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Sleepy Folklore: Beating the Bounds in Oxford, Dunting in Northumberland, King Arthur and Cúchulain, Onions and Old Man's Beard

27 days ago 1h 54m

Ascension Day Customs, Beating The Bounds in Oxford, a Bit of Dunting in Northumberland, Old Man’s Beard and Onions and a bedtime story: King Conchobhar of Ulster and and King Arthur and Merlin too. Sleep, doze, dream. Nothing's more important

Sleepy Folklore: Old May Day Customs, Fences and Fell Ponies

May 18th, 2024 1h 45m

Old May Day Customs, Fences, Fell Ponies, Sleepy chat, and a bedtime story.Sleepy Folklore! Sleep through Tony Walker's meanderings and end up at the Shipping Forecast. This week we look at customs around May 13, 'Old May Day' (and thus the on

The Man Who Loved Islands by D. H. Lawrence

May 13th, 2024 1h 11m

Here we narrate D.H. Lawrence's "The Man Who Loved Islands," where isolation becomes both a refuge and a prison. This gripping audiobook tells the story of Mr. Carthcart, a man who seeks solitude by purchasing a series of increasingly remote is

King Arthur: The History of Uther Pendragon from Geoffrey of Monmouth

May 11th, 2024 36m 42s

Step into the enchanting world of medieval Britain with our latest episode, where we unravel the mysteries surrounding one of its most iconic figures: Uther Pendragon, father of the legendary King Arthur. Join us as we journey through the annal

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 15

Oct 29th, 2023 2h 10m

Halloween Special, in which we talk about the customs of Halloween, its history and fake news. Discussion with Sheila Thomas about foraging and what to do with the wild things you harvest. A bit more Alice in Wonderland and a reading of Goblin

Episode 14

Oct 22nd, 2023 1h 51m

Struggling to sleep? Let me talk you into dozy snoozy sleep land. In this episode we talk about Apple Day and Trafalgar Day. We mention the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDui in the Cairngorms. I dote on Justin Hopper's book The Old Weird Albion and Da

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 13

Oct 10th, 2023 1h 51m

Contains Old Michaelmas Day, dog-whipping, some Alice in Wonderland, Jabberwocky, a bit of Lud Heat, a discussion on artichokes, Charles Dickens's memories of his evil nurse and Captain Murderer, probably something about stone circles and a sma

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 12

Sep 20th, 2023 2h 12m

The final part of The Poisoned Rose.Also, a sleep hypnotherapy meditation by Mary Collins of LifeHakx MediaHer YouTube Channel is herehttps://youtube.com/@lifehakxmedia266?si=yVVkXwDIA_3NhTULIf you have an aversion to hypnotherapy, please

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 11

Sep 12th, 2023 2h 12m

I talk extensively about the Abbots Bromley Horn dance and its origins lost deep in time, a bit about foraging, some recorded on location snippets from the Oxford Canal, the penultimate episode of the bedtime story The Poisoned Rose and a medit

Late Night Talk Radio Episode 10

Aug 16th, 2023 1h 43m

Let me talk you to sleep. We talk about St Bartholemew's Eve and fair and Burning Bartle. We talk about Cannock Chase and its monsters and iron age fort. We read another episode of the Poisoned Rose and I recite the Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Late Night Sleep Radio Ep. 9

Aug 9th, 2023 1h 30m

Let me talk you to sleep. This episode contains musings on Damsons, a tomb in a London churchyard, Hermitage Castle in Roxburghshire, Alderley Edge and Alan Garner, Cheshire in general and some legends of Congleton in particular. Some more

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 8

Aug 2nd, 2023 1h 57m

Two hours of meandering, including a talk about Lammas or Lughnasadh, a reading from The Hobbit. A bedtime story (The Poisoned Rose), a discussion about the hauntings of Clapham Wood in Sussex and general sleepy-time chit chat. Let me talk you

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 7

Jul 26th, 2023 1h 39m

In which we talk about Armada Day, the British Pilgrimage Trust, boots versus shoes, foraging elderflower, the Poisoned Rose and the strange haunting of Clapham Wood in Sussex. We mention Mushroom Steve, canals, mushrooms, dogs and whistles.

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 6

Jul 12th, 2023 1h 42m

This week we discuss Rush Bearing as Custom of the Day. In legend of the Week we look at the Irish gods. There's some Wordsworth and Yeats at the end and in the middle of that is me wondering about the benefits of walking and honouring your anc

Late Night Sleep Radio Episode 5

Jul 5th, 2023 1h 21m

After half a year, back with more sleepy whimsy from the British Isles. We have Custom of the Day, Legend of the Week, Bedtime Story and some good old meandering chat. Intended for you to fall asleep to. More wholesome than any sleeping pill.

Late Night Talk Radio Episode 4

Oct 10th, 2022 1h 9m

Welcome to Episode 4 of Late Night Talk Radio with Tony Walker. In this episode we discuss eating things you find in the countryside, how cow urine is bad for archaeology, veganism and oak trees, that fact that Englishness has nothing to do wi

Late Night Talk Radio Episode 3

Oct 4th, 2022 1h 9m

A soothing talk to keep you company through the dark hours of the night and to help you sleep. Tony rambles about Glastonbury, growing apple pips, Nottingham Goose Fair, losing his tripod on Cannock Chase while in search of werewolves, the lege

Episode 2

Sep 24th, 2022 1h 11m

Another late night ramble which include some thoughts on colour-blind foraging for berries and its drawbacks, custom of the day which is about the ancient (actually not so ancient) game of conkers or conquerors, how the devil gets into blackber

Late Night Talk Radio Episode 1

Sep 19th, 2022 1h 32m

Late night talk radio is a one man chat designed to get you off to sleep, or keep you company through the wee small hours of the dark night. Soft-spoken British male voice, which is not ASMR as it has no mouth sounds, but is unintentional ASMR

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