true crime, mysteries, strange stories, stories,paranormal, UK, I try to be factual and not give too many opinions. Podcasts are 'low fi' with out any editing.
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Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday is dead, is anyone to blame?
Send us Fan Mail This is a short podcast after the sad news that Jason Arday was found dead yesterday, Friday 14 August 2026. As I have made a couple of podcasts on the Arday affair, I thought I would make some final comments. This matter is not going to be forgotten as a result of the many issues raised. The spotlight now falls on John Moores University Liverpool and Cambridge University and…
Strange Stories: Jason Arday 2: How was he appointed at Cambridge University?
Send us Fan Mail This is another podcast concerning the Jason Arday affair at Cambridge University. Although so much has been posted on the subject I was concerned that those involved in Arday’s appointment had not been widely made. I thought I would name them hopefully in a neutral way. To make my position clear I will state my political views, in the past I had voted Labour and for the past…
Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday and the failure of the University of Cambridge.
Send us Fan Mail I have read this story in the news reports today and felt like making a podcast on it. It concerns a Critical Race theory sociologist who was appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. The person was Jason Arday and he had not been truthful in his claims and should never of been given the appointment. The blame lies with the University of Cambridge for not carrying out…
Strange Stories UK: The Strange Case of Michele Lupo.
Send us Fan Mail The Michele Lupo case is the story of a serial killer and also a window into the mid 1980s London of High Society and High fashion. Also of the London GAY community during the AIDS crisis. The whole story will never be told as some influential characters involved thought it best for them to keep quiet. The story is loft, told in one take with no editing. I know I stumble over some…
Strange Stories : The Peter B's, Fleetwood Mac and the Cobham Apparition
Send us Fan Mail The Peter B's, Fleetwood Mac and the Cobham Apparition explores one of Britain's most unusual ghost stories. In November 1965, four young musicians—including future Fleetwood Mac founders Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood—reported seeing a mysterious figure beside the A3 near Cobham, Surrey, while driving home from a rhythm-and-blues gig. Drawing on contemporary witness statements,…
Strange Stories UK: Tattooing people and Stories from the UK.
Send us Fan Mail Some offbeat stories about tattooing in the UK since the late Victorian period up to the modern day. Told in one take outside in the garden, lo fi and with a replacement microphone.
Strange Stories : Double murder at Cadno Farm, Wales.
Send us Fan Mail Ronnie Harries was in his mid twenties, newly married with a baby girl living in rural South Wales, a member of a community where he had lived all his life. How did he think he could kill relatives he called uncle and auntie and take over their farm without anyone asking where they were and what was going on? Recorded in one take with the usual shortcomings. The description says…
Strange Stories: Hanwell, London. A forgotten murder.
Send us Fan Mail This is a case you will not be aware of. A forgotten murder. A marriage dispute where a man kills his wife. What is a surprise is the sentence. Recorded in one take in the garden, with no edit, I do not even listen through after recording, so apologies for any mistakes.
Send us Fan Mail Belmont road Southampton. Henry Novak was murdered outside number 68 Belmont Road during May 2026. 66 years before this date, there was another murder at 11 Belmont Road. At that time, the UK was a different country, this is the story. Recorded in one take, without editing.
Strange Stories UK: Melanie Hall, Bath unsolved murder 30 years on.
Send us Fan Mail I wanted to post this podcast on the 30th anniversary of the unsolved murder of Melanie Hall on 9 June 1996. I know Bath well having lived there during the 1980s. This is the story of Melanie Hall's disappearance and murder. The police have the case open and are asking for help in solving the crime. Told in one take without editing with all the usual faults.