Nat Doig
@weirdinthewade.bsky.social
I’ve an award winning podcast about all that’s weird and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade and Bedfordshire. History with a pinch of the paranormal, folklore & urban legends. I also like cake, cats, beating bosses and disability rights.
How do you feel about dolls? Gorgeous or creepy? This doll called, Queenie was on display at Bedford Museum for many years. Her story and other haunted tales from the Higgins Bedford will be explored in the next episode of the pod.
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
How do you feel about dolls? Gorgeous or creepy? This doll called, Queenie was on display at Bedford Museum for many years. Her story and other haunted tales from the Higgins Bedford will be explored in the next episode of the pod.
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This is a really interesting and unique case (and fascinating insight into work of the SPR which I will immediately mine for my writing…)
There’s more to Brighton than the seaside. In this week’s episode of Weird in the Wade Brighton is haunted by all manner of strange and uncanny phenomena.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This is a really interesting and unique case (and fascinating insight into work of the SPR which I will immediately mine for my writing…)
Biggleswade didn’t get any more snow just lots of rain today. But I took this photo on Monday and I love the lights on the Italian restaurant shining on the snowy path.
Keep warm and safe everyone!
Keep warm and safe everyone!
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Biggleswade didn’t get any more snow just lots of rain today. But I took this photo on Monday and I love the lights on the Italian restaurant shining on the snowy path.
Keep warm and safe everyone!
Keep warm and safe everyone!
There’s more to Brighton than the seaside. In this week’s episode of Weird in the Wade Brighton is haunted by all manner of strange and uncanny phenomena.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
There’s more to Brighton than the seaside. In this week’s episode of Weird in the Wade Brighton is haunted by all manner of strange and uncanny phenomena.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Links in my bio.)
After just selecting “stop showing me this rubbish” (or equivalent) on Facebook after it yet again recommended a “nostalgia” page, that’s really a front for far right propoganda. The algorithm switched to showing me ads for “dry itchy scalp.” instead. 🤷🏼♀️
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 AM
After just selecting “stop showing me this rubbish” (or equivalent) on Facebook after it yet again recommended a “nostalgia” page, that’s really a front for far right propoganda. The algorithm switched to showing me ads for “dry itchy scalp.” instead. 🤷🏼♀️
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I really want to try and do more podcast appearances this year, if anyone needs a guest or knows of a particular podcast that might be looking let me know!
#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms
#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms
a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper .
ALT: a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper .
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January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I really want to try and do more podcast appearances this year, if anyone needs a guest or knows of a particular podcast that might be looking let me know!
#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms
#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms
Beat the January blues and cold with an evening of Biggleswade’s dark history with me and special guest Andy at The Bigg Theatre Friday 9th Jan. Expect the towns haunted history and criminal past. Grab tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/685997
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Beat the January blues and cold with an evening of Biggleswade’s dark history with me and special guest Andy at The Bigg Theatre Friday 9th Jan. Expect the towns haunted history and criminal past. Grab tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/685997
A video from last night. Sorry I’ll stop saying snow now.
January 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A video from last night. Sorry I’ll stop saying snow now.
Tonight! 7:30 at the Bigg Theatre!
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Tonight! 7:30 at the Bigg Theatre!
Tonight! 7:30 at the Bigg Theatre!
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Tonight! 7:30 at the Bigg Theatre!
For a twelfth night treat there's a new episode of Weird in the Wade available! The Prestonville Horror. What could be haunting late Victorian and Edwardian Brighton? Listen wherever you get your pods.Postcard from private collection of Wolfgang Sauber (Xenophon), Public domain, via WikiCommons
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
For a twelfth night treat there's a new episode of Weird in the Wade available! The Prestonville Horror. What could be haunting late Victorian and Edwardian Brighton? Listen wherever you get your pods.Postcard from private collection of Wolfgang Sauber (Xenophon), Public domain, via WikiCommons
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Another wonderful episode, and a reminder that I need to renew my various newspaper archive subscriptions...was recently alerted to a long-gone local newspaper column collecting first-hand ghost experiences that might need some close examination...
Show notes and links for further reading for today's episode; The Prestonville Horror!
Show Notes and Links for The Presonville Horror
Brighton bandstand Listen to this episode on BBC Sounds here: On Apple here: On Spotify here: The SPR archive and Tom Ruffles blog You can read in detail about the Smith's 1888 investigation here: Illustration of a unicorn and dragon: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Brighton Pavilion and Dragons Here's an interesting blog about the dragons at Brighton Pavilion: And here's information about a forthcoming exhibition from the Pavilion themselves on dragons: Here's some information about the dragon chandelier: Brighton's Railway tunnels…
weirdinthewade.blog
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Another wonderful episode, and a reminder that I need to renew my various newspaper archive subscriptions...was recently alerted to a long-gone local newspaper column collecting first-hand ghost experiences that might need some close examination...
Show notes and links for further reading for today's episode; The Prestonville Horror!
