New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore
HistoryExtra podcast
HistoryExtra
4.3 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs. |
| 0:04.6 | Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy, customizable themes that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your products out there. |
| 0:14.1 | Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time. From startups to scaleups, online, in person and on the go. |
| 0:21.1 | Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you. |
| 0:23.4 | Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. |
| 0:28.8 | Olivia Coppo here to tell you all about the launch of the new Abercrombie Spring Denom Collection, |
| 0:34.3 | made the way denim should feel. |
| 0:36.5 | Their denim has always been a staple in my wardrobe and has a wide |
| 0:39.1 | range of fits, styles, and washes. Every jean is available in both their classic fit and viral |
| 0:44.9 | curve love. Shop in the app, online, and in stores. |
| 1:10.0 | Music Today, the 31st of December marks the end of the year for much of the world, a time of merriment, retrospection and looking to the future. It's also one of many days |
| 1:11.6 | bound up in its own set of folklore and traditions, which vary significantly even around the UK. |
| 1:17.6 | In today's episode of the History Extra podcast, I'm joined by Kerry Holbrook and Owen Davies, |
| 1:22.7 | co-authors of a new book on British folklore, to explore some of the nation's folkloric traditions |
| 1:27.8 | and why we should consider ghost stories just as much a part of those traditions as |
| 1:32.1 | goblins and Guy Fawkes. I kicked off by asking the two authors to introduce themselves. |
| 1:37.8 | I'm Dr Kerry Holbrook and I am senior lecturer in folklore and history at the University |
| 1:43.1 | of Hertfordshire and Programme |
| 1:45.0 | for the MA Vocal Studies. |
| 1:47.0 | And I'm Owen Davies. |
| 1:49.0 | I'm Professor of Social History at the University of Hartfordshire and we co-founded the MA and |
| 1:53.0 | Focal Studies with Kerry. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from HistoryExtra, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of HistoryExtra and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

