A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts and in the UK also on BBC Sounds here Phil and Nat at the fire station Fire Safety Here's some links to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service advice regarding emollient creams: https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/emollient-creams And here's a link to all the fire safety advice available on… Continue reading Show Notes for Spontaneous Human Combustion: Mystery or Myth?
The Gannel Estuary looking tropical by Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Listen to weird in the wade wherever you get your podcasts or here on BBC Sounds Meet my Guests Nod Wright Nod Wright Listen to Nod's band Last Rites on Bandcamp https://lastrites4.bandcamp.com/ Or his former band Fields… Continue reading Halloween Special Sounds that Scare Us: Show notes and pictures
Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds, Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Shires House the former Work House at Bedford Hospital North Wing Eerie Edinburgh Find out more about eerie Edinburgh here including his books and podcast: https://eerieedinburgh.com/ Watch an episode of Eerie Edinburgh about haunted hospitals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3AWVoQV4l4 Urban Explorer Follow the Instagram account of the… Continue reading Show notes for Haunted Hospitals (The Ghosts of Former Hospital Facilities)
Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds, Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Abandoned barn outside Biggleswade (which was demolished in mid August) Organisations which can give support and advice regarding mental health and suicide UK Mind UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ NHS Mental Health resources: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/ Rethink UK: https://www.rethink.org/ The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=onebox Call the Samaritans on: 116 123 Suicide… Continue reading Modern Haunted and Abandoned Places: Show notes and links
Don't forget the show I've created with Olie Campbell is on at Bedford Fringe on Saturday 25th July at 2pm at the Quarry Theatre. There are still tickets available here: https://bedfringe.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873684599 Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds, Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.n to this episode of Weird in the Wade Houghton House at night Bryan… Continue reading Show notes and links for Haunted Houghton House (And Creepy Castles)
Where to listen: BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nk4wp5 or wherever you get podcasts further links here: https://linktr.ee/weirdinthewade Tempsofrd Hall Tempsford Hall in 1890: Bedfordshire Archives Read more about the history of Tempsford Hall here: https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHistories/Tempsford/Tempsford-Hall.aspx Tempsford Church Above is an image of Tempsford Church with its distinctive stripes. This is where the drunken riot happened in 1832.… Continue reading Show Notes: A haunting at Tempsford Hall
Listen on BBC Sounds here, on Apple here, and on Spotify here The Golden Pheasant outside The Layout of the pub The bar Here's an photo of the bar with Olie Campbell playing guitar and singing at 2am in an attempt to coax some ghostly singing from the spirits. The front of the main bar… Continue reading Show Notes and Photographs: My Paranormal Sleepover
Listen to the episode here: BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Or joing the Weird in the Wade Patreon for ad free and bonus episodes and content! The Whistle and Flute Most importantly here is the dog tax - after Millie and Twiggy joined us for Theresa's interview here's the photos… Continue reading Haunted Pubs: Show notes and photographs
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:… Continue reading Road Ghosts: Show Notes and Links
Saturday 25th July, 2pm The Quarry Theatre, Bedford I am delighted to announce that Olie Campbell and I have teamed up to create a unique show of creepy tales and haunting music for BedFringe in July. The show focuses on the legends of Black Tom and Clophill's ruined church. You can grab tickets here: https://bedfringe.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873684599… Continue reading Weird in the Wade at Bedford Festival Fringe in July
