About the author - Brian Hoggard
Brian Hoggard
I have been studying the area of the archaeology of counter-witchcraft since 1998 and have had a website about the topic since 1999. You can also find Apotropaios on various social media sites which are regularly updated with new discoveries. In May 2023 I was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
Here is a short list of a few papers by me or involving my work:
"Another Cat in the Wall" by Elena Goukassian, in Lapham's Quarterly, 26th November 2019.
"Witch-Houses of the Hudson Valley" by Geoff Manaugh, in The New Yorker, October 31st 2019.
"Episode 60: Magical House Protection" - Folklore Podcast interview by Mark Norman, look for Episode 60, August 2019.
"Proceedings of the Hidden Charms Conference 2016" by Brian Hoggard, John Billingsley & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2017.
"Proceedings of Hidden Charms 2, 2018" by Brian Hoggard, John Billingsley & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2018.
"Proceedings of Hidden Charms 3, 2021" by Brian Hoggard & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2021.
"London's magical history Uncorked from 'witch-bottle'" by Linda Geddes, in the New Scientist, June 4th 2009.
"The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft and Popular Magic" by Brian Hoggard, in Davies & Blecourt (eds) Beyond the Witch-Trials, MUP 2004.
"What lurks behind your walls?" by Sarah Edgehill, in The Telegraph, May 29th 2002.
"The Archaeology of Folk Magic" by Brian Hoggard, in White Dragon magazine, 1999.
Media enquiries: please feel free to e-mail me or contact via social media with any questions or, if it's really urgent, you can phone me on 07720 211002.
In addition to doing lectures I have lots of experience of doing tv, radio (BBC R4 and many regional stations), podcasts and newspaper & magazine interviews / articles. I have been involved with the following tv documentaries:
At Home With The Georgians - BBC2 (2010)
History Detectives - BBC2 (2007)
Rewind - Talismans - ABC Australia (2004)
Bloody Britain - Discovery Channel (2004)
Real Wizards - Channel 4 (Nov 2001)
I have also written a book about Bredon Hill which is a large outlier of the Cotswold Hills. More info about this book here. This book was published in 1999 and has been in print ever since.
What many of you won't know is that I am also a highly experienced guitarist and guitar teacher, having taught in all sorts of educational establishments since 2000. I set up and ran a music education company called Dragon Music from 2016 to 2024 which still runs rock schools and other musical activities with it's new owners.
My preferred style of music is rock although I enjoy a broad range of music. You can see some silly videos of me playing guitar, or you can have a listen to some more serious efforts of bands I've been in. This Machinery here, Rights for Robots here.
Here is a short list of a few papers by me or involving my work:
"Another Cat in the Wall" by Elena Goukassian, in Lapham's Quarterly, 26th November 2019.
"Witch-Houses of the Hudson Valley" by Geoff Manaugh, in The New Yorker, October 31st 2019.
"Episode 60: Magical House Protection" - Folklore Podcast interview by Mark Norman, look for Episode 60, August 2019.
"Proceedings of the Hidden Charms Conference 2016" by Brian Hoggard, John Billingsley & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2017.
"Proceedings of Hidden Charms 2, 2018" by Brian Hoggard, John Billingsley & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2018.
"Proceedings of Hidden Charms 3, 2021" by Brian Hoggard & Jeremy Harte (eds), 2021.
"London's magical history Uncorked from 'witch-bottle'" by Linda Geddes, in the New Scientist, June 4th 2009.
"The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft and Popular Magic" by Brian Hoggard, in Davies & Blecourt (eds) Beyond the Witch-Trials, MUP 2004.
"What lurks behind your walls?" by Sarah Edgehill, in The Telegraph, May 29th 2002.
"The Archaeology of Folk Magic" by Brian Hoggard, in White Dragon magazine, 1999.
Media enquiries: please feel free to e-mail me or contact via social media with any questions or, if it's really urgent, you can phone me on 07720 211002.
In addition to doing lectures I have lots of experience of doing tv, radio (BBC R4 and many regional stations), podcasts and newspaper & magazine interviews / articles. I have been involved with the following tv documentaries:
At Home With The Georgians - BBC2 (2010)
History Detectives - BBC2 (2007)
Rewind - Talismans - ABC Australia (2004)
Bloody Britain - Discovery Channel (2004)
Real Wizards - Channel 4 (Nov 2001)
I have also written a book about Bredon Hill which is a large outlier of the Cotswold Hills. More info about this book here. This book was published in 1999 and has been in print ever since.
What many of you won't know is that I am also a highly experienced guitarist and guitar teacher, having taught in all sorts of educational establishments since 2000. I set up and ran a music education company called Dragon Music from 2016 to 2024 which still runs rock schools and other musical activities with it's new owners.
My preferred style of music is rock although I enjoy a broad range of music. You can see some silly videos of me playing guitar, or you can have a listen to some more serious efforts of bands I've been in. This Machinery here, Rights for Robots here.