Do you like your spooky stories with some historical context? Do you like your history with a pinch of the paranormal? Then Weird in the Wade is the podcast for... More
Do you like your spooky stories with some historical context? Do you like your history with a pinch of the paranormal? Then Weird in the Wade is the podcast for... More
Available Episodes
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2) Flying Saucers Over Biggleswade
It's the 1950s and for a few short weeks Biggleswade becomes the flying saucer capital of the world! A UFO hoax is uncovered, whilst two flying saucer sightings a year apart, remain to this day, a mystery. Find out how the hoax and the genuine UFO mystery are intertwined, meet a cast of characters including a working class engineering hero, and a woman investigating UFOs with her trusty Labrador. In the 1950s things were definitely weird in the wade.
Thank you so much for listening!
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This episode was researched, written and presented by Nat Doig
Theme music is by Tess Savigear
Additional sound effects and music by Epidemic Sound
And the owl hoot at the start of the episode is a sound clip from BigSoundBank.com
05/06/2023
1:01:45
Bonus Mini Episode: The Silsoe Grey Lady
In this bonus, mini episode, partly recorded on a dawn walk around Wrest Park, hear the ghost story of the grey lady of Silsoe in Bedfordshire. Birdsong will accompany you as we travel back in time and discover what haunts the George Inn and how the haunting is linked to the beautiful and stately Wrest Park.
Show notes and transcript at Weird in the Wade's blog
Please consider supporting the podcast if you can by rating or reviewing this episode or buy me a Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/weirdinthewade
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Written and presented by Nat Doig
Theme music by Tess Savigear
29/05/2023
13:00
Bonus Episode: The Great Fire of Biggleswade, New Evidence.
A bonus episode about the 1785 Great Fire of Biggleswade. I've unearthed new evidence, which has lain unnoticed for 230 years. Does the established narrative including the cause of the fire need to be challenged? Make up your own mind after listening.
Find out about how the news was reported 230 years ago, how connected our country really was back then, and how history can turn on a six pence or on a dog's paw.
Researched, written and presented by Nat Doig
Theme music by Tess Savigear
Find the transcript and show notes at weirdinthewade.blog
We're on twitter and instagram as @weirdinthewade
15/05/2023
36:00
1 The Haunted Pound Stretcher
The staff at the Biggleswade pound stretcher got more than they bargained for when strange things started happening at their place of work. We examine what really went down in the shop and gather witness testimonies. We'll also look at links to Biggleswade's past and the building's unique place in history. Can we discover who Aggie the poltergeist really was?
Visit Weird in the Wade blog for more info including transcript and photos.
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Theme music by Tess Savigear
Other music and additional sound effects by Epidemic Sound
01/05/2023
52:12
Weird in the Wade: Trailer
Something is coming... A new podcast about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. Before our first episode is released on Monday 1st of May listen to a trailer all about this new and fascinating podcast. If you like your spooky stories with an historical context or your history with a pinch of the paranormal then this is the podcast for you.
Theme music by Tess Savigear
Written and presented by Natalie Doig
Do you like your spooky stories with some historical context? Do you like your history with a pinch of the paranormal? Then Weird in the Wade is the podcast for you. Weird in the Wade is about all that’s weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in a small English town called Biggleswade and its surrounding area. Each episode we explore a story that will make you pause and ponder, whether its a haunting, flying saucers, witches, poisoners or body snatchers. Social history meets the unexplained in Weird in the Wade.