A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
Today being the last Monday in the month, it feels strange to not be releasing an episode of Weird in the Wade. It'll be the first time I've missed a monthly episode in 2 and a half years. The good news is that it's only 4 weeks until Weird in the Wade returns on Monday… Continue reading Weird Recommendations: The Haunted Home Counties
If you're missing weird in the wade during it's brief hiatus then I have the perfect remedy for you. Every Monday I am going to share with you some recommendations for weird reads, visits or listens. Today's recommendation is Owen Staton's wonderful Time Between Times Storytelling Podcast, that returned last week with a special guest,… Continue reading Weird Recommendations: The return of Time Between Times Storytelling
What is it and where can I get one? The Biggleswade Ghost Tour Guide was written by me last year, and is based around the Dramatic Ghost Walk that Biggleswade Arts and Theatre Society performed back in February. I also wrote the script for that. The project was funded by the UK Shared Prosperity fund… Continue reading Biggleswade Ghost Tour Guide
Whilst Weird in the Wade is on a short break (Weird in the Wade will return on Monday 27th October) I thought I'd share some recommendations every Monday of weird listens, reads or experiences. For today's recommendation we're heading up to the North East of England. Lindisfarne Abbey How Haunted https://www.how-haunted.com/ How Haunted is a… Continue reading Weird Recommendations!
Don't worry Weird in the Wade isn't being cancelled or anything like that 😀 But the podcast is going to take a short break in September, which means the next episode of Weird in the Wade will be released just before Halloween in October 2025. Lantern by Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia… Continue reading The Future of Weird in the Wade: Important News!!!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hgek6-19420ba On a summer wander away from the wade, Nat visits a South Lincolnshire hillside which has attached to it an intriguing medieval tale of a phantom army. In a strange coincidence, Nat learns that her brother who runs there regularly has a tale to tell about that hillside as well. Sempringham was the site… Continue reading 33. A Spectral Army at Sempringham
Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0lyhtvh Or everywhere else here: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/ My brother standing by a large tree Further reading Below are links to further reading and information about those who contributed to the episode. To find out more about the future of Weird in the Wade visit here: https://weirdinthewade.blog/2025/08/25/the-future-of-weird-in-the-wade-important-news/ To find… Continue reading Show Notes and Photographs: A Spectral Army at Sempringham
The details: Sunday 2nd November 2025 at 3pm (doors open at 2:30pm) The Bigg Theatre, High Street, Biggleswade Tickets can be bought here: https://wegottickets.com/event/673203/ What to expect? Just 48 hours after Halloween, I'm bringing the Weird in the Wade podcast to a live audience. The venue is Biggleswade's historic Bigg Theatre. Join me and the… Continue reading Weird in the Wade Live
The Burryman outside the Stag Inn at the start of the day. Listen to today's episode all about the wonderful Burryman here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ls1yls or where ever you listen to podcasts. Find out more about the Burryman on today's blog post below! The Burryman History Here's some history with brilliant photos of the Burryman from the… Continue reading The Burryman: Show Notes and Photographs
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dcgzw-1912875 On a summer wander away from Biggleswade, Nat investigates one of the UK's strangest seasonal folk customs, the Burryman of Queensferry. For centuries a man covered from head to ankle in spiky burdock seedheads has walked along the banks of the Firth of Forth, bringing luck and banishing evil from the town. Uniquely Scottish,… Continue reading The Burryman
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