Charlie Cooper returning to BBC with winter special of hit series

AFTER a hugely palmy bid motorboat successful October, Charlie Cooper's Myth Country returns with a wintertime special.

The caller festive variation of the deed bid volition spot Charlie flight the trappings of a modern Christmas.

Once again Charlie volition beryllium travelling and camping successful his yellowish campervan, arsenic helium delves successful to the country’s Pagan past.

But this time, he’s exploring winter festivals crossed the state from tube burning successful Devon to Morris dancing successful Gloucestershire.

In the anticipation of investigating alternate winter celebrations and gaining a deeper knowing of their meanings.

He is peculiarly funny successful the thought of the wintertime solstice, a solemnisation successful which determination has been renewed interest.

On his itinerary is The Barrel Burning festival successful Devon’s Ottery Saint Mary which has been held each November since the 17th century.

The townspeople judge that by lighting barrels filled with tar and moving done the streets, they tin support their assemblage from malevolent forces.

Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country: Winter Solstice comes aft Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country was a immense deed with fans.

The documentary saw Charlie investigating everything from Crop Circles successful Wiltshire to roaming shade dogs connected the coast. and countryside of East Anglia.

As helium travelled on the East Anglia countryside helium met immoderate fascinating people.

Charlie says: “I’m thrilled that the BBC cameras volition travel maine again arsenic I research our wonderful, chaotic and sometimes hair-raising wintertime festivals which for centuries person brightened up the darker months.”

Tom O’Brien, MD of Naked and Executive Producer says: “Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country instantly connected with a ample and engaged assemblage connected the BBC.

"We’re excited to bring it backmost for different look astatine a peculiar infinitesimal successful the year’s calendar - 1 steeped successful lore, contented and storytelling.

"Charlie volition proceed to provender his passionateness for the weird and the wonderful.”

Nasfim Haque, Head of Content, BBC Three says: “Audiences volition beryllium delighted that Charlie is backmost for a solstice peculiar aft his archetypal outing attracted truthful overmuch love.

"Charlie getting the wrong way from unsocial festivals crossed the UK is going to beryllium the cleanable wintertime warmer.”

Charlie starred successful This Country with his sister Daisy May Cooper and it was a acold outcry from his caller documentaries.

But Charlie says that helium has ever been bewitched by myths and legends.

And it seems according to the popularity of his caller amusement that helium is not the lone one.

Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country: Winter Solstice volition aerial connected BBC Three and iPlayer aboriginal this year.