A Wee Bit Gothic

Don’t lose your head just yet, we’re back with Episode 30: Part 2.  Returning to the life and times of Mary Queen of Scots, we discuss the explosive murder for which Mary was a prime suspect, the ploys and plots to restore her to the throne, and her gruesome execution.  We conclude with a look at some of the adaptations that keep Mary’s memory alive to this day.

Contrary to the saying, we aren’t feeling flirty at Episode 30 - but we are celebrating another milestone!  Chat this week includes a little retrospective on episodes past, Chris’ inadvertent mocking of a Victorian mugshot (not the pasta-based snack), and Hannah running away from sales assistants.  Ms Magical Hat then asks us to think about our dream night at the theatre.  We combin...

We’re feeling fine at Episode 29.  Chat this week includes insulting prescriptions, the looming threat of hay fever, and our outing to a spooky escape room. Our good pal The Hat then asks us to think about what alternative career we’d like to have (there may be a little rant in there too, just to stay on brand).  Stories include one of the greatest cold cases in British history. Can you...

Worth the wait, it’s Episode 28!  Chat this week includes us a little mental health discussion, as we come to terms with the easing of lockdown. We also lament over cancelled Disney trips and chat Hocus Pocus (because when do we not). Ms McCap asks us about our favourite music videos, our choices including possessed children & joyriding hipster priests: not surprising at all, right? ...

Well good heavens, it’s Episode 27! Nonsense chat this week includes Hannah’s foray into the world of cat-sitting, a trip to an oddly quiet Edinburgh, and a story featuring a classic example of a ‘Chris-ism’.  Ms Hattie McCap then asks us to think about our favourite ‘cult-classic’ films; our choices featuring a trio of witchy sisters & a Goblin King with an unusual taste in trousers.&nbs...

We have hit the 6 month mark in our podcasting journey! What a time! We start this week by talking about our personal top three horror movie scenes, which span from the 1920s to modern day. Chris then tells us all about the incredible Edinburgh Seven who were the first women to matriculate at a British University.  Hannah then takes us on a trip to the Necropolis to pay a visit to some of tho...

Weeeelcome back! We fire right on in this week to musicals 3,4 and 5. Trigger Warning: Controversial opinions

This week we are joined by our good friend, Michael Lynch! We begin with an apt question from her Royal Highness Hattie McCap: what is your favourite movie musical. We then dive in to what we all came here for. A conversation about 5 different gothic based musicals. In this episode we cover two and on Monday Part 2 will arrive with the final 3. 

This week we kick off by discussing how we think the theatres of Glasgow might cope post covid. Hannah then tells us the tragic tale of Joseph Merrick's life, who was known by another crueler name in his lifetime. Then Chris takes us home with the story of "The most dangerous man in Scotland" and the longest serving prisoner in Scotland, Robert Mone Jr. TW: details so violence and gore.

(Insert witty joke about Episode 23 here…Nope, we got nothing!) Nonsense chat this week includes asking Popping Candy: Yay or Nay, Chris’ crocheting update, Hannah getting above her station and attending a webinar, and discussing what our “familiar” would be. Stories this week include the suitably Gothic tale of the surgical escapades of Robert Liston (you might want to put down the snacks during...

What do we have here? An episode on a FRIDAY? Yes. As usual. We'd never let you down. This week we ask ourselves Who's Better: Sweeney or Lovett? Hannah gives us the epic tale of Burke and Hare! A classic! Chris then tells us two tales about the horrific Victorian phenomenon: Baby Farming

This week we kick things off with a chat about what scared us most as children.  Chris then talks about the cursed Tragedy of Macbeth. What are the roots of the Shakespearean classic and how has the curse come to be so feared? Hannah then takes us on another myth-busting tour of the Hollywood fiction that is Braveheart. 

