A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
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
I know I can't quite believe it either, but as of today, 1st May 2025, it is two years since the first episode of Weird in the Wade was released! Thank you so much for listening and being part of this weird corner of the podcasting world, and the internet. I really appreciate every one… Continue reading Two Years of Weird in the Wade!
Spoilers! This episode is available first and exclusively on BBC Sounds here. It will be available everywhere else on Monday 5th May. So if you haven't listened to the episode yet you might want to read this blog post once you have! Original Episode and Blog Posts If you haven't listened to the first ever… Continue reading Return to the Haunted Poundstretcher: Show notes and links
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!
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.
This episode's guests Find out more about Owen Staton the wonderful Welsh story teller at: https://www.welshstoryteller.com/ Owen's podcasts are: Time Between Times Story Telling: https://podfollow.com/1573244734 Spectre of the Sea with Bethan Briggs Miller: https://podfollow.com/1638157950 Find out more about Danny Robins here: https://www.dannyrobins.com/ Danny Robins' many wonderful shows include: Uncanny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010x7c Battersea Poltergeist: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0940193 Witch Farm:… Continue reading Show Notes for Haunted Cinemas with Danny Robins
The Bigg Theatre We start the show at the Bigg Theatre and if you'd like to know more about the theatre then check out their website here. You can also read about the history of the building, once the town hall here. Nat outside the Bigg Theatre in Biggleswade Peppers Ghost The show opens with… Continue reading 22. Haunted Theatres: Show notes, links and further reading
Video of Balloon Jumping Including Brainy Dobbs and Nellie Odell Here's a link to the article about this in the Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/sport-balloon-jumping-180958805 And here is the Pathe News reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkCzgK3jEFE Here's a BBC Halloween article which includes the Brainy Dobbs story as an unusual haunting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37717362 RAF Henlow History Here's a link to the… Continue reading Show Notes and links: Haunted Henlow Camp
More information about 19th Century Spiritualism The Fox Sisters I listened to this brilliant podcast episode about the Fox sisters and it includes a script of the podcast at the link too: https://wamcpodcasts.org/podcast/the-fox-sisters-and-the-great-american-hoax-a-new-york-minute-in-history/ There's an article in the Smithsonian about the sisters: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/ There's a dramatic podcast about the Fox Sisters starring Carey Mulligan which… Continue reading Show Notes: 20. J F Hunt the Medium who Worked with Shakespeare’s Ghost
As there are a lot of photos to share with you I'll be adding more to the blog during the week. So keep an eye on social media and do come back to the blog for more photos. You can find the podcast social media links here. You can listen to the episode here. A… Continue reading 17. Biggleswade’s Haunted Tunnels: Show notes and photographs
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