Tea, Crumpets and Horror
A very British podcast looking into the weird, dark, wonderful and downright horrible history of the UK and the surrounding Isles. Music: 'Before you know' by Luella Gren Episodes loaded every Monday
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
In part 2 of our look into the horrible crimes of Doctor Harold Shipman, we take a look at the remaining victims that Shipman was charged in killing and get to see just how callous and brazen he was in murdering and dealing with the families.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Welcome to part 1 of a our latest story for you. In 1998, taxi driver John Shaw contacted the Greater Manchester Police. for the last several years, a number of his regular passengers had all passed away following visits to the doctor. Alarmingly, all of these passengers had the same GP; Doctor Harold Shipman AKA, Doctor Death
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Before Salem there were the Pendleton Witch trials. We hear the story of some people who stole a sheep and got accused of being witches.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
We are coming at you with a midnight snack (finally!) baby! This week we are entertaining you with a bit of history to the case of James Somerset and how his case started the ball rolling to abolish slavery within the British empire.
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
In this Halloween special we tell each other scary ghost stories... or well we try.
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
We are still celebrating spooky season! This was meant to be a midnight snack but things got a bit mad so this is a standard episode brought to you by Kaz and the tale of the Hexham Heads...
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
It's October so let's take a look at some roads around Britain...that are haunted.
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
We are back from our break and we are jumping right into the madness talking about the one and only (possibly) Jack the Stripper!
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
In our last episode until October, we take a look at another tragedy of the 80s and focus on what occurred on the evening of 6th March 1987 when the Herald of Free Enterprise left the port of Zeebrugge with her bow doors wide open. We also take a look at the years leading up this terrible disaster where numerous warnings were missed or ignored by those who were in charge and we ask, could this incident that claimed the lives of 193 people been avoided and who was to blame for what happened on that fateful day?
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
It's a midnight snack baby! This week we cover the story of the Hartlepool Monkey which is a rather disturbing story that has historians divided. However whether the tale is true or not, the people of Hartlepool have embraced this rather macabre part of their town's history.
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