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!
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
Below are some links to further information about big cat sightings and other information mentioned in the bonus episode. The Beast of Silsoe Pheasants on a path at Wrest Park, Silsoe Huffington Post Beast of Silsoe article: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-beast-of-silsoe-villagers-warned-of-credible-sighting-of-labrador-sized-big-cat_uk_57bc5f4de4b0f78b2b4ba8ca Hybrid Panther sighting in Aberdeenshire: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hybrid-panther-caught-camera-prowling-31417269#ICID=Android_TMNewsApp_AppShare Link to Owen Staton's Time Between Times podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/time-between-times-storytelling-with-owen-staton/id1573244734 ITV programme… Continue reading Show Notes: The Beast of Silsoe, a new witness to the Haunting of the Golden Pheasant and other cases.
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
That's right you can now listen to Weird in the Wade on BBC Sounds If you're an existing listener it's important to know that the BBC are starting with Weird in the Wade's back catalogue. On the 28th October the first ever 6 episodes of the podcast go live on BBC Sounds. Then every Monday… Continue reading Wait, What? Weird in the Wade is on BBC Sounds!
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
https://youtube.com/shorts/8Ojd80-zoGE?si=yty_BelXNghcibzd BPA reel of all nominees in the History category See below for full list. I still can't quite believe it but on Thursday I found out that Weird in the Wade had been shortlisted for Best History Podcast at the British Podcast Awards along side 6 other fantastic podcasts. I wanted to share this… Continue reading Weird in the Wade Nominated for Best History Podcast at the British Podcast Awards
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