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Episode 25 - The Dark Lady of LittledeanIn which Gordon Stewart explores the dark history of the little remembered Littledean tower in the Scottish Borderlands.This episode was written and narrated by Gordon Stewart.It was recorded, produ
Episode 24 - The Deil's DaysWhen making a deal with the Devil you must always check the small print, lest you get more than you bargained for.Barbara Buchanan tells a dark tale which she has written for these long yuletide nights.This epi
Episode 23 - Rites and Mysteries.We're back! Nick Cole-Hamilton recounts his experience with a supposedly haunted book...This episode was written, read, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.mediaTh
Episode 22 - Feartie, a Winter's FableWhen there is no witness, when guilt cannot be proven, our only punishment is that which remains, that which haunts us.Barbara Buchanan narrates a dark fable which she has written for the dark season.
Episode 21 - Vanished Lands - Ghost Towns, Lost Islands And Places That Never Were.Gordon Stewart explores towns engulfed by sand, lone mythic islands in the Atlantic, and a town which never was.This episode was written, produced and radiop
Episode 20 - Something In The Air - The Haunting Of Montrose AirfieldBarbara Buchanan looks back on the storied history of Montrose Airfield, remembering those who lost their lives there and who's spirits seem to linger on...This episode wa
Episode 19 - The Ringcroft Poltergeist, An Infestation Of EvilBarbara Buchanan explores the terrifying account of a poltergeist which plagued a family in Auchencairn in 1695. The account was documented by the Reverend Alexander Telfair and at
Episode 18, featuring Callum Sutherland.Callum is a researcher at the University of Glasgow who reached out to us via our twitter account to ask if we'd be interested in talking to him about his research on the urban wyrd and more generally t
Episode 17 - Shoes For Black Donald, a tale written by Nick Cole-HamiltonThe tale was told by Gordon Stewart and featured:Donald Cowan as Black DonaldBarbara Buchanan as Moragand Nick Cole-Hamilton as poor old Angus.This episode was reco
The Point is a story written and told by Barbara Buchanan.This episode was recorded produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.mediaThe image used for this episode's thumbnail is William Daniel's Eddystone
Episode 15 - Samhain - Guisers, Dookin' And BoglesBarbara Buchanan lights her neep lantern to illuminate the shadows around this darkest of festivals. We explore traditions around Halloween, encountering spirits, bogles and a ghostly hen alon
Episode 14 - The Gorbals Vampire, in which Gordon steps from behind the tombstones to explore a very peculiar Scottish Vampire story.Content warning - Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence, and the use of accompanying
Episode 13 - Waiting In The Wings: The Ghosts In Scotland's TheatresIn which Barbara Buchanan dims the house lights and calls forth the spirits which linger on the stages and in the stalls of Scotland's theatres.This episode was written by
Episode 12 - Yellow Eyes 1979.In which Gordon Stewart travels back in time to explore a very peculiar haunting on Edinburgh's Regent Terrace.This episode was written by Gordon Stewart, based on a story by Bill Gibbons.This episode was pro
Episode 11 - in which, alongside an immensely famous Scotsman, we cross the veil and the border, to investigate the surprising story of the Cottingley Fairies.This episode was written and narrated by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was produ
Episode 10 - exploring the rise of Spiritualism, focusing particularly on two famous Scottish mediums, Daniel Hume, and Helen Duncan, who was one of the last people to be tried under the Witchcraft Act in the UK.This episode was written and n
Episode 9 - Culloden. This episode explores the Jacobite uprising of 1745, an attempt to regain the throne for the Stuart family, which culminated in the battle of Culloden in 1746. We examine the historical trajectory of this ill-fated rebelli
Episode 8 - An exploration of the life and death of Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis. Known latterly, to those who have seen her, as The Grey Lady. This episode was written and read by Barbara Buchanan.It was produced and radiophonically design
Episode 7 - The month of February marks LGBT+ History Month in Scotland, and elsewhere. And so, we take a short detour away from our more usual wyrd history… to an LGBT+ history of Scotland. Listeners are advised that the commentary includes
Episode 6, A Bleak Midwinter. A exploration of the origins of traditions on the shortest days of the year, and a dark tale for the dark season; the story of the Tay Bridge Disaster.This episode was written and read by Gordon Stewart, check ou
Episode 5 (Part two) is the second half of our exploration of an A-Z of Scottish folklore, where this time we encounter: Zombie Monks; the Finfolk - amphibious water-dwelling sorcerers; the cù-sìth, a self-illuminating Faerie Hound, and much,
Episode 4 (Part One) is the first half of our exploration of an A-Z of Scottish folklore, where we encounter Witches, Water-Bulls, the Wizard of the West Bow, and much, much more...This episode was written and read by Gordon Stuart, check out
Episode 3 - concerning strange lights in the sky and strange encounters with unknown entities from all over Scotland.This episode was written and read by Gordon Stuart, check out his blog at https://borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/This epi
Episode 2 - The Light of the Seven HuntersThis episode explores the disappearances of James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur from the Eilean Mor lighthouse in the year 1900.This tale is told by Gordon Stewart, check out his blog
Episode 1 - The tale of the life and death of James Pringle, and the haunting of Buckholm Tower.Content warning - Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence, and the use of accompanying sound effects, that some people may
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