Ryan Gilmartin, award winning actor and writer joins Dylan in the first 'Proper Chat' episode of Tales From The Otherwood.

Ryan talks about his theatrical show 'Henry VIII Used to Hate Us' a performance all about Lincolnshire history, music, food and folklore!

Both Dylan and Ryan discuss the magic of storytelling and theatre, how the folklore of your hometown can explain a lot about where you came from and how is it you never really appreciate where you are from until you've left it?

'Henry VIII Used to Hate Us’ begins its tour across Lincolnshire on Tuesday 10th June until Friday 27th June. You can read more and get ticket details from: https://easternangles.co.uk/event/henry-viii-used-to-hate-us/

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Dylan takes a slightly different approach with this month's story. Firstly, he recorded this unscripted and secondly, rather than a chat regarding the folklore around the Wise Men of Gotham, he incorporates the folklore into the story.

In the time of King John, two envoymen ride ahead to explore the Nottinghamshire village of Gotham (It's said "Go-tum" around here!) to make sure it is safe for HRH to travel through safely.... what they weren't prepared for were people trying to capture summer-bringing birds, people rolling cheese wheels down hills and people trying an eel in court.... you have been warned!

Washington Irving himself was inspired by these very tales! Will you be?

Also, if you quite like this format (or not) of being unscripted and mixing folklore into the story, please let me know!

This episode also contains blatant advertising for the Storytellers of Nottingham.... especially as he performed this very story with them back in early April.

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Due to technical issues, this episode is out late- better late than never! In this month’s episode Dylan reads the two poems inspired by the events of the Gamesters. That’s right, this is a sequel episode!

Thomas Hardwicke Rawnsley’s ‘The Three Revellers; or Impiety Punished- A Legend of Holbech- A True Story’ (Written around 1800):

https://tellinghistory.co.uk/content/three-revellers-or-impiety-punished-legend-holbech-true-story-thomas-hardwicke-rawnsley-1789

Eliza Cook’s ‘The Sacrilegious Gamesters’ (Written 1843).

https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/sacrilegious-gamesters#google_vignette

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