Dr Diane A Rodgers
@dianearodgers.bsky.social
Doctor of Folk Horror & Wyrd TV | Centre for Contemporary Legend | President of ISCLR | National Folklore Survey | Derby Dracula | The Cryptkicker Five | All views my own (she/her) https://linktr.ee/dr.diane.rodgers
Unbelievably, we’re already over half way through the latest series of Folklore Matters. And judging by the download rate, you’re eating it up! Here are the first four episodes as a reminder. Which has been your favourite so far?
Our chum Dave Brewis, director of GATHERINGS, and recent guest on our FOLKLORE MATTERS podcast has a feature documentary in the works about the folklore of Northumberland! www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/allenda...
Northumberland's most quirky and historic folk rituals captured for new film
From solstice fire festivals and a ritualised football match to ancient spiritual sites and a holy march across a tidal causeway, a Prudhoe-based…
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Need an injection of folklore into your Thursday? Listen to the latest episode of Folklore Matters, where we meet with Mike Hankin of The Folk Union to discuss the differences between the folk scene and folk culture, and what's exciting him about UK folk culture.
Many of horror's most iconic props are up for sale next month as a part of Propstore's summer memorabilia auction. Get all the details here.
You Can Bid On Some Of Horror’s Most Iconic Props Next Month
Many of horror's most iconic props are up for sale next month as a part of Propstore's summer memorabilia auction. Get all the details here.
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I should probably mention that I'm now both President of International Society for Contemporary Legend Research and Project Lead for the remainder of the National Folklore Survey for England. I am filling my intimidatingly competent colleagues' roles by going on summer annual leave until September 😀
The wonderful @treadwells-books.bsky.social have signed copies of 'Hookland Fragments Volume One' with a free Right To Reside card back in stock if you want to buy from one of my favourite bookshops. www.treadwells-london.com/product-page...
Hookland Fragments Volume One - David Southwell | Treadwells
Discover the Fortean mysteries and folkloric history of Hookland, England's lost county. Created by David Southwell and documented extensively on social media for many years, the fictional Hookland ha...
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Today! New episode of FOLKLORE MATTERS, where our special guest is Swedish urban legend expert and folklorist Jack Theo Werner, also host of Swedish TV's version of UNCANNY. Download and listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/7yGO...
Jack Werner, Uncanny and contemporary legend
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What the rise in folk horror says about current anxieties. As life becomes increasingly uncertain, people turn to simpler times. Only to be scared out of their wits by the horrors waiting there. A really interesting piece. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/the...
The Rise of Folk Horror and What It Says About Current Anxieties - STARBURST Magazine
Folk horror has moved from the margins into mainstream culture and become a revealing genre of the past decade. Its remote landscapes, inherited rituals, and closed communities create suspense, yet th...
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Now that series two is on its way to your ears, we’re planning series three of Folklore Matters. Who would you like to hear from? And though we’re UK based, we want to spotlight researchers and practitioners from around the world, so please help us spread the word!
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We didn't all plan to wear Lincoln green, we're just all outlaws at heart.
National Folklore Survey for England@nfsengland.bsky.social · 2w agoWe're going to miss our pals and colleagues, David Clarke and Andrew Robinson, as they leave the university. But we're excited to see what they get up to next - and the Centre for Contemporary Legend will continue! Photo courtesy of Richard Bradley, T-shirt image of Robin Hood thanks to Jonny Ford.
Today on Folklore Matters we speak to @klarafei.bsky.social about all things Czech folklore - and the Czech perspective on British folk horror. You’ll even hear about a horse emerging from a house…
A wonderful birthday present, the 1979 'Fotonovel' of INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS. Hilariously weird book - later includes images of the grimmest bits of the film too - who is this for, what age group?! I LOVE IT
Lots more second hand folklore books going up for sale to raise money for The Folklore Library and Archive including, today, this First Edition copy of The Lore of the Land by Westwood and Simpson. Browse and buy at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...
I knew that I shared my 13th July birthday with Patrick Stewart and Harrison Ford, but today - exciting for a folklorist - I just discovered that it is also shared with John Dee and Margaret Murray!
We’ll be releasing one new episode each week, featuring interviews with filmmakers, artists, researchers and journalists, on subjects as diverse as Swedish contemporary legend, Czech folk horror, UK folk culture and the relationship between folklore and AI.
The second series of our Folklore Matters podcast kicks off today. Episode one is with filmmaker and producer of the excellent Gatherings series, Dave Brewis. Gatherings takes a look at six of the nation’s most compelling calendar customs and our chat is particularly fascinating as Dave lived in…
New FOLKLORE MATTERS podcast episode out today!
National Folklore Survey for England@nfsengland.bsky.social · 4w agoThe second series of our Folklore Matters podcast kicks off today. Episode one is with filmmaker and producer of the excellent Gatherings series, Dave Brewis. Gatherings takes a look at six of the nation’s most compelling calendar customs and our chat is particularly fascinating as Dave lived in…
Can anyone help track down this IT'S A KNOCKOUT episode from 19 May 1971, aired at 7:10pm on BBC 1 - I've done a few cursory searches myself but not sure it exists anywhere I can watch it - there's a good chance my late father is on it, so I'd be over the moon to see it! @tvark.bsky.social perhaps?
Dr Diane A Rodgers@dianearodgers.bsky.social · 4w agoMy Dad's diary 1971: in which he proudly bought his bright orange Ford Capri and, wait... was my dad on IT'S A KNOCKOUT? I think I just discovered my dad was on IT'S A KNOCKOUT!
My Dad's diary 1971: in which he proudly bought his bright orange Ford Capri and, wait... was my dad on IT'S A KNOCKOUT? I think I just discovered my dad was on IT'S A KNOCKOUT!
TODAY in Derby, it's the last day of HOT GOTH SUMMER, with quirky alternative market, screenings plus, at 4pm, cool off with a panel discussion of vampire-related media during which I'll talk about some of my favourite vampire films! It's kooky! It's inexpensive! At Derby Quad!
Beautiful exhibition about SHEFFIELD CABLEVISION, local TV channel that only existed 1973-76, with screening room showing over an hour of wonderful footage amongst photos & ephemera. Chapel Walk, Sheffield until the end of July! #70sTV
THIS SUNDAY - at Derby Quad, as part of the The Derby Dracula HOT GOTH SUMMER, I'll be speaking as part of this panel 4-5pm about my favourite bonkers vampire films! Inexpensive tickets below - do come and say hello if you're in the Derby vicinity! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/vampi...
MTV let animators go wild with some insanely gruesome animated idents from the late 80s to mid 90s...