Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds, Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Don’t forget Weird in the Wade Presents Bedfordshire’s Dark History with Olie Campbell and Nat Doig is Live at the Bed Fringe Festival on 25th July at the Quarry Theatre. Find out more here: https://bedfringe.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873684599
The Lincolnshire Fens
Find out more about the landscape and places of north Lincolnshire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lincolnshire
Find out more about MC Balfour and the folktales she collected: https://tellinghistory.co.uk/content/legends-carrs
The Barley Mow in Bedford
Find out more about the Barley Mow on their insta page: https://www.instagram.com/the_barley_mow_bedford/?hl=en-gb or on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewBarleyBedford/?locale=en_GB and here: https://lovebedford.co.uk/businesses/the-barley-mow/#:~:text=The%20Barley%20Mow%20is%20the,discos%20on%20Fridays%20and%20Saturdays.
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Bedford Pride
Find out more about Bedford Pride on the 5th September here: https://www.rainbowbedfordshire.co.uk/pride-committee-2026/ and here: https://www.instagram.com/bedford.pride/
Biggleswade Pride
Find out more about Biggleswade Pride which runs from Tuesday 14th – 22nd July here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Biggleswade-Pride-61569541713711/
Dr James Chantry
Find out more about James’ work here: https://www.jameschantry.co.uk/
Follow James on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/james.chantry
Read his short story in the Not of this Wold volume 2 find out more about the publication and the event here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Not-Of-This-Wold-61583418592782/?locale=en_GB
There’s also a call for papers and art for Queer Ecology and the Supernatural – A Two-day Symposium and Exhibition at Loughborough University 18th-19th September 2026. which James is involved with here: https://arthist.net/archive/52641
Mediums mentioned by James
There is a website dedicated to Leslie Flint https://www.leslieflint.com/ which includes some archive recordings.
Daniel Douglas Home info can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dunglas_Home
Reading, watch and listen list for LGBTQ+ history folklore, mystery and horror
The V&A article I mention in the show can be found here: https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/articles/the-language-of-pride?srsltid=AfmBOoqoC4yl0kKlPRpej2tKh9_O1L3kp96y870qa3sDMs8wWwvJUtYa
Sascha Coward’s Queer Folklore is a fantastic book
Anthony Delaney from podcast After Dark is definitely worth following and his books are great including Queer Georgians
Not of this Wold Vol II which includes James’ short story.
For more information about LGBTQ+ history:
English Heritage have this resource: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/lgbtq-history/
The national archives have this resource: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-britain/
Historic England has this resource: https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/
Historic Environment Scotland has this: https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2020/02/brief-timeline-lgbt-history-scotland-2/#:~:text=1975%3A%20Scotland’s%20first%20Gay%20Centre,Gay%20Club%20on%20Queens%20Crescent.
LGBTQ+ History Month info: https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/lgbt-history-month-2026/
Queer Britain Museum near Kings Cross is a great place to visit: https://queerbritain.org.uk/
There’s a great article (part of a series) on the horror genre “A queer woman’s place is in the horror story!” https://www.autostraddle.com/a-queer-womans-place-is-in-the-horror-story/
Places for support
Bedfordshire
Rainbow Bedfordshire: https://www.rainbowbedfordshire.co.uk/
Bedford support places: https://localoffer.bedford.gov.uk/kb5/bedford/directory/advice.page?id=ShaCOu79CMU
UK wide
Stonewall: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/
Switchboard: https://switchboard.lgbt/
A great list of mental health support listed by Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/lgbtqiaplus-mental-health/useful-contacts/
Ireland
The US
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources
Australia
Weird In The Wade 
Hi Nat,
Just wanted to say a huge thankyou for your interpretation of the Tiddimun story. I remember my grandparents telling me this story and others to me when I was very little. I now live in Essex but still feel the cold rush of North Lincolnshire marsh water coursing through my veins. I would also like to thank you for the sensitive handling and respect you showed for the diverse archaic fen words you incorporated into your retelling. I remember some of the old people still speaking those phrases when I was a small child. Absolutely love your show. Thanks again.
Dean Doyles – Harlow Essex
dean194bt@outlook.com
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Hi. I listened to this podcast and it’s possible that the gay status of the Babadook originates from the Soda Jerks film Terror Nulius, which is definitely worth watching.
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