Road Ghosts: Show Notes and Links

Posted on by Natalie Doig

Listen to the latest episode of Weird in the Wade: Road Ghosts on BBC Sounds here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Fairfield Hospital (formerly the Three Counties Asylum)

You can read in much more detail about the hospital at this fantastic website including information about the ghost stories: https://www.threecountiesasylum.co.uk/

Bedfordshire archives has information too: https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/Disability/TheThreeCountiesAsylumLAterFairfieldHosp.aspx

Tangled winter trees above a silvery river
The river Ivel

Japanese Taxi Ghosts

You can read more about these ghosts here: https://hyakumonogatari.com/2016/02/18/ghost-taxis-of-japan/

Here are some articles which specifically mentions the increase in sightings after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/10/ghosts-of-the-tsunami

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Japanese-taxi-drivers-claim-ghost-passengers-6806980.php

Here’s an episode about the phenomenon from Supernatural Japan podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/07yMAEXH58ZypHxv9cjYW2?si=vluORQm0Sw60tpFpVwdA8g

The Paranormal Database

Check out the Paranormal database here: https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/

weeds of bright green just below the surface of the slow moving water.
weeds and reeds in the river Ivel: “The river lets you know when it’s time to go home.”

Vinegar Hill

I really wanted to upload the video we took of Vinegar Hill but unfortunately I’m having difficulty sorting that out. I hope to add it in the next few days but here are some stills from the video of Vinegar HIll to give you an idea of the road and its surroundings.

Dashcam image of road gently curving with a telegraph pole and some trees.
Trees and grass verges along Vinegar HIll with fields to the side
Dash cam image of straight road and a cyclist in fluorescent yellow ahead. There are winter trees and a house at the side of the road
A cyclist on Vinegar Hill
Trees on either side of the a road.
Trees either side of the road
The road gently curving and winter trees wither side
Fields on either side of Vinegar Hill and the wide verges

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Published by Natalie Doig

"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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