Strange Stories UK
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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Strange Stories UK: some considerations on The death of Princess Diana
There has been recent news items on the interview between the BBC Panorama programme and Princess Diana in November 1995 and that was the inspiration for this podcast.
I have not atte…
Strange Stories UK: The Society of Psychical Research investigate a London ghost
I thought it time for a paranormal type episode, this one taken from the journals of the Society for Psychical Research. I do my research in the British Library for these podcasts, this…
Strange Stories UK: Colin Wallace, Kincora and Clockwork Orange part 2.
This is part 2 of the podcast, the details being the same as for part 1.
Strange Stories UK: Colin Wallace, Kincora and Clockwork Orange part 1
Northern Ireland 1970s, MI5, Clockwork Orange, Murder, SAS, paedophiles, IRA, UDA.
What could possibly go wrong?
Well quite a lot did go wrong. This is part one of a story that few people…
Strange Stories UK, Hilda Murrell part 3
This is part three of the Hilda Murrell murder, please listen to parts one and two.
The police continue to insist that the Hilda Murrell murder was a burglary gone wrong despite evidence…
Strange Stories UK : Hilda Murrell part 2: Belgrano, Sizewell and other theories.
This is part two of the Hilda Murrell podcast.
Maybe I should think about doing some editing; apologies in this podcast I call Hilda Murrell, Hilda Murray a few times and have difficult…
Strange Stories UK : The Hilda Murrell murder. 1984
This is part one of a three part podcast. 21 March 1984. Hilda Murrell was abducted from her home. She was an anti-nuclear campaigner who had just gained approval to present a paper on…
Strange Stories UK. The Brighton University student Janet Muller murder in 2015
This is another case of a jury getting it wrong. Janet Muller was murdered by Christopher Jeffrey - Shaw in Sussex in 2015. We do not know the whole story, there are gaps in our unders…
Strange Stories UK, The Porthole Murder of Gay Gibson.
A promising 21 year old actress who lived as she wished, not to the conventions of the day, goes missing on a cruise ship.
Strange Stories UK : The Thug Life in Ipswich: County Lines.
The 'Thug life' referred to in this podcast, refers to street gangs in Ipswich copying the behaviour of street gangs in America. The American rapper Tupac came up with a phrase that ma…
Strange Stories UK, The Fairy Investigation Society 1927 - to present.
The Fairy Investigation Society (aka FIS), founded in the UK in 1927, exists to report fairy sightings.
This podcast attempts to give a brief history of fairies in the UK (zero to 10 min…
Strange Stories UK, Brighton Murder, The tragic death of Suel Dagado
A group of young men decide to spend a Saturday night in Brighton. There is an altercation as they leave a nightclub, a stupid drunken quarrel and macho posturing leads to a tragic and…
Strange Stories UK The Rise and fall of the Messinas, vice in London 1930-60
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also an email address,
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I will be happy to answer any questions, or …
Strange Stories UK, The Lord Janner sexual abuse cover-up.
Well this is a bit of a ramble, but the main story is how a prominent Leicester MP Greville Janner had credible allegations of sexual abuse made against him over a long period of time …
Strange Stories UK, Brides in the Bath, George Smith part 2.
Part 2 of the Brides in the Bath Story.
Strange Stories UK, Brides in the Bath murders. Part 1.
A murder trial at the Old Bailey in 1915 caused much comment. Thousands of soldiers were being killed on a daily basis while a long complicated trial was being staged to decide the life…
Strange Stories UK, Ghost Story for Christmas 2020
Two stories from the records of the Society of Physical Research (SPR) investigated by Fred Stratton. There are similarities between the two stories, both classic haunted house stories,…
Strange Stories UK, The murder of Louise Smith at Leigh Park, Havant.
Lockdown in the UK during May 2020. Not a good time for teenagers or the young. Imagine being a sixteen year old teenager having fallen out with her mother, suffering from anxiety and …
Strange Stores UK, The extraordinary story of Brian Donald Hume.
Brian Donald Hume, better known as Donald Hume was a smuggler, bank robber, murderer and successful businessman. His life story is quite extraordinary. It is a pity that he allowed his…
Strange Stories UK, The Florence Maybrick trial.
The Florence Maybrick trial which took place in Liverpool during 1889 is a famous case in which a woman was charged with the murder of her addict husband as a result of a manipulating F…