29. St Mungo: Glasgow's Patron Saint
Join Jenny as she dives into the folklore behind Glasgow’s rather odd coat of arms and its remarkable patron saint, St. Mungo. Although a religious figure, the stories of St. Mungo and his mother, St....
22 Jun 202526min
28. Dragon Tales
Scottish dragons aren’t quite like the dragons found in the rest of the world, they don’t breath fire, can’t fly, and don’t even have any limbs, but that doesn’t make them any less dangerous or terrif...
8 Jun 202519min
27. The Well at the World's End
Fancy kissing a frog? How about marrying one? The Frog Prince is a common theme found in folk tales throughout Europe, and ‘The Well at the World’s End’ is Scotland’s take on this age-old classic.Foll...
1 Jun 202520min
26. Standing Stone Stories
Lone standing stones are scattered all over the Scottish landscape, and although we will unfortunately never know why they were originally raised or what their meanings were, in this vacuum of underst...
25 Mai 202520min
25. The Wind: Witches and Wonder
There’s no escaping the wind in Scotland, especially if you live on an island or high up in the mountains. In this episode Jenny tells three tales all about the wind that take place in these places. T...
18 Mai 202522min
24. The Unicorn: Scotland’s National Animal
The majestic unicorn’s reputation has been somewhat sparkle-ified over the last few decades, but this hasn’t always been the case! There was once a time when the unicorn symbolised far more than a whi...
11 Mai 202523min
23. Green Ladies: Spooky & Sad Spectres
An incredible number of Scottish Castles are haunted by the ghost of a Green Lady. These spooky spectres of women dressed in green robes linger on long after death in the tower rooms, gloomy passagewa...
27 Apr 202520min
22. Pesky Pirates
Pirates were a very real threat to the many communities that lived on the Scottish islands and coastlines, and so naturally there are plenty of folktales about them!In this episode Jenny tells three o...
20 Apr 202516min
