Episode Description
This week I am joined by the wonderful folklorist Amy Boucher, and together we wander into the shadowed lanes and hedgerows of Shropshire to speak of one of its most intriguing figures — the cunning man Thomas Light. A man whispered about rather than written down. A man of charms, counter-spells, and uneasy knowledge. We explore his life, his reputation, and the strange power such figures once held over their communities — half feared, half needed, and never entirely trusted.
And as the embers glow, I also share a famous and unsettling tale of the Welsh seer Huw Llwyd, a story carried on the breath of generations, heavy with prophecy, second sight, and the terrible cost of knowing too much.
So draw your chair closer to the fire. Let the dark stay where it belongs. And step with us, just for a while, into the Time Between Times
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Amy Boucher – https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com
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Take care, my friends… and I’ll see you, once again, by the fire.
Nos Da
Owen