A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
Yes, it’s another Monday with out an episode of Weird in the Wade. But the great news is Weird in the Wade returns in just 3 weeks time!!!! At the end of this blog post I’ll give you a wee bit of information about that episode. The beach at Dornoch north Scotand East coast Scotland… Continue reading Weird Recommendations: Eerie Edinburgh and Spooky Scotland, Part One
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
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
Rave Man Listen to the episode here on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ld1pgn You can also listen wherever you get your podcasts here: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/ All photographs used in this post are taken by Matt Champion Alterations to the Cave Horse and "Sheela na gig" or St Paul Above is the horse and "sheela na gig" which was… Continue reading Show Notes: The Secrets of Royston Cave
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.
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