The Three Ravens Podcast

For this week's story, we're exploring one of Massachusetts' most atmospheric abandoned places... Written by Eleanor, the tale follows a young police detective searching for a mis…

It's already time for us to visit the second of the Thirteen Colonies - Massachusetts! We start by discussing the lives of the Wampanoag peoples who inhabited the North Eastern Wo…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats Virginia, folklore, and cultural exchange with Dr Jon Lohman. For two decades Jon worked as the State Folklorist of Virginia,…

For this week’s story we have a ghostly legend inundated by real histories, “The Phantom Lovers of Lake Drummond.” Written by Martin, it’s a dark crater of surging eco-fiction eng…

Hold onto your preconceptions if you must as we, two English people, open a can of worms in our first full episode of Series 8 to discuss Virginia, the 'Mother of States!' We begi…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Eleanor chats with historian, curator, author and activist Dr Gabrielle Tayac. We were thrilled Gabrielle spoke to us at the beginning of S…

For this week’s story we have the tale of a particularly unwelcome immigrant called “How The Devil Came to America.” Written by Eleanor, it’s a piece of arcane folk horror that ex…

In this month's update episode we're chatting through Autumn Equinox folklore, the end of harvest, and the Devil doing unspeakable things to blackberries... Including discussions…

Before we begin our adventures exploring the history and folklore of the Thirteen Colonies of America, we present our first episode of Series 8: A Brief History of America! We exp…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats with Sunday Times bestselling author Marion Gibson! Regular listeners will recall that Marion last came on Three Ravens during…

Our story for "Death Week" is a retelling by Martin of a ghost story, The Callow Inn. In rural Herefordshire, for over a hundred years people have reported two strange night-time…

The inevitable has occurred, dear listener, so pay up your Eye Money as Death Week has arrived on Three Ravens, riding a pale horse... The final part of our month-long celebration…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Eleanor chats with Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Clegg. We first met Sarah last year, when she was one of the guests at our Three R…

Our story for "Marriage Week" is a retelling by Eleanor of a giant legend, Alderman and Alphin. Set in Saddleworth, which was once a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire but is fo…

This week we have our second installment of our month long mini series about cycles of life, all about the history and folklore of marriage! We explore the early beginnings of mar…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats with best-selling author of over 80 books, Sue Bentley! As Sue explains, her decision to 'become a writer' didn't happen part…

Our story for "Birth Week" is a retelling from Martin of recently rediscovered Northamptonshire legend The Brigstock Fox. A tale of Medieval changelings, magic, princes and parent…

This week on Three Ravens, as part of our month long exploration of cycles of life, we're talking all about Birth Folklore! From Ancient Mesopotamian "birth bricks" and fires lit…

On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats with veteran British broadcaster and host of Folk on Foot Matthew Bannister. In a conversation that folds in some of Matthew'…

For this week's story, sticking with our theme of Harvest, we present a slice of US-set folk horror for you to enjoy! The tale begins with Robin, a recently widowed wheat farmer w…