A multi award winning podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
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!!!
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
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.
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.
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
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