with Chapter 11 of Dog Days, during which we find Kit Marlowe high-tailing it to The Mermaid Tavern on the north bank of the Thames....

Dog Days: Chapter 10 - Thy Words Are Swords

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Dog Days: Chapter 9 - Rise Aloft and Touch The Hornéd Moon

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Dog Days: Chapter 8 - This Tragic Glass

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 aw...

Dog Days: Chapter 7 - Sweetness To My Wound

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wal...

Dog Days: Chapter 6 - Drawn By Darkness

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Dog Days: Chapter 5 - No Bounds But Heaven

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Dog Days: Chapter 4 - New Fancies’ Shapes

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Dog Days: Chapter 3 - The Shining Palace of the Sun

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Dog Days: Chapter 2 - Lord Of My Fortune

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

Dog Days: Chapter 1 - Like Summer’s Vapours

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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!S...

August Update: IT'S HOT DOG SUMMER!!!

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello, hey, and hi there - we're currently at Black Shuck Festival in Suffolk doing a whole bunch of Three Ravens-related stuff, but, as it has b...

'Snow White and Rose Red' and 'Toads and Diamonds'

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. And i...

Hansel and Gretel

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Come inside, children!Today, to start a new week with a bang, we present an all-time Hall of Fame fairytale: Hansel and Gretel. If you listened to Lit...

The Forty Thieves

26 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 spira...

Little Thumb

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Master Cat; or 'Puss in Boots' and The History of Whittington

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new week begins with a double-bill of Lang Fairy Tales - both pretty cat-focused. The Master Cat; or Puss in Boots introduces us to a frankly psycho...

Beauty And The Beast

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

The Terrible Head

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OUR FIRST EVER BOOK, THREE RAVENS FOLK TALES, IS PUBLISHED TODAY!!!Also, we have a new Lang Fairy Tale for you to enjoy. It is called The Terrible Hea...

Secrets of the Thames Part 2 of 2: The Shadwell Shams

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Secrets of the Thames Part 1 of 2: Harry Lambeth's Teeth

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Wonderful Sheep

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feel that sizzling summer heat? Well, it might just be blowing off today's Lang Fairy Tale, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Fair warning though, it's ...

The Water-Lily And The Gold Spinners

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, thre...

The White Cat

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, an...

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our tenth Lang Fairy Tale telling is a beloved classic: East of the Sun and West of the Moon, which is a story with three sets of threes, a giant bear...

Felicia And The Pot Of Pinks

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 'Pi...

Three Morality Tales

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 epi...

Little Red Riding Hood and Rumpelstiltskin

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Why The Sea Is Salt

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, s...

Three Monsters

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 epis...

Cinderella

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 pa...

The Master Maid

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Local Legends #42: Hugh Lupton

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, perform...

The Lovely Litha Midsummer Super Solstice Special!

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 somet...

Series 6 Episode 13: Norfolk

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 acknowledgi...

Local Legends #41: Dr Owen Davies and Dr Ceri Houlbrook

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Local Legends, the penultimate for Series 6, Martin is joined around the campfire by folklorists, academics, and Folklore So...

Magus #4: Morgan Le Fay

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this month's episode of Magus we are peering back through the mists of time, to a time of myth and belief in myths, to investigate the origins, the...

Series 6 Episode 12: Hertfordshire

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 dee...

Local Legends #40: Jack Raven

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined around the campfire by folklorist, YouTuber, and all-round champion for Staffordshire, Jack ...

Forgotten Melodies #4: Villain Songs

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

Series 6 Episode 11: Staffordshire

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Local Legends #39: Dr Rory Waterman and Dr Anna Milon

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Pro...

Three Ravens Bestiary #17: Hellhounds

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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!Wi...

Series 6 Episode 10: Lincolnshire

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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-forg...

Local Legends #38: Emma Heard

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Magic and Medicines #17: Alchemy

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Series 6 Episode 9: Wiltshire

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 lan...

Three Tragedies

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ne...

The Yellow Dwarf

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth episode of our "Fairy Book Project," Martin tells The Yellow Dwarf - a picaresque adventure about fire-breathing basilisks, how mermaids...

The Tale Of A Youth Who Set Out To Learn What Fear Was

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Three Weird Tales

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

The Bronze Ring

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, talk...

Local Legends #37: Pete Castle

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by folk musician, editor of Facts & Fiction magazine, and author of books including Derb...

Magus #3: Giordano Bruno

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 revelatio...

Series 6 Episode 8: Derbyshire

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Local Legends #36: The Herefordian Historian

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by blogger, museum worker, tour guide, and all-round champion for Herefordshire, The Herefor...

Forgotten Melodies #3: Fair Songs

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this month's Forgotten Melodies bonus episode we're talking all about Fair Songs - in particular, Scarborough Fair, Brigg Fair and Widecombe Fair ...

Series 6 Episode 7: Herefordshire

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 histo...

Local Legends #35: Matthew Vaughan

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Local Legends, Martin is joined by storyteller, library manager, and Secretary of the Leicestershire and Rutland Guild of St...

Three Ravens Bestiary #16: Mermaids

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

Series 6 Episode 6: Rutland

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 dinosa...

Local Legends #34: Ailsa Clarke and Bethan Briggs-Miller

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bet...

Magic and Medicines #16: Leech Books and Early Medical Texts

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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!...

Series 6 Episode 5: Essex

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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......