Hello my friends and welcome to a special bonus episode of Time between Times The sun is shining and the air is full of life so let me take you back to the darkness of a good ghost story for just a short while. The Hairy Hands is a great ghost story from Devon that fascinated me as a child, and having rediscovered it recently, I thought I would like to share it with you. I hope you enjoy Time between Times will return on the 18th of September www.welshstoryteller.com www.patreon.com/owenstaton w...
Jul 04, 2025•15 min
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 as I tell the Tale of the Roaring Bull of Bagbury just as a little thanks. Until the pod returns on the ...
Jun 04, 2025•16 min
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 hear the tale of the White Lady of Ruthin, who wanders the corridors and battlements of that wonderfu...
Apr 25, 2025•58 min
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/owenstaton https://owenstaton.substack.com Time between Times will be on a break between 25th April a...
Apr 16, 2025•19 min
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_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.c...
Apr 09, 2025•19 min
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://substack.com/@owenstaton?r=56bicy&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page Take care my friends...
Apr 03, 2025•18 min
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 you all have a great week. Owen x
Mar 28, 2025•18 min
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=56bicy&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page Take care my friends Owen x...
Mar 20, 2025•17 min
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 good week and enjoy . Owen x
Mar 14, 2025•17 min
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 favourite ghost story: the haunted Roman legion of York. You can find out more about Richard here h...
Mar 06, 2025•57 min
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/the-white-lady-of-the-woods?r=56bicy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Take care my friends and th...
Feb 28, 2025•22 min
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 firepit at the heart of the forest. if you wish to support the channel please by me a ko-fi at www.ko-fi.com/o...
Feb 26, 2025•11 min
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://owenstaton.substack.com/p/its-a-waste-of-time-being-afraid www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstat...
Feb 21, 2025•20 min
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 . Please share and review the podcast . Owen...
Feb 14, 2025•21 min
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 machinery www.welshstoryteller.com Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton/p/the-voice-in-the...
Feb 11, 2025•22 min
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.com/gb/podcast/mooneys-mythic-podcast/id1745308521 I have a new Substack account where I publish my wr...
Feb 07, 2025•35 min
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 wants to hear it. I hope you enjoy. Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. www.welshst...
Jan 30, 2025•21 min
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 abound and it is said that his ghost still travels the Valley roads to this day . Have a listen as i tel...
Jan 23, 2025•20 min
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 operating machinery . I hope you are having a good week and should you wish to support the show pleas...
Jan 20, 2025•22 min
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 reported many years ago. You can find Haunted History Chronicles here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podc...
Jan 17, 2025•41 min
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 and if you want to support me please visit www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 you ca...
Jan 10, 2025•24 min
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 support me through Ko-fi or Patreon please do so on the links below as every donation goes towards me bei...
Jan 03, 2025•17 min
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/owenstaton7 www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton Please leave a review and share this podcast with anyone who may be int...
Jan 02, 2025•19 min
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 review if you are able. www.welsh storyteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7...
Dec 20, 2024•19 min
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 machinery Owen x
Dec 17, 2024•19 min
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 you can find out more about me at www.welshstoryteller.com Please do not listen whilst driving or oper...
Dec 17, 2024•22 min
Discovered in a hidden stash on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland in 1831 the Lewis Chessmen are a wonder to behold and a true mystery. Join me on this winter's night at the firepit in the heart of the forest as I discover the Sinister story behind their finding. www.welshstoryteller.com If you fancy buying me a Ko-fi for Christmas please use the link below www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton Or become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 Please take care, my friends Owe...
Dec 13, 2024•21 min
Listener discretion advised please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery There is a terrifying tale in the depths of the Readers Digest book of Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain. A Ghostly Nun who stares at sleeping guests in an old Rectory near Hampshire. I think it's worth visiting this story as the wheel of the year descends into darkness and Ghost stories are traditionally told. Have a listen my friends and enjoy www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon...
Dec 04, 2024•18 min
Today I scour the depths of the Readers Digest book of the Myths and legends of Britain to find a fantastic old Folkltale from the Dorset village of Uplyme. Here stories of Black dogs that stalk the night are common and this is just one such tale. i hope you enjoy. www.welshstoryteller.com @theowenstaton www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery. Take care Owen x
Nov 28, 2024•20 min
Llangar Church in North Wales is one of the most beautiful and serene places in the land. It is an old, almost forgotten place of worship adorned with ancient images full of stories. The tale of its origin is even more interesting and must be told at the Time between Times Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery www.welshstoryteller.com www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton www.patreon.com/owenstaton7 Take care my friends Owen x
Nov 22, 2024•18 min
