Tour for Muggles Presents: WANDerlust

Episode 13 (2021 Christmas Special): ‘What did you expect, turnips?’

The Merriest of Yulemasses to you all! Welcome to this year’s WANDerlust Christmas special – where our slightly altered guide gang take you through a Potterific Advent Calendar of epic proportions! You say festive and we say Carols! Christmas Jumpers! Cracker jokes! All with the WANDerlust magic you love. There’s even locations – a hidden temple! A non-existent Grimmauld Place! Durmstrang! – alongside terrible puns, some very strange wizarding recipes, and the slandering of Christmas Pudding! Also including: that pesky random dog, a large array of presents, Millicent Bulstrode’s hair, the Romans, the magic volcano school, the Great Percy Weasley Debate We Did Not Have Time For, and an attempt (please forgive us) of ‘The Twelve Days of Harry Pottermas’. So join us round the Christmas feast – make sure to try the chipolatas! – and enjoy this Christmas Special gift, from WANDerlust to you!

 

Christmas Poem – A Visit from WANDerlust

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when thro’ Hogwarts’ halls,
Peeves was making a racket, as he scampered through walls;
The House-Elves were prepping the Christmas Day Feast,
But no others were stirring, witch, wizard or beast.
The muggles too, snuggled, asleep in their beds,
Whilst magical wishes danced through their heads:
‘It’s been absolute ages, so much time has passed,
Since we last had an episode, of that amazing podcast –
The one with the tour guides, stalwart and just,
Bantering through London – yes, WANDerlust!
How merry would Yule be with a new episode?
Full of magical joy, sent to each listener’s abode?
If only tomorrow would bring us a new feature,
We’d feel goodwill to all (even Umbridge and Kreacher)!’
Well, deep in the bowels of Tour for Muggles HQ,
Who should be listening, but the WANDerlust crew!

Episode 13: The Gryffindor Common Room - Password?

Merry Christmas! As a festive treat, we’ve released this bonus episode, in which our tour guides whisper the password and give you a leg up past the portrait into the Gryffindor Common Room! Our hosts Nick Longbottom, Will Hagrid, Alex Scamander and Greta Granger are settling into some squashy armchairs, and chatting all things dormitory!

Can a round room have corners? How many passwords can you remember? Who on earth are the other Gryffindor girls? Greta Granger can tell you! Is Merlin the real Merlin or a random Merlin? Is the fat lady actually an opera singer? Ask Nick Longbottom! Where does the phrase ‘I’ll
take Cadogan’s pony’ come from? Will Hagrid knows! And can Alex Scamander really time travel? All this, and more! Shrinking Gryffindor beds! Moving staircases! Sirius-ly good fireplace chats! The floo network! Deleted scene discussions! Kissing (ooo-err)! And the Hufflepuff showdown of the century. Oh dear…

So come celebrate the festive season with us in this one-off Christmas special of WANDerlust! Here’s hoping you don’t get Scamandered at Christmas dinner when you’re telling your
best stories you got from the podcast! Subscribe to never miss an episode, and follow us @WANDerlusttfm on social media to be first in the know about any Potterific shenanigans and SEASON 2 in 2021! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from us at WANDerlust, brought to you by Tour for Muggles.

Episode 11 Part 2: The Great Hall - ‘It’s bewitched to look like the sky outside…’

In our season finale, our tour guides take you on a TWO-PART BONANZA of episodes discussing the Great Hall! Our hosts Greta Granger, Nick Longbottom, Will Hagrid and Alex Scamander are jamming that hat on their heads – we’ve got you Sorted!

Travel to Oxford with Greta Granger, and listen to her talk about the Yule Ball! Join Nick Longbottom in speculating where Ravenclaw is really from, and whether the duelling club helped Harry or not. Listen to Will Hagrid’s fascination with ceilings, and discover the Gryffinbee with him; and let Alex Scamander test you on your knowledge of which teachers should be sitting at the staff table during Philosopher’s Stone! Also including: Michael Gambon’s dubious acting choices, bats pooing in your pumpkin juice, Ron’s potty mouth, a variety of high-brow puns, Hogwarts Hogwarts Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Peter Pettigrew the evil Gryffindor, who killed whom in the Last Battle, and a special guest appearance by Slytherin Producer Stéph Black on why Salazar is just misunderstood!

So settle in for a two-part season finale of WANDerlust, enjoying all the things you’ve grown to love in just over 30 minutes – times two! Subscribe now to never miss an episode and follow us @WANDerlusttfm on social media for sneak peaks and extras, as we continue forging a path through the magical and muggle world of Harry and his friends!

Episode 11 Part 1: The Great Hall - ‘It’s bewitched to look like the sky outside…’

In our season finale, our tour guides take you on a TWO-PART BONANZA of episodes discussing the Great Hall! Our hosts Greta Granger, Nick Longbottom, Will Hagrid and Alex Scamander are jamming that hat on their heads – we’ve got you Sorted!

Travel to Oxford with Greta Granger, and listen to her talk about the Yule Ball! Join Nick Longbottom in speculating where Ravenclaw is really from, and whether the duelling club helped Harry or not. Listen to Will Hagrid’s fascination with ceilings, and discover the Gryffinbee with him; and let Alex Scamander test you on your knowledge of which teachers should be sitting at the staff table during Philosopher’s Stone! Also including: Michael Gambon’s dubious acting choices, bats pooing in your pumpkin juice, Ron’s potty mouth, a variety of high-brow puns, Hogwarts Hogwarts Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Peter Pettigrew the evil Gryffindor, who killed whom in the Last Battle, and a special guest appearance by Slytherin Producer Stéph Black on why Salazar is just misunderstood!

So settle in for a two-part season finale of WANDerlust, enjoying all the things you’ve grown to love in just over 30 minutes – times two! Subscribe now to never miss an episode and follow us @WANDerlusttfm on social media for sneak peaks and extras, as we continue forging a path through the magical and muggle world of Harry and his friends!

Episode 10: Hogwarts Castle - Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts!

In episode ten, our tour guides are bounding up to the threshold of Hogwarts Castle! Our hosts Alex Scamander, Greta Granger, Nick Longbottom and Will Hagrid are inching closer to stepping inside a real life magical castle – mind that ‘Danger, Keep Out’ sign! (Not that it would deter some of us!)

Would you have attended Hogwarts if Snape had delivered your letter? What is the tallest Hogwarts tower? Who is the Hogwarts Architect…and what did he use to build the castle? Is Hogwarts really in Mumbai? No? How about Exeter? How safe is the castle really, and how secure is the Room of Requirement? Is Hogwarts sentient and is that really her voice? Can Hermione be wrong? Is Duffman a wizard? Which of our tour guides would be the last line of defence? Why do we care about windows in this episode? And, finally, how on earth did we arrive at the Parthenon in Athens?

Find out the answers to all these questions, and more, in just over 30 minutes, as we get nearer and nearer to stepping inside the majesty of Hogwarts! Subscribe now to never miss an episode and follow us @WANDerlusttfm on social media for sneak peaks and extras, as we continue forging a path through the magical and muggle world of Harry and his friends!