Well well well, what do we have here? A guest? Don't be craz.....wait...WHY YES! Yes, it is!  This week Hannah and Chris had the pleasure of introducing their first guest; friend of the pod, Jen Lindsay. Jen has always had a passion for true crime so who better to get on to talk about it! We kick off by chatting with Jen about some of her favourite cases and conspiracy theories before our bel...

This week we kick off the discussion of which period of history may be our favourite. Chris then tells us the little known story of a 1921 riot in Glasgow before Hannah bring us home with the final instalment of Bronte Business! 

Happy (episode) 18th! Our little podcast has reached adulthood, what a shame it’s got us two children looking after it…Chat this week includes being deemed strange and unusual for not drinking alcohol, Hannah’s unashamed crush on Thomas Andrews in “Titanic”, and which line in a musical never fails to make us emotional. Our stories include Part 3/4 in Hannah’s Brontë Business, taking a look at the...

Can’t we be (episode) seventeen? This week we discuss the perils of watching a musical prior to its source material, Ms Magical Hat asks us to think about “un-filmable” novels, and Chris speaks of his vendetta against Twilight. Stories this week feature Scottish souls both lost and saved whilst aboard the RMS Titanic, and Hannah kicks off the second part of her Brontë Business series with a little...

Hello hello hello! Welcome back to A Wee Bit Gothic. This week we discuss which of our spooky stories would lend itself to a musical adaptation before Hannah launches the first of her 4 Part series on the Bronte sisters. This week we hear the tragic story of the Bronte family and the strange town in which they lived. Chris then goes on to tell the horrific story of one of Scotland's worst serial k...

This week Chris and Hannah kick things off with a chat about the all too frequent culture of movie remakes. Are any of the remakes better than the original? Then Chris dives into the doll that served as part of the inspiration behind the doll Chucky and the murder that the movie may have inspired itself. Hannah then talks about the hidden history of Glasgow Green! 

This week we ask ourselves the question: what is the best song ever written Hannah kicks off the stories with the the stories behind Lock Hospital and the Magdalene Institute and the unfortunate people who found themselves contained within. Chris then tells us the stories of 3 badasses from Scottish History; 'Colonel' Anne, Black Agnes and Dr. James Barry.

Lucky for some (namely you lot) the number thirteen wasn't enough to dissuade us from doing an episode this week. Chris kicks off by talking about Greyfriar's Kirk, its history and some of its most notable features and stories. His favourite, of course, features one of Scotland's most famous four legged friends. Hannah covers and de-myths the Battle of Culloden. We talk about how passionately we f...

Episode 12 is here! This week Hannah gives us the story of a no longer existing building: Duke Street Prison, Glasgow. It's a tale with murder, suffragettes, haunted half-way houses and more! Chris' story this week is all about serial killer Dr Thomas Neill Cream and the events that allowed him to continue killing when we thought he'd committed his last. 

Legs eleven, it's episode 11! This week Hannah opens with a chat about our favourite conspiracy theories. True to form, Chris struggles to think of an answer. Chris covers the Great Mull Air Mystery. Can you solve it? Hannah then delves into some fun facts about one of her favourite pieces of Gothic Literature. 

Episode 10 has hit the world. Double figures! How exciting! This week we kick off with a bit of musical theatre chat before heading in to our stories. Hannah takes us down into the depths of Mary Kings Close, Edinburgh. Tales of murder, ghosts and folk flingin' poop out their windows. Chris than give two brief stories about some badass women. Starting with Mata Hari who was falsely accused of oper...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! Hope you managed to make the most of a strange year and that 2021 brings us back some form of normal. To kick off the New Year Chris takes us to 1929 to go through the horrendous story of Black Hogmanay in Paisley while Hannah gives us the 411 on the origins of Hogmanay.

Now it's Chris' turn to take the helm and fly solo. He's taking on E. Nesbit's In the Dark  Best known for her stories for children, such as The Railway Children and Four Children and It, Edith Nesbit also turned her hand to gothic horror stories for adults.