In our quest to be rational and scientific, have we lost touch with something magical?

Medieval Europeans lived in a world steeped in magic – meeting fairies in barrows and consulting ‘cunning folk’ as we might a doctor or therapist. Magic was woven into the fabric of daily life and helped to make sense of the world’s profound uncertainty. But magic isn’t just in the distant past.

In today’s uncertain times, many people are craving a connection to a more mysterious and meaningful realm. From the pagan joy of summer festivals to the upsurge of TikTok tarot and the turn towards the healing power of nature, we seem to yearn for a more magical way of thinking. Is this a good thing, or is it taking us back into a darker, less ‘enlightened’ past? Join us for an evening of conversation and music with historian Tabitha Stanmore and Mercury Prize-nominated folk singer, conservationist and novelist Sam Lee.