Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast

Welcome to Episode 12. In this episode, the Boggart tells the tale of the White Lady of Blenkinsopp Castle in Northumberland, said to be the ghost of the wife of Sir Bryan de Blenkinsopp doomed to haunt the castle until her buried and hidden treasure is found... then we follow the Blenkinsopp line to Bellister Castle where an unfortunate minstrel met a grisly death and haunted the Baron til his dy...

Episode 11 delves into the story of the Radiant Boy of Corby Castle in Cumbria, an entity described as a boy with golden hair glowing with golden light: whose appearance spells both good fortune and an untimely death for the viewer. Then we cross over into County Durham for the story of the Witch of Easington, said to shapeshift into a hare when out and about - then we also look at stories from No...

This is the first of the podcast's 'international episodes' where UK and worldwide folklore will feature, not just stories from the north of England and the Scottish Borders. In Episode 10, the podcast reveals listener stories from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, then delves very briefly into the five thousand years of mermaid folklore, as well as looking at the docufiction production o...

Welcome to Episode 9 of the podcast! Thanks for everyone's support so far! This episode looks at the legend of the Derwent Giants: Cor, Ben and Con, then we look at the case of the Grey Lady of the Newcastle upon Tyne Old Assembly Rooms. Following that we have a 19th century description of what a wraith or waff was, concluding with paranormal investigation accounts at The Bay Horse in Stamfordham,...

The haunting of the mill house at Willington Dene, near Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne was one of the country's most famous hauntings in the early 19th century. It was also one of the most well documented, with a diary being kept of many of the occurrences, as well as witness statements. It has also been subject to wild speculation, especially in recent years. Unlike previous episodes, Episode 8 co...

Episode 7 contains the following stories - a look at the Cauld (pronounced 'cowled' and meaning 'cold') Lad of Hylton's origins, from the brownie of folklore to the ghost of a 17th century stablehand - and a look at the recorded history behind it. Then we move on to a small collection of alleged paranormal sightings along the length of Dere Street Roman Road (recorded while actually excavating par...

Episode 6 contains the following stories - the ghosts and Barguest of Glassensikes, Darlington, followed by the case of the Bronte Street poltergeist in Gateshead, 1963-4. This is followed by an account of a haunting in Ilfracombe Gardens, Whitley Bay in 1977. There are then three stories recorded via interview with John and Madeline Bell back in 2010, finishing with a small article from the Kelso...

Episode 5 contains an update on the Within the Boggart Wood project, then stories on three ghosts in Lanchester, County Durham, the 19th century tale of the Hedley Kow (a mischievous goblin, bogle or demon depending on your viewpoint) and then finally a listener story detailing a potential UFO encounter near Hexham in the 1970s. Info Batten J. and Jacobs J. (1894)  More English Fairy Tales Wi...

Lock-down encounters | The Ghosts of the Cooperage | Encounters with Silky.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3 looks at the story of the Northumbrian Duergar, or Simonside Dwarfs with the tale's potential origins and ultimate Disneyification... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Witches of Allensford | the phantom cyclist of the B6295 | toddler footprints | Peter the Poltergeist, 1962 | Pancake traditions in the 19th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first 'pilot' episode of the podcast, the vaguelly terrified Boggart introduces himself and explains the basic premise of the project, then reads out real life ghost stories submitted by a supporter, then delves into the archives and a 1936 newspaper article describing poltergeist activity and hurling stones, before ending with a little folklore snippet about the Hexham Goose.   Hosted...