Tales From Wyrd Scotland

Wrichtishousis - A Shadow From Edinburgh's Past In which Gordon Stewart explores the dark history of a house from Edinburgh's vanished past. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know! Recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo...

Episode 32 - Barbara Buchanan plunges into the icy cold waters to bring you the myths and legends surrounding Corrvreckan, one of the world's largest whirlpools. This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan, with sound design by Giorgios Mikrogianakis and music by Nick Cole-Hamilton. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the pod...

Episode 31 - Barbara Buchanan tells the second of our dark tales for this yuletide time. This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan, with music and sound design by Nick Cole-Hamilton. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Co...

Episode 30 - Barbara Buchanan tells the first of our dark tales for this yuletide. This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan, with music and sound design by Nick Cole-Hamilton. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: w...

Episode 29 - The Sutor of Selkirk Read by Gordon Stewart and featuring Tony Broonford as The Stranger. You may know Tony from his excellent Edinburgh based social media content. He's a fountain of curious tidbits about the city, and an all round lovely fella. Give him a follow! This episode was recorded by Nick Cole-Hamilon with editing and phenomenal sound design by Giorgios Mikrogiannakis. The o...

Episode 28 - The Stones of Scotland In which Gordon Stewart explores the history, myth and murky past of the stones of Scotland. Tales of fairies, giants and rumours of human sacrifice abound. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know! Recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by N...

Episode 27 - The Grey Paw was written and told by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was recorded produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton. You can find us now on Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook, using the handle @TalesWyrd And be sure to recommend the podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This i...

Episode 26 - Hallowe'en Live! Treacle Scones & Tumshie Lanterns (part two) The second part of our first ever live show! From the historic village of Stow in the Scottish Borders, hosted graciously and generously in the Station House by Stow Community Trust: https://stowhub.co.uk/ This episode was written and narrated by Barbara Buchanan and Gordon Stewart. With live improvised soundtrack by Nick C...

Episode 26 - Hallowe'en Live! Treacle Scones & Tumshie Lanterns (part one) Our first ever live show! From the historic village of Stow in the Scottish Borders, hosted graciously and generously in the Station House by Stow Community Trust: https://stowhub.co.uk/ This episode was written and narrated by Barbara Buchanan and Gordon Stewart. With live improvised soundtrack by Nick Cole-Hamilton Live a...

Episode 25 - The Dark Lady of Littledean In which Gordon Stewart explores the dark history of the little remembered Littledean tower in the Scottish Borderlands. This episode was written and narrated by Gordon Stewart. It was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan....

Episode 24 - The Deil's Days When making a deal with the Devil you must always check the small print, lest you get more than you bargained for. Barbara Buchanan tells a dark tale which she has written for these long yuletide nights. This episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew...

Episode 23 - Rites and Mysteries. We're back! Nick Cole-Hamilton recounts his experience with a supposedly haunted book... This episode was written, read, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a You Better Run Media Production For more wyrdness, follow us on Twi...

Episode 22 - Feartie, a Winter's Fable When there is no witness, when guilt cannot be proven, our only punishment is that which remains, that which haunts us. Barbara Buchanan narrates a dark fable which she has written for the dark season. This episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed b...

Episode 21 - Vanished Lands - Ghost Towns, Lost Islands And Places That Never Were. Gordon Stewart explores towns engulfed by sand, lone mythic islands in the Atlantic, and a town which never was. This episode was written, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media Sources used in the episode: Shetland Islands Climate and Settlement Project - https://www.ba...

Episode 20 - Something In The Air - The Haunting Of Montrose Airfield Barbara Buchanan looks back on the storied history of Montrose Airfield, remembering those who lost their lives there and who's spirits seem to linger on... This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From W...

Episode 19 - The Ringcroft Poltergeist, An Infestation Of Evil Barbara Buchanan explores the terrifying account of a poltergeist which plagued a family in Auchencairn in 1695. The account was documented by the Reverend Alexander Telfair and attested to by all those involved. Such detail is an uncommon and fascinating insight into a truly bizarre haunting. This episode was written by Barbara Buchan...

Episode 18, featuring Callum Sutherland. Callum is a researcher at the University of Glasgow who reached out to us via our twitter account to ask if we'd be interested in talking to him about his research on the urban wyrd and more generally the Scottish wyrd. We were delighted to chat with him and this episode is a somewhat trimmed down version of that conversation. We cover quite a lot of ground...

Episode 17 - Shoes For Black Donald, a tale written by Nick Cole-Hamilton The tale was told by Gordon Stewart and featured: Donald Cowan as Black Donald Barbara Buchanan as Morag and Nick Cole-Hamilton as poor old Angus. This episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media With script help from Sylvia Gomez-Benitez, Saran Walker and Robert...

Episode 16 - The Point is a story written and told by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was recorded produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The image used for this episode's thumbnail is William Daniel's Eddystone Lighthouse in a Storm You may notice that this episode of TFWS differs from others in that it is a work of fiction. as a little experiment we de...

Episode 15 - Samhain - Guisers, Dookin' And Bogles Barbara Buchanan lights her neep lantern to illuminate the shadows around this darkest of festivals. We explore traditions around Halloween, encountering spirits, bogles and a ghostly hen along the way. This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was recorded, produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbette...

Episode 14 - The Gorbals Vampire, in which Gordon steps from behind the tombstones to explore a very peculiar Scottish Vampire story. Content warning - Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence, and the use of accompanying sound effects, that some people may find disturbing. This tale is told by Gordon Stewart, check out his blog: http://www.borderlandscotland.wordpress.com/ Th...

Episode 13 - Waiting In The Wings: The Ghosts In Scotland's Theatres In which Barbara Buchanan dims the house lights and calls forth the spirits which linger on the stages and in the stalls of Scotland's theatres. This episode was written by Barbara Buchanan and featured Gordon Stewart, This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales F...

Episode 12 - Yellow Eyes 1979. In which Gordon Stewart travels back in time to explore a very peculiar haunting on Edinburgh's Regent Terrace. This episode was written by Gordon Stewart, based on a story by Bill Gibbons. This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowa...

Episode 11 - in which, alongside an immensely famous Scotsman, we cross the veil and the border, to investigate the surprising story of the Cottingley Fairies. This episode was written and narrated by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan....

Episode 10 - exploring the rise of Spiritualism, focusing particularly on two famous Scottish mediums, Daniel Hume, and Helen Duncan, who was one of the last people to be tried under the Witchcraft Act in the UK. This episode was written and narrated by Barbara Buchanan. This episode was produced and radiophonically designed by Nick Cole-Hamilton: www.youbetterrun.media The Tales From Wyrd Scotlan...