Episodes

  • 41. The Saveock Water Witch Pits
    Jul 30 2024

    In this episode we discover the incredible archaeological dig the tiny hamlet of Saveock Water near Chacewater that has revealed bizarre witchcraft/fertility rituals that have been taking place on that site for hundreds of years.

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    22 mins
  • 40. The Dog King of Jericho Valley, St Agnes
    Jun 11 2024

    In my 40th episode I uncover the truth behind the secretive religious sect of Jericho Valley, the Brotherhood of the Essenes, who buried their 'King Dog' there in 1969.

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    22 mins
  • 39. The Amazing Feats of Cornwall's Wonderful Wheelbarrow Men
    May 24 2024

    Victorian Britain seems to have been a time particularly prone to unusual fads and crazes. One of these, pedestrianism, seems to have led to 'wheelbarrow mania' - that is lots of men pushing barrows for great distances. Meet the Cornishmen taking part (or trying to take part!) in these bonkers endurance walks across the country.

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    25 mins
  • 38. Who was St Piran?
    Mar 5 2024

    With so many saints in Cornwall to choose from why is St Piran our patron saint and why do we celebrate him on the 5th March each year?

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    13 mins
  • 37. Martha Blewett's Monument
    Feb 23 2024

    Up until 1923 a granite cross stood beside the road between Mousehole and Paul. This episode looks into the story behind this monument, sketched by the artist Turner, dedicated to an elderly fishwife called Martha Blewett. Why was it erected in the 1790s? And what were the strange circumstances that led to its removal so many years later?

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    24 mins
  • 36. John Edward Allen - Escaped Broadmoor Murderer hiding in Cornwall
    Dec 4 2023

    In 1947 John Edward Allen, the "Mad Parson", escaped from Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital and went on the run. Discover how this convicted murderer ended up working as a waiter in a secluded Cornish hotel and how he then remained at large for almost two years . . .

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    26 mins
  • 35. A Couple of Cornish Ghost Stories
    Oct 26 2023

    As we head towards Halloween I explore two of my favourite ghost stories from Cornwall, one from Penzance, which is in many ways more of a murder mystery than a spooky tale, and one from Falmouth which is . . . well, just plain bizarre!

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    21 mins
  • 34. The Sunken Treasure of Cudden Point
    Aug 16 2023

    In this episode I take you to one of my favourite places on the Cornish coast, a place of beauty and legend and many mysterious tales.

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    17 mins