Episodes

  • Strange Stories : Ghost storey for Christmas 2024. Raynham Hall, Norfolk.
    Dec 24 2024

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    It was at Raynham Hall that what is known as the most famous photograph of a ghost was taken. The background to the photograph being taken was the chaotic family history of the Townshend family of Raynham Hall, Norfolk. This podcast is a ramble, told in one take without editing.

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    47 mins
  • Strange Stories UK. Bournemouth Beach murder of Amie Gray, part 1
    Dec 15 2024

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    This case is being heard at Winchester Crown Court during December 2024. Amie Gray was murdered by Nasen Saadi on Bournemouth Beach as he was curious to known what it would be like to kill someone according to the prosecution.
    This is a short podcast giving an overview of what is known as the case is live and seems to be attracting some media interest.
    Apologies for the sound of a noisy dog during recording.
    I will post part 2 at the conclusion of the court case.
    edit 1: Just to be clear Saadi is pleading not guilty to murder and attempted murder, during the pod, I think I mistakenly said that he was pleading guilty.

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    26 mins
  • Strange Stories UK: Joe Martin, the drunken bully who liked guns.
    Dec 11 2024

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    London 1960. East London, petty criminals playing with guns.
    Warning: This podcast is lo-fi without editing. There is animal noise in the background.

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    32 mins
  • Strange stories. Halloween 2024: some cases briefly considered, Buried Treasure at Glastonbury Abbey?
    Oct 30 2024

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    All Hallows Eve 2024. There is a brief examination of nine cases. These include the cases of Mr Moss and Mr Munnings and the medium Blanche Cooper. The SPR investigator Guy Lambert was involved in several of these cases all of which are sourced from the Journals and Proceedings of the Society of Psychical Research. There is also a search for buried treasure at Glastonbury Abbey.

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    42 mins
  • Strange Stories: Chris Kaba Shooting, London 2022
    Oct 27 2024

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    This case was heard in court this month, October 2024, the media reported on the case which caused much interest, an unarmed black male being shot by an armed police officer in London. The last time such an event attracted so much attention in 2011, there was a week of rioting across the country.
    To avoid a repetition, the authorities decided to charge the police officer with murder trying to defuse a reaction. When the case was heard in court, the officer was found not guilty and it seemed that mass demonstrations being planned may turn into disorder. However the criminal past of Chris Kaba was then released which seemed to change many people's attitude towards the shooting.

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    37 mins
  • Strange Stories : The Sea Serpent part 2, sightings, globsters and possible mistaken creatures.
    Oct 21 2024

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    Sea serpents part 2. This podcasts will consider some well known sea serpent sightings and globsters and also consider some creatures that may have been mistaken for sea serpents.
    As always this podcast is recorded in one take without editing.

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    49 mins
  • Strange Stories : Sea Serpents part 1, setting the scene.
    Oct 16 2024

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    This is the first of three podcasts on sea serpent sightings over the centuries and theories given for these sightings from a mainly British viewpoint. This podcast concentrates on the history of sea serpent sightings up the mid 19 century.

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    38 mins
  • Strange Stories: Alistair Wilson murder, Nairn, Scotland.
    Oct 1 2024

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    A well known unsolved murder from 2004 when a 30 year old banker who worked for HBOS, Alistair Wilson was shot on the doorstep of his home on a Sunday evening. There are lots of theories but it is looking like that the case will remain unsolved.

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    54 mins