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The Realm of Faerie: The secret origin of the fairy folk of Wales: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP14
The Realm of Faerie: The secret origin of the fairy folk of Wales: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP14: The world is full of magical tales about fairies, but have you ever wondered where they come from?
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The art of storytelling with Owen Staton: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP11
The art of storytelling with Owen Staton: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP11
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I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Haunted Wales!; or, Creepy Welsh Castles: Gwrych Castle: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP10
Ghosts & Folklore podcast: I'm a Celebrity will be filmed in Gwrych Castle in 2020. Mark Rees (author of Ghosts of Wales) investigates what they might find in this "most haunted" Welsh castle...
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Fairy dogs, dog folklore and the origin of the Welsh Corgi: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP09
Legend tells us that fairies used to ride fairy dogs (the Welsh corgi) into battle. Find out more on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast!
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The Ghost of Dylan Thomas, and his many haunts in Wales and the world: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP08
Does the ghost of Dylan Thomas continue to visit his old haunts? Has his spirit gone gently in that good night, or does it rage, rage against the dying of the light?
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The Dog of Darkness; or, Gwyllgi, the Welsh Hound of Hell: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP07
In this episode we go in search of a dreaded creature which patrols the haunted lanes of Wales at night, a terrifying beast with glowing red eyes and putrid breath, none other than the "hound of hell" itself, the gwyllgi.
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The Legend of Gelert, the Heroic Hound of Beddgelert: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP05
Is there any truth to Wales’ most famous folk tale? Did a dog named Gelert really fight with a gigantic wolf for the life of the Prince of Wales’ son and heir? The fifth episode of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast is live NOW, and it’s dedicated to the legend of Gelert, the faithful hound of Beddgelert! In this episode, the spotlight is switched from ghosts to folk tales, and not just any old folk tale but arguably the most famous Welsh folk tale of all – that of Gelert, the heroic hound who paid the ultimate price for being man’s best friend. It’s a tragic tale which…
