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Smoke: investigating photography
January 18, 2025
Out of all of the anomalous ‘mist’ images I’ve seen over the years, the imagery produced by smoke introduced to a cold damp atmosphere is by far the most evocative and easily prone to pareidolia and very simple imaginative interpretation…
Long exposure: investigating photography
January 18, 2025
Long exposure photography lies behind a lot of alleged paranormal imagery seen on the internet today – whether it be deliberate fakery or lack of knowledge on how the camera they’re using works…
Episode 33. The Laidley Worm and the Ghosts of Bamburgh Castle
January 13, 2025
In this episode we explore the ghostlore and folklore of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, and the ghost sightings at the Lying-in Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The episode also details two ghostly tales from the 20th May 1893 edition of the Newcastle Courant.
Episode 32. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…
December 23, 2024
Welcome to Episode 32, the 2024 ‘Festive’ edition of the Within the Boggart Wood podcast, with the Boggart’s own rendition of “Twas a Night Before Christmas”, before having a look at the 19th century author Jerome K Jerome and his issue with Christmas Eve ghosts. The podcast then delves into
Episode 31. The Haunting of Historic Dilston. Halloween 2024 edition.
October 31, 2024
The Haunting of Historic Dilston, Episode 31 and Halloween 2024 edition with guest chats
Episode 30. The Brancepeth Brawn
October 24, 2024
Episode 30 first takes us to the village of Brancepeth in County Durham with its tales of ghosts and porkine problems… the episode’s from the archives tells of some shenanigans in Redcar at the turn of the 20th century, then we have a wander up the coast from Redcar to
Episode 29. Beware… the Redcap!
September 2, 2024
Episode 29 first takes us into the Scottish Borders and Northumberland for a look at the bloodthirsty goblins known as Redcap. From there, there’s a book review/recommendation of “Dirt Upon my Skin” by Steve Toase. The second tale then looks at the 17th century tale of Margaret Hooper and demonic
Episode 37. Silky and her sisters: the Silkies of the North
March 4, 2026
We open with a listener story by Melanie who tells us of her ghostly experiences at Trewhitt Road in Heaton, Newcastle. Then I move on to an in-depth look at the ‘Silky’ phenomenon in the north, with an amble by Black Heaton, Denton Hall, Houndwood Hall and a few others.
Now on Discord…
February 14, 2026
Just to let everyone know, that in preparation of getting up and running again in 2026, I’ve opened a Discord Server.
Please use the following link to join the server hopefully for some interesting future discussions!
Episode 36. The Lady’s Well and Basque Abbey
October 30, 2025
After a completely unplanned six month break (yeah, the Universe occasionally laughs heartily at plans and recording goals), the Within the Boggart Wood podcast is back with Episode 36. In it, I delve into the history of the Lady’s Well at Holystone in Northumberland, before looking at a peculiar…
Deception: magicians’ string and a candle…
June 2, 2025
A couple of weeks ago, ‘Candlegate’ struck the paranormal Youtube Community. The debunking community…
Deception: Video editing, cuts and staging
June 2, 2025
An exercise in misdirection and video editing to demonstrate how many paranormal shows use those techniques to fake alleged paranormal activity…
Deception: video masking and overlays
June 1, 2025
Demonstration of masking in video recording techniques alongside a little self deprecating humour…
Episode 35. The Murder of Anne Walker: the evolution of a ghost story
April 24, 2025
In the year 1632, two men were convicted of the murder of Anne Walker at the Durham Assizes. One of the men was her uncle, a wealthy Yeoman named John Walker who also stood accused of making her pregnant, and the other was a friend of his, Mark Sharp, a
Episode 34. The Sockburn Falchion
March 4, 2025
Launching into the podcast, I first of all deal with some project housekeeping, then delve into the County Durham tale of the Sockburn Worm/Sockburn Falchion – perhaps the oldest of the ‘dragon’ tales from North East England. After that, I tell Brockie’s 1886 tale of the ghosts of Nicky Nack
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