Why Are Ancient Myths Resurfacing in Modern Britain? With Zakia Sewell
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorenti. How have forgotten folk and pagan traditions shaped Britain today? On today's episode, author Zakia Sewell joins us to shed light on this oft-overlooked element of Britain's past. In conversation with host Shahida Bari, Sewell reveals how elements of paganism are being rediscovered and reinterpreted today, and what this revival reveals
feels about identity, memory and the search for meaning in a divided modern Britain. Let's join our host, Shahidabari now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I am Shahidabari and our guest today is Zakia Sewell. Zakia Sewell is a broadcaster and DJ from London but with close links.
to Larne in Wales, which we're going to find out more about, I think, in a moment. She's presented and produced podcasts and radio documentaries for BBC Radio for the World Service, Tate, and Boiler Room on music, history and the arts. She also hosts a weekly show called Dreamtime on BBC Six music and DJs regularly in London and abroad. Her first book is Finding Albion, Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain, which has been long listed for the 2026 Women's Prize for Nonfiction.
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