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The ultimate treasury of British folktales, in book, audio and LIVE! Fancy a show near you? www.TalesofBritain.com
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Merry #FolkloreThursday! Is it really over a year since Brother Bernard appeared on Susan Calman's Great British Cities, telling the tale of Bath-founder Bladud? Seems more like 10: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkV... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚
Tales of Britain – Great British Cities: Bath
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January 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Merry #FolkloreThursday! Is it really over a year since Brother Bernard appeared on Susan Calman's Great British Cities, telling the tale of Bath-founder Bladud? Seems more like 10: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkV... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚
Tales of Britain – Great British Cities: Bath
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January 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Merry #FolkloreThursday! 7 years ago, for the first release of the Tales of Britain book, Brother Bernard visited the glorious @cerysmatthews.bsky.social at Mrs BBC's Wogan House in That London, and shared some choice folktales: youtu.be/D-XQX62myps?...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Having indexed two of these – Soupy Twists! (on Fry and Laurie) and Fab Fools (on Beatles, Rutles and comedy) – I can vouch for their entertaining excellence. If you like this sort of thing too, give a follow to
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Are there any fans of Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Blackadder, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (ISIHAC), PG Wodehouse, The Rutles, The Beatles or British Folklore/Mythology on Bluesky?

Because I'm the bloke who wrote THE book about them. Usually officially authorised.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Merry #FolkloreThursday! 7 years ago, for the first release of the Tales of Britain book, Brother Bernard visited the glorious @cerysmatthews.bsky.social at Mrs BBC's Wogan House in That London, and shared some choice folktales: youtu.be/D-XQX62myps?...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
GLORIOUS NEWS this #FolkloreThursday!

TALES OF BRITAIN IS BACK IN PRINT! jemroberts.com/2026/01/15/t...

To celebrate, we're sharing an exclusive peek at unpublished folktale THE BIRTH OF ALBION, the REAL British origin story, with Princess Albina: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/awzae...

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January 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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With apologies for the sound quality, there's only one folktale to kick off 2026, relevant to the headlines – VENGEANCE WILL COME.

And yes, it certainly will. #FolkloreThursday youtu.be/IOKADNl6hbY?... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐉📚
Tales of Britain: VENGEANCE WILL COME
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January 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
With apologies for the sound quality, there's only one folktale to kick off 2026, relevant to the headlines – VENGEANCE WILL COME.

And yes, it certainly will. #FolkloreThursday youtu.be/IOKADNl6hbY?... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐉📚
Tales of Britain: VENGEANCE WILL COME
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January 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Happy new year, and happy #FolkloreThursday!

This village green wall in Twinhoe was created by joining up a stone circle. No known tale attached… but we could make one.
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Happy new year, and happy #FolkloreThursday!

This village green wall in Twinhoe was created by joining up a stone circle. No known tale attached… but we could make one.
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Merry #FabFools Friday, nits! As it’s the last before Crimble, we have no shame in making this week a repeat – dai.ly/x55f6ek

THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS CAROL is both the greatest thing made in the name of The Beatles since 1970, and the best version of the Scrooge story since 1843.

Harry Crumble! ✌🏽🃏🎶🎄
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Happy #FolkloreThursday! Hope to see all you folklore lovers at Castle Bookshop in Ludlow this Saturday afternoon for the ultimate seasonal folktale event! Books available! Honesty box office! Wrap up warm! #TalesofBritain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎄🎄🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Enjoying the Cbeebies Robin Hood pantomime. But I will be miffed if they don't honour the original gests, and have Robin decapitate Guy of Gisborne and shoot the Sheriff through the heart at the end.
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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LUDLOW FOLKIES!
This Saturday afternoon! Honesty box office! Signed books available!
The funniest, most festive British folktales reimagined for the 21st century! Wrap up warm, but SEE YOU THERE!
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December 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Only 9 days till Ludlow plays host to this year's festive folktale show! Here's our favourite Yule story, all about when the Christians hijacked our Winter Solstice – THE LAST YULE! #FolkloreThursday youtu.be/fKU11R8Rbok?... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎄
TALES OF BRITAIN EXTRA: THE LAST YULE
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December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Only a few weeks to our traditional live YULE SHOW!

Let's keep in the festive mood this #FolkloreThursday with our retelling of the legend of the MARI LWYD! 🐴🦴❄️
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Only a few weeks to our traditional live YULE SHOW!

Let's keep in the festive mood this #FolkloreThursday with our retelling of the legend of the MARI LWYD! 🐴🦴❄️
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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24 years as Mayor of Nirvana-on-Heaven for George Harrison MBE. This is just a tribute:
GIVE ME LOVE
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Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth
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November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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If you've ever enjoyed any of my audiobooks, can you let the world know with a short review, please? Too many psychos leaving their own ravings on them... www.audible.co.uk/search?searc...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just a few weeks to our Ludlow Yule show at Castle Bookshop on Saturday 20/12!
So here's a Hereford tale for #FolkloreThursday recorded on Robin Hoods Butt, right by Ludlow racecourse!
KING HERLA'S STAG NIGHT! youtu.be/a9wb7Cg6WSQ?... 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Tales of Britain: King Herla's Stag Night
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November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Lovers of History: HISTORIES OF BRITAIN is here! All the most ancient writings on Albion, in print and on Audible! #England #Wales #Scotland #Britain vm.tiktok.com/ZNRJ6GDNN
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November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Never mind this ersatz Wodehouse fan fiction – we now know that the Jeeves character predates PG Wodehouse by some centuries, he being a reincarnation of ancient Welsh Bard, Taliesin: youtu.be/usvjkVScFuc #FolkloreThursday 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Never mind this ersatz Wodehouse fan fiction – we now know that the Jeeves character predates PG Wodehouse by some centuries, he being a reincarnation of ancient Welsh Bard, Taliesin: youtu.be/usvjkVScFuc #FolkloreThursday 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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It won't be enough to destroy GBNews. Everyone connected to it will have to be imprisoned as a traitor to the country as well.
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Near Ludlow this yuletide? Come to our festive folktale event, and buy a book to fill a stocking!
As it's #FolkloreThursday, here's our Ludlow story, ROBIN'S ARROW: youtu.be/cbijZtvclP0?...
And here's Brother Bernard at the actual Robin Hood's Butt! youtu.be/DqIrr3eHlnI?...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM