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Nat Doig
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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.
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I’m lucky we left before the mad drunkenness got out of hand. I was too young also to witness what was going on back in the mid 80s. I know by the mid 90s it could be very rough.
Apparently there’s only 2 night clubs now in town. Like it was in the 80s!
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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I headed over to the harbour side of Newquay earlier. I remember watching fireworks from here during Newquay 1900s week. It was such a great way to learn about the past. A festival of history.
Looking down onto a small harbour with boats lined up. Above the harbour is headland and a white cottage. To the left is open sea Looking among the coast land at Newquay all the way to Porth. There are rocks directly below and beach. A gull flying and specs on the sea that are surfers.
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Exciting news from inspectre Paranormal! Series 3 is back next month and later in the series they’re covering an encounter with something other worldly in Bedfordshire and well, you may recognise one of the experts commenting on the show 😊👻👽🧚‍♀️💙
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Inspectre Paranormal: Series 3 Trailer
The wait is almost over! Inspectre Paranormal is coming back for a brand new series this March. Join us each month for some the strangest, bizzare and downright creepiest tales you'll ever hear-…
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February 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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I thought you might enjoy some waves. Defo sound on; it was amazingly still with little wind where I was filming.
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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I thought you might enjoy some waves. Defo sound on; it was amazingly still with little wind where I was filming.
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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I’m guessing millennia ago it was all the same coast line.
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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I’ve been out recording audio today. Fabulous views and more rainbows. I spent a lot of time mooching around the bronze and Iron Age site at Trevelgue head / Porth Island.
Me smiling. My hair is swept off my face by the wind. Behind me is a turquoise sea.on the right is a rainbow. In the foreground my field recorder. In the background a beach and sea including a big splash of surf on the opposite headland. The sky is cloud and blue sky. A narrow channel between cliffs and a large chunk of rock at the end of the channel. The sea is blue and the sky has some clouds. A large rock surrounded by turquoise sea and white surf. A rainbow emerges out of the sea. On the far right are large cliffs.
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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A morning of reminiscing, fresh sea air and book buying at the brilliant Clemo Books. A small but perfectly stocked indie bookshop. It’s a hard recommend from me. Books bought: Phantoms of Kernow and 13 Cornish Ghost Stories. Also got tipped off about local ghosts. 👻
Blue ocean with a few surfers in the water. There is headland in the far left with a hotel lit in the sun. A book bag with a tortoise carrying books on its back and Clemo Books written in black. Two books with gothic blue covers are on the bag.
February 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Some photos from my train journey today.
The sea (the channel) very close to the train track. The sun is reflecting off the water and the sky is mainly blue. A body of water with cliffs on the opposite side. To the left there are boats. The sky is full of big clouds and some blue. Looking down on. Town surrounded by green lichen covered trees. In the distance there is mist and the clouds are grey.
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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I’m on the train to Cornwall. I’m listening to a playlist of all my fave songs from when I lived there (late 80s) The Beastie Boys Fight for Right has just come on and wow what a banger! Reminds me of journeys to school!
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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St James’ Park was looking suitably spooky yesterday afternoon. No sign of the headless red lady, sadly.
A lake with winter trees either side. On the other side of the lake are more trees and lights from the road. The sky is grey cloud. hellebores of a pale creamy green colour. The background is deep vermillion blurry leaves. An old fashioned street lamp faintly aglow. Behind are grand buildings obscured by winter trees. The sky is grey.
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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I’m going on an adventure!
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Here’s the link to Apple: music.apple.com/gb/album/mus...
Music for Weird in the Wade - Single by Olie Campbell on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 3 Songs
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February 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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I am thrilled to let you know that the fabulous Olie Campbell has just released his Weird in the Wade EP! You can now stream his songs from the show, Mon the Burryman, Moon on The Warren and Night Watch. They're available on Spotify, Apple and other services. open.spotify.com/artist/5jtFz...
Olie a man with dark hair and moustache, plays the guitar in a dark pub sitting at the bar. Olie and Nat selfie. Olie has dark hair and eyes and is smiling. Nat has blonde hair and is smiling.
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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I grabbed some lunch at Jones’ Coffee Shop and the steam from my green tea and sunlight created some cool ghostly shapes.
A cup of tea with steam curling off it. There’s a sunny window behind it with strange shapes in the hazy light made by the steam and sunshine.
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Yes it sounds like a fitting punishment to be tormented by the ghosts of your ancestors denouncing you before being carted off to prison.
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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I hope they bloody terrify him!
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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We've been sharing full episodes on YouTube for over a year now. Here's one of our favourites.

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239 Intertidal zone - night approaching
YouTube video by Radio Lento
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February 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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Today I have mainly been writing about green ladies for a future episode of Weird in the Wade. Invariably assoicated with water, these green lady ghosts reminded me of the photograph I took of this delightlul green girl (Alice in Wonderland) at Petwood Hotel in Lincolnshire.
A fountain sculpture of Alice in Wonderland and water Lillys with green hedges behind.
February 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Fans of gothic, folk horror and monsters, do check out the London Lovecraft Festival from 16th - 22nd February 2026. Cthulhu is expecting you!
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Home - LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL
We are now accepting submissions for the 2023 London Lovecraft Festival - the UK's premiere theatre event celebrating the father of cosmic horror, Howard Philips Lovecraft.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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2 February 1141: King Stephen of #England was defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda at the Battle of Lincoln. #History #TheAnarchy
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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I found a delicate snowdrop growing at Peterborough train station today. Snowdrops are associated with Imbolc and Candlemass. The Victorians thought it unlucky to pick them and bring them in the house. Maybe a lesson to children to leave the delicate flowers blooming for everyone else to enjoy.
A delicate white snowdrop with green stem. In the background is the train platform with lights glowing.
February 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Yes it really is. Such a lovely distraction.
February 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Thank you I’ve been pretty slack over the last couple of years with it.
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Just sent you a request 😄
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM