A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
Remember I promised to tell you the story of highwayman Galloping Dick who is said to haunt the lanes of Bedfordshire on his phantom steed? Well I only went and told the story on the fabulously funny Loremen Podcast. You can listen now here it's episode 11 of series 6: https://www.loremenpodcast.com/ Or you can listen… Continue reading Nat is a deputy Loreperson on the fabulous Loremen podcast!
You can listen to the episode here Cover to the 1613 Pamphlet Witches Apprehended Show credits The wonderful Welsh storyteller and actor Owen Staton plays the roles of Cornelius Harbird and John Inger in this episode and you can find out more about Owen's work here: https://www.welshstoryteller.com/ Further Reading Willow Winsham who has written about… Continue reading Show Notes: Witches Apprehended: Mother and Mary Sutton
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ad9ag-1865022 In 1612 in Milton Ernest, a village five miles north of Bedford, two women, a mother and daughter are accused and tried by their village for witchcraft. Their story is written up in a propaganda pamphlet the following year, and their case is used in a 1627 legal guide for witchcraft cases. Yet even… Continue reading Witches Apprehended! Mary and Mother Sutton
Recommended reading This is by no means an exhaustive list but one I hope you'll find something in to read if you want further information about witchcraft in book form. Any book by Ronald Hutton is worth reading here's a list of his books at Waterstones https://www.waterstones.com/author/ronald-hutton/566642 I can recommend in particular: The Triumph of… Continue reading Bedfordshire Witches Part One and Two: Show notes and further reading.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nrcsz-1838da5 In this episode Nat completes her exploration of witchcraft in Bedfordshire starting with a 19th Century ghost sighting of a witch. The episode covers a case of Victorian girls playing at witches to horrific and cruel effect. Then moves through the 20th Century with it's contrast between the rise of wicca and nature based… Continue reading Part Two: The Witches of Bedfordshire
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rjmkj-1838d70 In this episode Nat takes you on a journey, exploring the history of witchcraft in Bedfordshire from medieval times up until the late 18th century. Kicking off with a ghost story about a witch. This episode moves from what is possibly Bedfordshire's earliest record of witchcraft, to the witch trials of the 17th century… Continue reading Part One: The Witches of Bedfordshire
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ddpe3-1816843 As the missing person's charity, Locate International launch a fresh appeal into "Biggleswade Man" Nat takes a closer look at this missing persons, and unidentified body case. Even if you don't live in Biggleswade you could hold the key to solving this 28 year mystery. In February 1997 some schoolboys playing truant discovered the… Continue reading 25 Old Ragbones: Biggleswade’s Unidentified Man
Listen to the episode here: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/e/25-old-ragbones-biggleswades-unidentified-man/?token=c07da198503677dc355fd9ff2f4da4a8 Below is some key information about the case from Locate International the Missing Person's charity, including images of Biggleswade Man with and without his beard. There's also an image of his tattoo. NEW COLD CASE APPEAL Mystery of the Travelling Knife SharpenerWho is this unidentified man found near Biggleswade… Continue reading Show Notes: Old Ragbones Biggleswade’s Unidentified Man.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ppfdx-1814271 Just a quick update to let you know where your Weird in the Wade episode is? Don't worry new episodes are on their way. You won't have to wait long. Listen to find out why the Witches of Bedfordshire episodes will be a little late. There's also exciting news about an appeal to find… Continue reading Where’s Weird in the Wade?
Listen to the episode at: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/ Image of resurrection men being frightened by the ghost of the body they are digging up. Image by Richard Newton 1792 Resurrection Men A Wikipedia page about the resurrection men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Men National Geographic have an interesting article about Burke and Hare: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/walking-tours-museums-edinburgh-william-burke Last month's guest Eerie Edinburgh have an… Continue reading Updated Show Notes and Links. Episode Ghostly Crime Part 2: Biggleswade Body Snatchers and Things That Go Bump in the Night.
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