DreamSwarm Podcast

Aug 19 2024 10 ep. 23 mins 5

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Supernatural Film, Stories, Art: Interviews and discussion covering dreams, fairytales, fantasy, folklore, folk horror, magic realism, mythology, psychogeography, supernatural, urban fantasy

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Fantasy Folklore Novels - With Alexandra Beaumont

Aug 19 2024 21 mins

We are re-joined by returning heroine Alexandra Beaumont, auther of new fantasy novel 'Dissonance of Birdsong'. We chat about how her new novel has been influenced by folklore and by her experiences of Cornwall. New novel 'Dissonance of Birdsong' Influence of folklore Landscape and environment of Cornwall Tropes and trends in fantasy Tips for generating creative ideas You can buy

Films of Terence Davies - Special with Andy Mark Simpson

Oct 15 2023 16 mins

RIP Terence Davies, one of our favourite filmmakers, who died this week. No guests on this episode, just Andy talking about what he loves about Terence Davies' films. Davies' was one of the best ever at using film to explore themes of memory and the passage of time. His magic-realist style has been a big influence and one of the reasons we set up the DreamSwarm platform to begin wi

Christmas Mummers Plays - Wantage Mummers

Dec 15 2022 19 mins

'In comes I, Old Father Christmas...' We love the pageantry of the Christmas period. For our festive Christmas special we are joined by Sem from the Wantage Mummers group. We learn all about the traditions of English mummers plays which take place over the Christmas period. History of Mummers plays The Old Father Christmas character Links with other folk art forms You can learn m

Terrors of the Sea - with Sideworld

Sep 20 2022 25 mins

Director George Popov returns to the podcast to dicuss his folklore and folk horror documentary 'Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea'. He explains how they created this mix of documentary and narrative and why there is such faascination with the folklore of the sea. Ghost ships Sea monsters Why the sea is so fascinating You can watch 'Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea' here https://www.ama

Witch Trials - With Newcastle Witches Podcast

Sep 01 2022 26 mins

We are joined by Maria Galizia and Caitlin Bramwell who are the hosts of the new Newcastle Witches Podcast. We delve into the history of my home city to investigate the Newcastle Witch trials and the nature of witch hunting in the 17th century. Magic and superstition in 17th century Plague and war Similarities between trials in England and Scotland Campaign to pardon convicted wit

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1623 Theatre

Jun 20 2022 26 mins

Our Midsummer Special episode celebrating William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. We're joined by expert Shakespeare practitioner Ben Spiller from the 1623 Theatre company to discuss the play and how Ben eplores Shakespeare with marginalised groups of people. A great episode to celebrate the magic of Midsummer. Themes in Midsummer Night's Dream Puck and fairy charac

Robin Hood - with Into the Greenwood

May 24 2022 38 mins

This episode focuses on the character of Robin Hood. We interview Thadeus Papke, the host of Into the Greenwood podcast which is all about Robin Hood. Thadeus has amazing knowledge and love for this folklore character so we took a deep dive into the origins and depictions of the character. What is Into the Greenwood podcast Origins of Robin Hood Robin's links to the supernatural a

Jack in the Green - Hastings Jack

Apr 23 2022 18 mins

We are joined by Keith Leech, the organiser of Hastings Jack in the Green Festival. Keith explains the history of the Jack in the Green tradition and how this pageantry is performed all over the South of England to celebrate the coming of spring and summer. - Introduction to Jack in the Green tradition - Links to Green Man and other May Day festivals - How the festival is celebrat

Sideworld Haunted Forests Doc - George Popov

Apr 08 2022 18 mins

We're joined by director George Popov of Rubicon Films to discuss his recent folk horror indie films 'Hex' and 'The Droving' and we learn all about 'Sideworld', his new series of folklore and folk horror documentaries. 'Hex' folk horror indie film 'The Droving' folk horror thriller set in the Lake District 'Sideworld' new folk horror documentary series Exploring haunted forests of

Cornish & Welsh Folklore - Celtic Myths & Legends

Mar 15 2022 27 mins

We are joined by the brilliant Sian Esther Powell, host of the Celtic Myths & Legends podcast for a great discussion on folklore, language and culture from Cornwall and Wales. Introduction to the Celtic Nations Celtic Myths & Legends podcast The Cornish language Similarities between Wlesh and Cornish folkore and culture You can listen to the Celtic Myths & Legends podcast here