Hidden Cornwall Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends Episodes Episode guide

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1. Why were the Cornish so superstitious?

   Folklore was deeply intertwined with daily life. Photo: Weather Watcher/Gilly Gabben.
2. Why Jack the Ripper terrified people in Cornwall

   No one appeared to feel safe. Pic: Weather Watcher Triassic Trekker
3. Why did a cross appear in these rocks?

   Why the cross appeared in the rocks is a bit of a mystery. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
4. Whose ghost is said to haunt a Camborne graveyard?

   There are rumours of ghostly sightings at Treslothan. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
5. Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?

   A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.
6. The wonders of Willapark Lookout in Boscastle

   Learn more about the fascinating man who built the lookout. Picture: Elizabeth Dale.
7. The Truro mystery of a Monk's head and old curse

   Could there be a connection to a Friary in Truro around 1259? Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
8. The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters

   Many of the reports came from Falmouth.
9. The story of Pendeen Vau Fogou

   These unusual monuments were built in the Iron Age. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
10. The skeleton found under a floor in Penzance

    Many ghostly tales have emerged from the town and there's speculation about the skeleton.
11. The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake

    Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.
12. The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave

    Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.
13. The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies

    The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
14. The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town

    The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
15. The mysterious 'Hooting Cairn' in West Penwith

    The modern name for the rocky outcrop is Carn Kenidjack. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
16. The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail

    Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.
17. The ghost of Jan Tregeagle and Dozmary Pool

    Julie Skentelbery has been to Dozmary Pool with Keith Wallis.
18. The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall

    Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.
19. The 'haunted' smuggler's cave in Polperro

    The village was associated with smuggling in the 18th century. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
20. Terrifying Talland Tales

    Julie Skentelbery takes a walk through a beautiful place with a petrifying past.
21. Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies

    This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.
22. Port Quin and the mystery of the fishing fleet

    Port Quin is a small cove near Port Isaac on the North Coast. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
23. Longshore Drift - The Legend of Loe Pool

    A ghost story written by Marie Macneill.
24. Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?

    The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25. Is Launceston Cornwall's haunted capital?

    Ghost tour guide and Podcaster Lawrence Patrick McNeela has some spooky Launceston tales.
26. Have you heard of the 'Owlman' of Mawnan Smith?

    It's time to find out about the Owlman of Mawnan Wood.
27. Has King Arthur's spirit returned to Tintagel?

    Choughs have been spotted at Tintagel Castle Pic: English Heritage/Nigel Wallace-Iles.
28. Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens

    Another tale from Cornwall's past.
29. Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?

    It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
30. Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?

    Elizabeth Dale shares another fascinating story from Cornwall's history with Emma Gill.

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