Weird in the Wade

04/07/2025

Check out this cute reel made by one of my “ghost walkers” last night, Jem from under the olive tree knits. There are more dates for ghost walks on eventbrite, just search weird in the Wade.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLrMnzKImPI/?igsh=NW1kdjNwa2pjZmRi

03/07/2025

Can I ask you a favour please. Can you share the new dates for the Weird in the Wade ghost walk! Just share this post 😊 Thank you!

I have an award winning podcast calledWeird in the Wadeabout strange and unusual history in the Biggleswade and Bedfordshire area. I also host ghost and history walks around Biggleswade.

03/07/2025

Kasumi the pod-cat (you’ve heard her in any episodes with a cat’s miaow in it) is very chill today as I prep for the next episode and the Weird in the Wade ghost walk tonight! Fancy a walk? I’ll be adding more dates later today! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/weird-in-the-wade-79765637113

02/07/2025

Not quite the great swan mystery but Hot Fuzz of course gets a mention.

It looks like a scene straight out of the hit comedy Hot Fuzz – but Biggleswade Community Policing Team came to this swan’s rescue.

02/07/2025

Yep just your average walk in the countryside addressing the old gods and fairy dogs. You can listen to the latest episode of weird in the wade now wherever you get your podcasts and on in the UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0llstvf

01/07/2025

The photo shows my view when I was sitting up near Galley Hill and the raven flew over me. Want to know why that was so special then listen to this week's episode of Weird in the Wade on or wherever you listen to podcasts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0jzkxxk

30/06/2025

Such a lovely photo of the Pride flag raising on Saturday!

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30/06/2025

Don't forget to check out the show blog for more information and further reading about today's episode of Weird in the Wade: https://weirdinthewade.blog/?p=1243

30/06/2025

Out now wherever you listen to your podcasts Biggleswade's Phantom Army! Featuring the fantastic Dr Francis Young We explore the fae, folklore, landscape, Saxon and Viking Bedfordshire and curious weather phenomena like the Brocken Spectre photographed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0llstvf

30/06/2025

The medieval chronicles are peppered with odd tales amongst the mundane, when folklorist and historian Dr Francis Young came across one of these peculiar stories he shared it with Nat, because it happened at Biggleswade. In this episode Francis and Nat ask, and hopefully answer the questions: what was this strange sight? What did it mean to the witnesses? How have our interpretations of the uncanny and otherworldly changed over the centuries? They also explore how landscape shapes and holds secrets about our past beliefs and activities. Who were these "monstrous fighting men," and do they have a link to Viking and Saxon history?...

The medieval chronicles are peppered with odd tales amongst the mundane, when folklorist and historian Dr Francis Young came across one of these peculiar stories he shared it with Nat, because it h…

30/06/2025

The medieval chronicles are peppered with odd tales amongst the mundane, when folklorist and historian Dr Francis Young came across one of these peculiar stories he shared it with Nat, because it happened at Biggleswade. In this episode Francis and Nat ask, and hopefully answer the questions: what w...

29/06/2025

Perfect viewing on a hot and sticky night some cold and creepy Scottish ghost stories. 👻

There’s something about the land around Sanquhar that feels… different. The fields have an atmosphere to them, as if the place is waiting for something. And ...