The profile of folklore in England has never seemed bigger. In Folklore Matters, folklore researchers, David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers, want to find out more about people’s interests in the folklore of the country, how they’re working with it, collecting or documenting it.

This introductory episode sets out what listeners can expect from Folklore Matters, and a little more about the National Folklore Survey for England project on which David, Sophie and Diane are working.