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Archaeology Pod Network
Archaeology Pod Network

Kim Biddulph talks to archaeologists and authors about the real stories behind the fictional books with archaeology and history as a major component.

  1. 2021/05/26

    Horror Part 3 - Ep 33

    The long arm of the prehistoric past reaches through the millennia to grab our attention, and, in this episode, to grab us by the throat. Yes, we’re talking folk horror in this episode, and trying not to shiver as we discuss how the past intrudes in uncanny ways on the present in films, plays and books. We have a full cast of characters in this spine-tingler, including Dr Lauren McIntyre, Rebecca Lambert (or Lady Liminal), David Southwell of the Hookland Guide, Dr Simon Underwood and Drone Lord. Guest Socials @noddinggoth @ladyliminal1 @sunderdown @Drone_Lord @HooklandGuide @cultauthor Contact Twitter: @prehistpod Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

  2. 2021/04/27

    Horror Part 2 - Ep 32

    The long arm of the prehistoric past reaches through the millennia to grab our attention, and, in this episode, to grab us by the throat. Yes, we’re talking folk horror in this episode, and trying not to shiver as we discuss how the past intrudes in uncanny ways on the present in films, plays and books. We have a full cast of characters in this spine-tingler, including Dr Lauren McIntyre, Rebecca Lambert (or Lady Liminal), David Southwell of the Hookland Guide, Dr Simon Underwood and Drone Lord. Guest Socials @noddinggoth @ladyliminal1 @sunderdown @Drone_Lord @HooklandGuide @cultauthor Contact Twitter: @prehistpod

  3. 2021/03/23

    Horror Part 1 - Ep 31

    The long arm of the prehistoric past reaches through the millennia to grab our attention, and, in this episode, to grab us by the throat. Yes, we’re talking folk horror in this episode, and trying not to shiver as we discuss how the past intrudes in uncanny ways on the present in films, plays and books. We have a full cast of characters in this spine-tingler, including Dr Lauren McIntyre, Rebecca Lambert (or Lady Liminal), David Southwell of the Hookland Guide, Dr Simon Underwood and Drone Lord. Guest Socials @noddinggoth @ladyliminal1 @sunderdown @Drone_Lord @HooklandGuide @cultauthor Contact Twitter: @prehistpod

  4. 2020/12/24

    Christmas Books - Ep 30

    Join Kim as she talks to Professor Chris Gosden of Oxford University about the historical and prehistorical links to Christmas books we all know and, perhaps, love. We take in an ambitious collection of four books from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, to John Masefield’s Box of Delights, Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising and Terry Pratchett’s The Hogfather. Links Chris Gosden's profile on the University of Oxford's website Chris Gosden's book The History of Magic A Christmas Carol on Project Gutenberg The Box of Delights from publisher Egmont The Dark is Rising from publisher Penguin The Hogfather on Terry Pratchett Books Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton on Oxford Scholarship Online Herne the Hunter Contact Twitter: @prehistpod, @kimbiddulph

  5. 2020/11/24

    Iceman - Ep 29

    Kim talks to stone tool specialist and experimental archaeologist Dr James Dilley about the film Iceman, a dramatic reconstruction of the last days of Ötzi the Iceman. We consider such important questions as “What was the social structure of Chalcolithic society?”, “Did they not have mittens?” and “Which 80s blockbuster was that actor in?”. James - @AncientCraft https://www.ancientcraft.co.uk Contact Twitter: @prehistpod and @kimbiddulph Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

  6. 2020/10/29

    Folklore and prehistoric sites - Ep 28

    Ghosts, magic, witches and sacrifice, just in time for Halloween! Kim talks to Sue Greaney and Joana Valdez-Tullet about folklore and prehistoric sites in Europe. Sue is working on. PhD about Neolithic sites in Britain and Ireland and is responsible for interpretation at Stonehenge for English Heritage but got into folklore due to a chance find in a junk shop. Joana works for Scotland’s Rock Art where she uses her doctoral research into rock art, and has uncovered lots of folk tales related to panels of rock art. Links Provenance of Sarsens used in Stonehenge Joana’s book on Atlantic Rock Art Rollright Stones Contact Twitter: @prehistpod Kim Biddulph: @kimbiddulph Sue Greaney: @SueGreaney Joana Valdez-Tullet: @JoanaValdez Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

  7. 2020/08/21

    On Raven's Wing - Ep 27

    I talk to Dr Rena Maguire about On Raven’s Wing by Morgan Llywelyn. This book is a retelling of part of the Ulster Cycle, especially the life of Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster, and the Tain Bo Cuailhge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley. It is mainly set at Emain Macha which is known to be Navan Fort bear Armagh. How much of the story reflects the Irish Iron Age? Links On Raven’s Wing by Morgan Llywelyn Navan Research Group Tain online Emania Journal The Togail Kenneth Jackson Mallory, James P. [ed.], Aspects of the Táin, Belfast: December, 1992. Contact Navan Fort, as their shop may still have copies Contact Twitter: @prehistpod Guest Twitter: @justrena Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

  8. 2020/07/10

    The Book of Taliesin - Ep 26

    Kim talks to Erin Kavanagh, a poet and geomythologist based in Wales about the old Welsh “Book of Taliesin”, especially the recent translation into English by Gwyneth Lewis and Rowan Williams. How much can we learn about the post-Roman period of Britain from the literature of the time? Links https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/274601/the-book-of-taliesin/9780141396934Contact Twitter: @prehistpod Twitter: @geomythkavanagh Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

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Kim Biddulph talks to archaeologists and authors about the real stories behind the fictional books with archaeology and history as a major component.

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