Explore fascinating stories from Cornwall.
Radio Cornwall,·140 episodes
The mysterious 'Hooting Cairn' in West Penwith
The modern name for the rocky outcrop is Carn Kenidjack. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
23 Jul 2026,·3 mins
Has King Arthur's spirit returned to Tintagel?
Choughs have been spotted at Tintagel Castle Pic: English Heritage/Nigel Wallace-Iles.
15 May 2026,·3 mins
A late 19th Century Cornish Wedding gift
BBC Radio Cornwall's Matt Shepherd has been finding out more about the object.
22 Apr 2026,·5 mins
Why were the Cornish so superstitious?
Folklore was deeply intertwined with daily life. Photo: Weather Watcher/Gilly Gabben.
20 Mar 2026,·3 mins
Is Launceston Cornwall's haunted capital?
Ghost tour guide and Podcaster Lawrence Patrick McNeela has some spooky Launceston tales.
27 Feb 2026,·12 mins
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.
12 Dec 2025,·6 mins
Terrifying Talland Tales
Julie Skentelbery takes a walk through a beautiful place with a petrifying past.
30 Oct 2025,·5 mins
Whose ghost is said to haunt a Camborne graveyard?
There are rumours of ghostly sightings at Treslothan. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
24 Oct 2025,·3 mins
The 'haunted' smuggler's cave in Polperro
The village was associated with smuggling in the 18th century. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
17 Oct 2025,·3 mins
Have you heard of the 'Owlman' of Mawnan Smith?
It's time to find out about the Owlman of Mawnan Wood.
14 Oct 2025,·3 mins
Longshore Drift - The Legend of Loe Pool
A ghost story written by Marie Macneill.
09 Oct 2025,·19 mins
The ghost of Jan Tregeagle and Dozmary Pool
Julie Skentelbery has been to Dozmary Pool with Keith Wallis.
09 Oct 2025,·4 mins
Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies
This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.
13 Sep 2025,·5 mins
The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall
Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.
29 Jul 2025,·7 mins
Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?
The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
23 Jul 2025,·7 mins
Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?
Elizabeth Dale shares another fascinating story from Cornwall's history with Emma Gill.
15 Jul 2025,·4 mins
The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town
The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
10 Jul 2025,·3 mins
Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens
Another tale from Cornwall's past.
01 Jul 2025,·4 mins
Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?
It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,·5 mins
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.
The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies
The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,·4 mins
The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters
Many of the reports came from Falmouth.
25 Jun 2025,·2 mins
The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake
Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.
24 Jun 2025,·5 mins
Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?
A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.
24 Jun 2025,·3 mins
The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail
Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.
The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave
Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.
24 Jun 2025,·4 mins
The Daymark is a navigational aid for sailors and pilots to use during the day.
15 Jul 2026,·5 mins
The site is at Lappa Valley in St Newlyn East. Pic: Barry West, Cornish historian.
09 Jul 2026,·4 mins
He has been in ER and a film with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Pic: Goran Visnjic
03 Jul 2026,·5 mins
The sculpture is in the graveyard of St Andrew’s Church. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
01 Jul 2026,·6 mins
