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Cadoc & The Mouse: Fenni Fach #Wales #Folklore #Britain #Storytelling #Myths

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #FolkloreThursday! From our Tiktok collection, here's Brother Bernard visiting the landscape of the wonderful Welsh legend CADOC & THE MOUSE! www.tiktok.com/@talesofbrit... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐁

Tales of Britain: BBC Radio Bristol stories

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 9d

Merry #FolkloreThursday! Here’s a whole bunch of folktales performed for BBC Bristol when the book first came out! Arthur, Merlin, Molly Whuppie, Bran the Blessed, they’re all here! youtu.be/4fXL3TFa45U?... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚

Tales of Britain: BBC Radio Bristol stories

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 9d

Merry #FolkloreThursday! Here’s a whole bunch of folktales performed for BBC Bristol when the book first came out! Arthur, Merlin, Molly Whuppie, Bran the Blessed, they’re all here! youtu.be/4fXL3TFa45U?... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚

Event by Jem Roberts on Sunday, September 27 2015

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 14d

10 years to the day since the first ever live Tales of Britain show! www.facebook.com/events/90553...

TALES OF BRITAIN LIVE

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 16d

A brownie #FolkloreThursday to all! Here's a second call to enjoy THE BROWNIE OF BODESBECK, performed in Edinburgh, here in TikTok form, while TikTok is still even vaguely respectable. www.tiktok.com/@talesofbrit... CA' CUTTY CA'!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧚🏾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Brownie of Bodesbeck: Recorded in Edinburgh 2025

The Brownie of Bodesbeck: Recorded in Edinburgh 2025

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 16d

A brownie #FolkloreThursday to all! Here's a second call to enjoy THE BROWNIE OF BODESBECK, performed in Edinburgh, here in TikTok form, while TikTok is still even vaguely respectable. www.tiktok.com/@talesofbrit... CA' CUTTY CA'!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧚🏾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TALES OF BRITAIN: The Brownie of Bodesbeck

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · Jan 21

• The #ISIHAC Bible 🎺
• The True History of the Blackadder ⚔️
• The Frood: Official Douglas Adams & H2G2 🤖
• #SoupyTwists: Official Fry & Laurie story 🍸
• #FabFools: The Beatles & The Rutles 🃏🎶
• @TalesofBritain.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
On paper & Audible: audible.co.uk/author/Jem-R...

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 22d

A foul and fair #FolkloreThursday to all! Our Summer blog follows the MACBETH trail throughout Scotland – and takes in Loch Ness, The Kelpie of Loch Garve and Thomas the Rhymer as we go! #Folklore #Shakespeare jemroberts.com/2025/09/18/t... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 21d

Found a fairy ring, but sadly no sign of a faerie, goblin, dwarf, brownie, or sprite of any description.

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 21d

Found a fairy ring, but sadly no sign of a faerie, goblin, dwarf, brownie, or sprite of any description.

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 22d

Something wicked* this way comes!

*In the 90s yoof sense.

TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 22d

A foul and fair #FolkloreThursday to all! Our Summer blog follows the MACBETH trail throughout Scotland – and takes in Loch Ness, The Kelpie of Loch Garve and Thomas the Rhymer as we go! #Folklore #Shakespeare jemroberts.com/2025/09/18/t... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 22d

A foul and fair #FolkloreThursday to all! Our Summer blog follows the MACBETH trail throughout Scotland – and takes in Loch Ness, The Kelpie of Loch Garve and Thomas the Rhymer as we go! #Folklore #Shakespeare jemroberts.com/2025/09/18/t... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 27d

Paying Rowling the slightest compliment may seem perverse in the extreme, but I do find myself quite awed at the woman's absolute commitment to 'the bit' every time she pops up to spread some hate, or quote Hitler. Does she employ a stylist specifically to give her the most clichéd Evil Queen look?

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 29d

A good one for those who claim Joey Rowling invented everything, when she of course invented nothing besides her own brand of bigotry.

TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 29d

A tip-top sunshiny #FolkloreThursday to all! Here's a brand new performance of a wee tale from the Scottish borders, recorded in Edinburgh. Brownies have been around for many, many centuries! THE BROWNIE OF BODESBECK! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7cv... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧚🏾‍♂️

TALES OF BRITAIN: The Brownie of Bodesbeck

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 29d

A tip-top sunshiny #FolkloreThursday to all! Here's a brand new performance of a wee tale from the Scottish borders, recorded in Edinburgh. Brownies have been around for many, many centuries! THE BROWNIE OF BODESBECK! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7cv... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧚🏾‍♂️

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 29d

A tip-top sunshiny #FolkloreThursday to all! Here's a brand new performance of a wee tale from the Scottish borders, recorded in Edinburgh. Brownies have been around for many, many centuries! THE BROWNIE OF BODESBECK! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7cv... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧚🏾‍♂️

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 6

Old God found at Inverness Museum…

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is a historic #FolkloreThursday! Our sister book/audiobook, HISTORIES OF BRITAIN has launched! Read on to learn more about bringing back to life Caesar, Gildas, Bede and others… jemroberts.com/2025/09/04/h... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you! There's lots in the intro about what folklore can do for historians, and history – the dichotomy between folktales as fiction and as distorted fact. I hope no historian crucifies me…!

TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is a historic #FolkloreThursday! Our sister book/audiobook, HISTORIES OF BRITAIN has launched! Read on to learn more about bringing back to life Caesar, Gildas, Bede and others… jemroberts.com/2025/09/04/h... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 31

Looks like a nice spot for a Tales of Britain gig.

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 29

There's nothing worse than chopping down an old oak tree and finding you've cut Merlin in half.

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 28

This #FolkloreThursday Brother Bernard is in Moray in the Highlands, on the trail of MACBETH AND THE WITCHES! Full report to follow… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑🏰⚔️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 28

This #FolkloreThursday Brother Bernard is in Moray in the Highlands, on the trail of MACBETH AND THE WITCHES! Full report to follow… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑🏰⚔️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️