The Arcana Owls

Well what can I say? If seeing is believing then I can now say I know that big cats exist here in the south west. In all honesty I had no doubt that they did, TRB saw one when we were out and about, also I know of at least six others across Dorset who have seen them, some on more than one occasion. In the early hours of this morning I came virtually face to face with one in my garden. I am still m...

BIG EPISODE !!! Variations on a theme! Why do the severn things we wonder at have to be tourist attractions? What makes thing wondourus? Buildings, beings or just natural occurences. Time to find out in these episodes.

BIG EPISODE !!!! Modern Wonders? Ancient Wonders? or just things that make us wonder. Hidden Gems in history, treasures in time, who knows what we chose.

The modern wonders of the world. We take a look at the creation of a set of new modern wonders..... and in some respects wonder at their placing.

In episode we step away from our normal routine and discuss one of the topics we touched on in our 2026 hit list from series 1, episode 4. The Seven Ancient Wonders of the world. Once we have dealt with the seven wonders, both ancient and modern, we enter our personally created rabbit hole and throw in a small arcane twist by individually chosing our own seven to talk about in upcoming episodes.

In this episode I take a fleeting look at some examples of Nursery Rhymes and try to make sense of the many explanations as to their meaning. I draw information from publications, foreign comparable sources and look at dates. It is an interesting subject and one we tend to take for granted. Somer have sinister connotaions and others are simple stories for children. This is a rabbit hole that will...

A short but sweet delve in to a book from my formative years......... dangerous enough then and nowadays would never get published in it's original form. So sit back and enjoy a 40's look at children's hobbies.

This episode features Rob TRB and covers his thoughts on our favourite tribe, coupled with his poetry. As always I am fortunate enough to hear his work in the studio prior to publication and as always this is a good one. So enjoy it.

This episode is part of the series that looks at the lifestyle of the Durotriges up until the time of Vespasian in Brtain. This particular episode looks at the things they ate or did not, as is the case with a number of forbidden animals due to their cultural beliefs.

Personally I have been really looking forward to this episode from TRB The Runic Bard, Listening to it in the studio I found myself replaying it a lot before completing the podcast production.

Hi This is a brief introduction to the ancient tribe(s) that lived where we dwell now. The Romans called them the Durotriges and this is a brief timeline snapshot of the Rise and Fall and partial ressurection of that tribe. This will give you an indication of places we will visit later this year. The follow on podcast from this will be some of TRB's work in his more specialised field as a poet. Th...

Introducing the first of our MIDWEEK SPECIALS, being a short, but hopefully interesting viewpoint from one of the Arcana Owls. So for the forseeable future you will still have your Sunday podcast and now a midweek addition from either Rob TRB or myself TTA Andy. Two for the price of one! A kind of get one free and here's another free one. We hope you enjoy them. Please like, follow, comment or do...

Today we discuss some of the historical crafts of Dorset, some which started prior to the Roman invasion and another that helped change the course o f history worldwide. Sit back and enjoy our company as we fly down the corridors of history. Many thanks to Bridport Museum for their kind assistance. https://www.bridportmuseum.co.uk

Well here we have it, the much awaited arrival of our third owl TNO "The Night Owl" who hopefully will join us on our journey across our ancient landscape.

STILL ISOLATED FROM MY FELLOW PODCASTER! Hi it's TTA (Andy) here with a seasonal morsel to keep you going until the "owls" can get back together. With Pancake Day loomimg up we take a look at the origins of Shroving and some of the tradtions that have sprung up around the day.

TTA - The Time Travel Angler. Fellow podcaster with TRB. I am soldering on through life at a somewhat reduced pace. Driver, drone pilot, artist, composer, photographer and generally a dog minder for Ozzbert Scroggins aka Ozzy who accompanies us on our excursions (normally hoping to bite someone). Bored yet? you wait until you hear the podcast.

Podcaster TRB gives us a brief but candid look at his life so far here in Dorset. I have known him since the mid nineties and to date it has been a priveledge to be classed as his friend. He is a published poet and I think it best if we leave the rest to him. Enjoy and comment! www.thearcanaowls.co.uk trb@the arcanaowls.co.uk

In the episode we welcome back Rob (The Runic Bard , one of the two arcana owls) who has produced a great episode from his place, as we still have not managed to hook up as a team in the studio. We hope you enjoy it. Once the Spring gets here hopefully we be able to add some video content, but in the meantime it is our intent to get one or both of us on the air each week. Thanks for listening.

Another solo attempt! This time I talk about the big cat sightings in the UK. We touched on this subject briefly before and I decided to do further research to bring this "phenomena" to a conclusion one way or another. BLOOPER ALERT - I mentioned "here we are in 2025..........oops should be 2026! This episode was recorded 18/01/2026.

Today we explore the potential of "other worlds", portals or maybe visitations throughout time. We are using the green childern of wulf pit or woolpit as a prime example. This is just the tip of the iceberg to whet your appetite. This will start the opening of a whole can of worms as yet untouched by us. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Britain has a long history of smuggling which dates back to the 13th. century here in the West Country. Its peak spanned from the mid 1700's to the eary 1800's. Today we take a quick look at one of the West country's most famous occupations along the length of the Chesil beach.

In this episode we explore the Arthurian legends, the facts and the fiction.

Here we discuss topics for future podcast in to next year.

A solo talk about large hairy hominids and how they manage to exist

A brief look at some paranormal sightings along with a few cryptid creatures in Dorset.