S3E56 – Hang Me Low: The Mary Blandy Story February 2021February 2021 Alasdair 1 Comment Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:00 — 29.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreA time-hopping ghost story from Oxfordshire, this episode boasts a “magic” potion, trials, castles, clumsy legs and Henley-on-Thames. Read More
S3E55 – The Tale of Meg Merrilies with Chris Cantrill January 2021January 2021 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 26:55 — 24.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreMeg Merrilies was a highwaywoman who was ruthless in her pursuit of riches, a hobby which some say has continued beyond the grave… Read More
S3E54 – The Madness of Crowds January 2021January 2021 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:24 — 32.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreA remarkable compendium of mass hysterias from the Scottish curmudgeon Charles Mackay. Read More
S3E53 – The Mystery of Lucy Lightfoot January 2021January 2021 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 33:27 — 30.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreMedieval romance, time travel and a solar eclipse: all the excitement of a parish newsletter. Read More
S3E52 – Return of the Gabriel Hounds January 2021January 2021 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 27:22 — 25.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe Gabriel Hounds are invisible flying dogs that presage death. We track them down to the rudest village in England. Read More