Albion

Welcome to Albion. A world with a legendary past, fallen
present and hope-filled future. 


This podcast marks a new season of work for Dash Arts. We’re
exploring what it means to be English today, searching through
workshops, performances, events and podcasts for a way to talk
about who we are as a people and as a country, and who we want to
be. 


In this episode, our Artistic Director Josephine Burton and
Podcast Producer Rachael Head discover the myths of Albion with
guests:


Carrolyne Larrington, an author and professor of Medieval English
Language and Literature who has featured on the BBC Sounds series
‘The Lore of the Land’ about British Folklore. 


Stephe Harrop, an academic writer and performer who loves telling
“English and Scottish fairytales, the fiery folklore of the
Anglo-Scottish Borders, and salvaged stories from England’s
historic and mythic pasts.”


Professor Jason Whittaker, who has written extensively on William
Blake. His most recent book published in 2022 is titled
Jerusalem: Blake, Parry, and the Fight for Englishness.


Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi


Image: William Blake Milton poem Plate 33 copy B 1811 Huntington


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