Show Notes and Links for The Presonville Horror
Brighton bandstand Listen to this episode on BBC Sounds here: On Apple here: On Spotify here: The SPR archive and Tom Ruffles blog You can read in detail about the Smith's 1888 investigation here: Illustration of a unicorn and dragon: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Brighton Pavilion and Dragons Here's an interesting blog about the dragons at Brighton Pavilion: And here's information about a forthcoming exhibition from the Pavilion themselves on dragons: Here's some information about the dragon chandelier: Brighton's Railway tunnels…
weirdinthewade.blog
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Show notes and links for further reading for today's episode; The Prestonville Horror!
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Spookiness aplenty coming your way in 2026, and a big month of ghost stories begins with the three online days of the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL from 6th to 8th Feb! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory #festival #onlinefestival #February #horror #gothic
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Spookiness aplenty coming your way in 2026, and a big month of ghost stories begins with the three online days of the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL from 6th to 8th Feb! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory #festival #onlinefestival #February #horror #gothic
Tomorrow's brand new episode of Weird in the Wade involves a unicron in Edwardian Brighton. It's one of the strangest hauntings I have ever read. This isn't a magical, sparkly unicorn but one that is terrifying and violent. This is not a case for the faint hearted! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
January 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Tomorrow's brand new episode of Weird in the Wade involves a unicron in Edwardian Brighton. It's one of the strangest hauntings I have ever read. This isn't a magical, sparkly unicorn but one that is terrifying and violent. This is not a case for the faint hearted! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Some Other Sphere returns next week with the first episode of 2026! My guest is author and academic Alice Vernon, who joined me to discuss her new book 'Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why We Keep Looking'. Available next Wednesday! @alicevernon10.bsky.social #Podcast #Paranormal #Ghosts
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Some Other Sphere returns next week with the first episode of 2026! My guest is author and academic Alice Vernon, who joined me to discuss her new book 'Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why We Keep Looking'. Available next Wednesday! @alicevernon10.bsky.social #Podcast #Paranormal #Ghosts
I’m on the radio again this afternoon. You can catch up after the show on bbc sounds too. I should be on at 5:15pm talking with lovely Lily-May about the pod and my Friday night show!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I’m on the radio again this afternoon. You can catch up after the show on bbc sounds too. I should be on at 5:15pm talking with lovely Lily-May about the pod and my Friday night show!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Important news
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Important news
Beat the January blues, dive into some dark history with me on Friday 9th January at the Bigg Theatre in Biggleswade
wegottickets.com/event/685997
wegottickets.com/event/685997
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Beat the January blues, dive into some dark history with me on Friday 9th January at the Bigg Theatre in Biggleswade
wegottickets.com/event/685997
wegottickets.com/event/685997
Don’t miss Monday’s episode of Weird in the Wade: The Prestonville Horror. It’s one of the strangest hauntings I’ve ever read about. It may involve a unicorn!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Sounds - Weird in the Wade, The Prestonville Horror
Was a unicorn haunting Edwardian Brighton?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Don’t miss Monday’s episode of Weird in the Wade: The Prestonville Horror. It’s one of the strangest hauntings I’ve ever read about. It may involve a unicorn!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Welcome 2026 (be kind to us please.)
Who follows a New Year superstition?
I always open the back door to let out the old year and open the front to let in the new just after midnight.
Who follows a New Year superstition?
I always open the back door to let out the old year and open the front to let in the new just after midnight.
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Welcome 2026 (be kind to us please.)
Who follows a New Year superstition?
I always open the back door to let out the old year and open the front to let in the new just after midnight.
Who follows a New Year superstition?
I always open the back door to let out the old year and open the front to let in the new just after midnight.
As the sun sets on 2025 I wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and most of all a kind,and happy New Year.
I’m hoping for a weird, in a good way, 2026.
I’m hoping for a weird, in a good way, 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
As the sun sets on 2025 I wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and most of all a kind,and happy New Year.
I’m hoping for a weird, in a good way, 2026.
I’m hoping for a weird, in a good way, 2026.
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Still seen in some Welsh areas,the collection of calennig (New Year’s gift) where children rise early and carry from door to door, as bearers of good luck, a decorated apple, pierced with three sticks and adorned with a sprig of box and hazelnuts. #Folklore museum.wales/articles/118...
Collecting Calennig - A Welsh New Year Tradition | Museum Wales
Explore the meaning behind Calennig, a well known Welsh New Year tradition, and that New Year's Day was more important than Christmas in Wales at one time
museum.wales
December 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Still seen in some Welsh areas,the collection of calennig (New Year’s gift) where children rise early and carry from door to door, as bearers of good luck, a decorated apple, pierced with three sticks and adorned with a sprig of box and hazelnuts. #Folklore museum.wales/articles/118...
I was just interviewed on BBC 3CR talking about Weird in the Wade and the Online Winterval Ghost Stories event tonight There are still some tickets left for the event tonight and you can book on right up until 6:30pm (the event starts at 7pm) Details in the comments
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Three Counties Radio - Liz Flower, 29/12/2025
Liz eases you through your mid-morning with music and conversation.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I was just interviewed on BBC 3CR talking about Weird in the Wade and the Online Winterval Ghost Stories event tonight There are still some tickets left for the event tonight and you can book on right up until 6:30pm (the event starts at 7pm) Details in the comments
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...