Tales of Britain and Ireland

I was going to wait until I caught up on the episodes before writing a review, but I wanted to praise 31. The Seeker Knight in particular. The Dungeons And Dragons role-play description for a battle scene from the tale and the Heavy Metal Magazine cover references for the visuals were hilarious. I love the non-stop commentary used to tell the stories, and that episode was such a great example of this form of story-telling. May 2025 Update: I am very sad to see the direction this wonderful podcast is taking. The narrator does impressive research and tells fascinating stories, intertwining his own original and delightful edits to rejuvenate old stories and to unite (and make coherent) differing and sometimes completely insensible versions. I have been enjoying Tales of Britain & Ireland for years. Unfortunately, as with so many other media, his political and social biases keep sneaking into the narrative, with little unnecessary and hate-filled jabs at the half the population he has decided is Evil Incarnate. I weary of modern political sniping in places where I least expect it and where it is deliberately added, with no inherent need. The out-of-place modern-politics interjection at the end of Gold-Tree & Silver-Tree (a story I thought he did especially well) was my final straw, and I am sad to unsubscribe from a podcast I once adored.

… and my favorite quote of the day, from Tamlin, is “Lord Janet’s Dad.” Reminds me of a kid in my neighborhood, going to tattle on me, shouting, “Mrs Tommy’s Mom! Mrs Tommy’s Mom!”

Great show. I grew up in Ozark region of the USA. The show on boggarts is exactly what my grandparents warned the grandkids about in the 1960’s as a way to keep them close to home and out of the local woods

These are my favorite type of podcasts I love learning about the fae so when I read my fae fantasy books I have more of a understanding of the inner workings of the characters