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Dr Paul Lee

@drpaullee.bsky.social

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Dilletante wannabe. Doctorate in physics. Currently involved in ghost research, the Titanic and a myriad of other interests like tinkering with computers. My website is http://www.paullee.com

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1h

#phantomsfriday

I thought that was a deprived Dalek !

Lisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 2h

#31DaysOfHalloween Day 10: off to London this morning, so sharing its ghosts.

Ghosts of London and a York Ghost Merchants ghost.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 8h

The only time I heard it pronounced primmer was by Jodie Foster in "Contact.'

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 8h

The cover of the original 1982 version was scary stuff!

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 10h

UK Haunted Hotels Halloween 2025 Advent Day No.9

The Bell Inn, Thetford, Norfolk

Booking site: expedia.com/affiliate/Wg... (we may get a tiny commission)

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025 #31daysofhalloween

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 11h

Did the boss phone up the studio and ask that an announcement be made saying that Minder would be back next year?

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 16h

This is room 10, now numbered 29. The bed is now facing the opposite wall to the one in the programme. There is an interesting old "mural" behind glass above the bed.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 16h

Ah, The Bell Inn! We did a ghost hunt there a few years ago with some interesting results.

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 17h

Its a fantastic series. I can recommend the one dealing with the Bell Inn in Thetford. I'll be posting about that tomorrow along with some research I did on the place.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 19h

And a pardon for Trump for all the crimes he has (or may have) committed.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 20h

I hope it's not a repeat of two years ago...

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

Will you be featuring the mid 1990s William Woolard narrated "Ghost Hunters'?

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

I got a like from Basil Brush on X. That was the highlight of my time there.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

UK Haunted Hotels Halloween 2025 Advent Day No.8

The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire

Booking site: expedia.com/affiliate/bp... (we may get a tiny commission)

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025 #31daysofhalloween

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

Did they skip "Discovery"?

Reposted by Dr Paul Lee

London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow! Find out what makes a house haunted at
@conwayhall.bsky.social

London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 3d

This Thursday (9 October) @conwayhall.bsky.social
Caitlin Blackwell Baines asks what makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved?

In-person and online; details and booking:
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

Look at the TV listings on the British Newspaper Archive?

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 1d

I had a chance to peruse one of his other books recently. Of the cases I'm familiar with, I was not impressed by his research!

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 2d

UK Haunted Hotels Halloween 2025 Advent Day No.7

The Sun Hotel, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Booking site: expedia.com/affiliate/TS... (we may get a tiny commission)

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025 #31DaysOfHalloween