Show Notes: The Beast of Silsoe, a new witness to the Haunting of the Golden Pheasant and other cases.

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Below are some links to further information about big cat sightings and other information mentioned in the bonus episode.

The Beast of Silsoe

a grassy path with trees and bushes either side in a patch of sunlight two pheasants are standing together.
Pheasants on a path at Wrest Park, Silsoe

Huffington Post Beast of Silsoe article:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-beast-of-silsoe-villagers-warned-of-credible-sighting-of-labrador-sized-big-cat_uk_57bc5f4de4b0f78b2b4ba8ca

Hybrid Panther sighting in Aberdeenshire:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hybrid-panther-caught-camera-prowling-31417269#ICID=Android_TMNewsApp_AppShare

Link to Owen Staton’s Time Between Times podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/time-between-times-storytelling-with-owen-staton/id1573244734

ITV programme about the Zoo Owen mentioned in the original big cat episode:

https://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes/articles/penscynor-life-on-the-wild-side

North Wales big cat sightings map:

Map of Big Cat Sightings

Thelma Roberts update

A newspaper photograph of a woman with short curly dark hair wearing a beautiful long 1950s dress with a flared skirt and thin belt around her waist. Her shoes are black with low heels and she is standing next to a display board with images of flying saucers on it.

Above is the photograph of Thelma Roberts next to an exhibition display of flying saucer images.

Below are newspaper clippings about Thelma and another photograph.

I’d very much like to thank Thelma’s cousin for sharing these with us. Thelma really was a pioneer in UFO research back in the 1950s.

Two newspaper clippings. The first with a headline that says Flying Saucers Do They Exist shows a photo of a woman wearing a white blouse and clack and white striped skirt holding out a model of a UFO to a man in a dinner jacket and bow tie. The other clipping headline says Flying Saucers Thelma Seeks Proof for Her Theory.

The Potton Poisoner update

Here’s some information about Quinsy the condition that listener Judi speculated might have been the cause of Simeon Mead’s death. And it does match his symptoms. With no antibiotics, this kind of abscess could be fatal.

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/conditions/quinsy#:~:text=Preventing%20quinsy-,About%20quinsy,affects%20teenagers%20and%20young%20adults.

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"Science and sorcery." It's a quote from a beekeeper I saw on the TV, about how he sees the work he does keeping bees, a balance between science and sorcery. For me it also sums up my experience of life, my interests and my outlook. I love photography which is a perfect blend of science and sorcery, using light and technology to create magical images. But when I'm not taking photos you'll find me making the podcast Weird in the Wade. I'm also often to be found writing, reading, knitting, riding my mountain bike or drinking coffee watching the world go by. By day I fight for disability rights, equality and inclusion for all.

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