Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton

Hello my friends Just thought I would ask you to gather at the firepit for a little celebration as this little podcast celebrates 100000 downloads. An incredible milestone and a huge thanks for your support. This figure of course only includes Downloads and we actually have 100000 streams as well so the figure is actually close to 200000. I've blathered on enough about this but please join me...

Welcome, my friends, to the Firepit in the heart of the forest for the season finale of Time Between Times. Following this episode, the podcast will be taking a break before returning on September 19th in a new format: hour-long episodes released monthly using the Format used for this one. Any feedback on this new look would be most welcome ?. Today, we journey to Ruthin Castle in north Wales to h...

One of the most sombre Spectres in South Wales, the White lady of Ynysfach, is still often seen amongst the ruins of the old Merthyr Ironworks. What is her story, and does she really want to tell us.. Let us find out tonight at the Time between Times Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery contains mature themes www.welshstoryteller.com www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 www.ko-fi.com/o...

This week we journey to Tunstall in Norfolk where the Devil once stole the church bells of the old ruined church . this is a wonderful; piece of old English folklore and one i am delighted to be telling you at the firepit at the heart of the forest at the Time between Times. I hope you enjoy my friends. www.welshstoryteller.com https://open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton/p/still-life?r=56bicy&utm...

Today we travel to old London town and visit one of the most Haunted locations in all of the UK. The happenings at Berkeley Square have been documented for centuries and here we take a little look at some of the sightings as we visit the firepit at the heart of the forest at the Time between Times. Enjoy. www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 https://substac...

A fantastic old folktale from Cheshire today, The Wizard of Alderley Edge, is one of many such tales found around the UK, and I really hope you enjoy it. Long-term listeners to the show will find it familiar yet subtly different. Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery. www.welshstoryteller.com www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.owenstaton.substack.com Hope...

In the darkest depths of the deepest pools in Wales tales abound of a terrible beast called the Afanc. Join me at the Firepit as we here tell one of those tales as the wheel of the year begins to turn. I hope you enjoy it ?. Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 https://substack.com/@owenstaton?r=56b...

From the village of cwmavon comes a really curious and creepy cryptozoological case. I'm always amazed at the magic you can find on your doorstep, and this is an excellent example of this. Settle back and enjoy. Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 https://owenstaton.substack.com Please have a g...

What an absolute pleasure it was today to sit in the company of the wonderful Richard Felix, the star of Most Haunted and the Great British Ghost Tour. He is one of the most recognisable names in the world of the paranormal and a truly lovely man. Richard and I chat about his career, including his time on Most Haunted and his ownership of Derby Gaol, amongst other things. Owen then tells Richard's...

Taking place in llyn Llydaw in north Wales I love this old story. It's a classic example of Welsh folklore at its best—creepy and Caustic but so entertaining. I hope you enjoy it?. www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery Substack address- please subscribe https://open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton/p/t...

Please do not listen whilst driving or operating ,machinery This is a guided meditation based on Owen's stories and has been written to provide you with inspiration and to help you relax. If you wish to listen to a normal Storytelling episode please skip to the next one. The White lady or Y Ladi Wen is an important figure in Welsh folklore and in this meditation, we encounter her at the firepi...

In every Town and village, there is one blighted building filled with Legend. Tyn-yr heol in Tonna Neath is just one such place. Sometimes the ghosts we fear are not meant to scare us at all . This is one of those Ghosts . Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery and please do not visit this location as it is very dangerous. www.welshstoryteller.com Substack site https://owenstat...

I occasionally love to tell tales of my locality. This is a mash up of some incredibly creepy stories told in these here parts and I really hope you enjoy them ? Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery www. Welshstoryteller.com My New Substack https://owenstaton.substack.com/publish/home?utm_source=menu www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 Take care my friends ....

Hello, my friends. I hope you are well. The Ghost of Mumbles Pier is a terrifying tale. This week, I bring you the spooky tale of a Swansea Ghost who is often witnessed at this time of year when the winds are high and the rain lashes down. The Ghost of Mumbles Pier is a terrifying tale and one that cries out to be told at the Time Between Times. Please do not listen whilst driving or operating mac...

Tonight, I am joined at the firepit by my friend and Storyteller Sarah Mooney. Sarah is the host of the excellent Mooney's Mythic podcast and a lifelong storyteller based in the magical town of Glastonbury. We chat about telling tales and our storytelling experiences before Sarah asks me to tell her favourite Story, Pandora's Jar. Mooney's mythic podcast can be found here https://podcasts.apple.co...

This week, I'm going back to basics with one of the first stories I ever told on the podcast, which also happens to be the most requested by listeners. The Dragons of Dinas Emrys is the tale that explains the origin of the Welsh flag Y Draig Goch. This story has been with me since I was a small child and I am proud to share it whenever I get the chance and wherever there is an audience who wan...

Today, another fantastic story comes from the area covered by the Lost Peatlands project, at the head of the Afan Valley, which leads into the Rhondda in South Wales. It is a stunning place filled with wonderful tales. Thomas Davies (1715-1753) known as Y Fferiaid Coch ( The Red Minister ) was a tempestuous man of the cloth who preached in various villages in the area. Stories of his exploits abou...

This week's episode is a good jumping-on episode for new Listeners. The episode starts with an overview of the format and why the podcast started and why it is presented the way it is including details of Owen's own experiences. This weeks story is a fascinating old folktale from the upper Afan Valley and Rhondda area which does feature some animal cruelty. Please do not listen whilst driving or o...

This week I am joined at the firepit by the wonderful Michelle Fisher the host of the Haunted History Chronicles Podcast. Michelle and I discuss her interest in stories and the paranormal and some of the incredible experiences she has had during her life. I then tell one of her favourite stories, an amazing ghostly encounter with what could have been the Ghost of Queen Catherine Parr that was repo...

Happy New Year to you All and welcome to a new year of stories here at the Time between Times . Huge thanks to Kylie Tilford for suggesting this story after visiting the castle recently. I really hope you enjoy it ?. Also thanks to Samual Clemonts as well for "reasons". Take care Everyone Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery Please leave a review where you find the podcast an...

It's been a while since I've done one of these, and I was lucky enough to visit Stanton Drew recently and had an inspiring afternoon. If you need a little time out, please settle back, have a listen, and lose yourself in a magical place for a few minutes to hopefully re-energise yourself and let go of your cares for a bit. Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery If you can suppo...

Happy New Year my friends and welcome to a new Year of Tales told at the Firepit. This week we kick off 2025 with a mysterious UFO encounter that happened in Rendlesham in 1980 which has repercussions that last to this day. Join me at the firepit for this fantastic and somewhat creepy tale. please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery www.welshstoryteller.com www.patreon.com/owenstat...

Merry Christmas Everyone . Here is a small selection of stories featuring Christmas Ghosts for you to enjoy this festive season. Sprits often seen at Christmas and other holiday haunts. I really hope you enjoy it. Thanks for all your support this year and have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. Owen x Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery Please leave a positive revie...

As its Christmas, I have decided to release two episodes today and this one is a favorite tale of a ghostly legion on the Dorset coast. A tale of lost love and stormy seas that I hope you will enjoy in a few moments of quiet at the Time between Times. Take care my friends www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 please do not listen whilst driving or operating...

Written by a Listener and friend of the show the wonderful Glen Buglass this incredibly creepy tale is set near Llangollen in Wales . This episode is slightly different as I am reading Glen's wonderful tale and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you Glen if you wish to support the show why not buy me a kO-FI at www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton or become a patreon at www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 yo...