Tales From Wyrd Scotland

You Better Run Records

Tales From Wyrd Scotland is a podcast exploring the wyrd, wonderful world of Scotland's supernatural, quirky and frankly terrifying past. Told in the manner of a fireside tale/radio drama, carefully crafted sound design and eldritch, ethereal music work along side masterful narration to weave eerie tales to chill even the darkest heart.

  1. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 33 - Wrichtishousis - A Shadow From Edinburgh's Past

    Apr 19

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 33 - Wrichtishousis - A Shadow From Edinburgh's Past

    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 was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a you better run media production

    10 min
  2. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 32 - Corryvreckan - The Cauldron of the Sea

    12/31/2025

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 32 - Corryvreckan - The Cauldron of the Sea

    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 podcast to any likeminded wyrdos you know. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a you better run media production

    9 min
  3. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 31 - The Last Delivery

    12/24/2025

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 31 - The Last Delivery

    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 Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a you better run media production

    24 min
  4. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 30 - Homecoming

    12/23/2025

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 30 - Homecoming

    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: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a you better run media production

    10 min
  5. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 29 - The Sutor of Selkirk (featuring Tony Broonford)

    10/15/2025

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 29 - The Sutor of Selkirk (featuring Tony Broonford)

    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 only authorial attribution we could find for this story was to 'one of the authors of the odd volume'. The internet speculative fiction database has lists numerous publications which the story has appeared in. The evening standard second book of strange stories lists its publication date as 1839, and its author as unknown. As far and we can discovered the story is in the public domain, however if anyone has any further information on this, please get in touch. 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 is a you better run media production

    20 min
  6. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 28 - The Stones of Scotland

    04/16/2025

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 28 - The Stones of Scotland

    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 Nick Cole-Hamilton, with editing from Giorgos Mikrogiannakis. The Tales From Wyrd Scotland logo was designed by Andrew Cowan: www.andrewcowan.co/ This is a you better run media production

    28 min
  7. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 27 - The Grey Paw

    12/24/2024

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 27 - The Grey Paw

    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 is a you better run media production

    8 min
  8. Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 26b - Hallowe'en Live! Treacle Scones & Tumshie Lanterns (part 2)

    11/01/2024

    Tales From Wyrd Scotland | Episode 26b - Hallowe'en Live! Treacle Scones & Tumshie Lanterns (part 2)

    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 Cole-Hamilton Live audio mixing and engineering by Giorgios Mikrogiannakis. Part two coming tomorrow! 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 Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TalesWyrd

    34 min
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About

Tales From Wyrd Scotland is a podcast exploring the wyrd, wonderful world of Scotland's supernatural, quirky and frankly terrifying past. Told in the manner of a fireside tale/radio drama, carefully crafted sound design and eldritch, ethereal music work along side masterful narration to weave eerie tales to chill even the darkest heart.

Information

  • Creator
    You Better Run Records
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Tales From Wyrd Scotland

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