{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/695930bbfcfcf09e55826c26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fairies: The Cottingley Hoax (Modern Sightings & The Fairy Census)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/1767453425531-418a41cd-24b8-4232-90ef-3c186330b573.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Fairies</strong> are often dismissed as Victorian folklore or Disney magic, but for over a century, the <strong>Cottingley Fairies</strong> have stood as one of the world's most debated supernatural mysteries. While many call it a childhood prank with paper cutouts, thousands of people are still reporting <strong>real fairy sightings</strong> today through the <strong>Fairy Census</strong>. Are these encounters just \"tricks of the light,\" or are we glimpsing a <strong>hidden layer</strong> of reality that our modern senses have forgotten how to see?</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Craig and Andy grab the scissors and a Brian Froud book to see if they can replicate the 1917 \"hoax\" using an iPhone and a bit of Wessex garden shrubbery. We dive into the \"ethereal matter\" that convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the chilling accounts of modern-day witnesses, and the reason a recent trip to a \"fairy city\" in a Cornish woodland was too weird to be broadcast.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Cottingley Deception:</strong> Why two girls with hatpins and <em>Princess Mary’s Gift Book</em> were able to fool the creator of Sherlock Holmes.</li><li><strong>The Fairy Census:</strong> A look at the startling modern data proving that <strong>fairy sightings</strong> aren't just a thing of the past.</li><li><strong>The Hidden Layer:</strong> Is there a finer plane of existence? We discuss the \"ectoplasm\" theory and the beings that live right beneath our noses.</li><li><strong>The Cornwall Incident:</strong> Craig and Andy reveal why their encounter with a \"thriving city of folk\" in a Cornish wood never made it to the main feed.</li><li><strong>DIY Paranormal:</strong> We attempt to recreate the \"motion blur\" of wings. Does paper and string stand up to a 21st-century lens?</li><li><strong>Art or Evidence?</strong> Why the Cottingley girls might have been \"translating\" a real experience into something the world could finally see.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Check out our website for the photos from today’s experiment and more <a href=\"www.wyrdwessex.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.wyrdwessex.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stay Wyrd!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/www.wyrdwessex.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.wyrdwessex.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Buy our merch </strong><a href=\"https://www.redbubble.com/people/saxonforageruk/shop?asc=u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Written by Craig Brooks and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens</strong></p><p><strong>Edited by Craig Brooks</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Intro music by Leonell Cassio - The Paranormal Is Real (ft. Carrie)</strong></p>","author_name":"Craig Brooks"}