Strange Stories UK DBC

Send us a Text Message.Jay Slater, a teenager has gone missing while on holiday in Tenerife. This is a story that has taken off in the media and social media. This concerns the first two weeks of a strange and fast moving case that may well be solved by the time you have read this. The story is told in one take without any editing..

Send us a Text Message.I can't find any mention of these 1971 murders on the internet. The information is taken from police files and as information is scant, it is a short episode.

Send us a Text Message.This is a forgotten about story found in a Journal of the Society of Psychical Research. Wivelsfield is a village in Sussex, the Volturno was an ocean liner, presumably named after the Italian river.Please be advised that this podcast is recorded in one take and is not edited.

Send us a Text Message.1920s in the UK the Authorities were worried about the behaviour of some of the young people who were later called 'The Bright Young things'. The Establishment were worried about nightclubs, dancing and drinking and the Home Secretary was determined to do something about it. When he found out about a scandal at Eton College where boys were supposedly being seduced by actresses, he was determined to make an example of Tallulah Bankhead, an American actress who seemed to ...

Send us a Text Message.I am posting this short podcast as the podcasts that I have been working on have become rather complicated, I will finish and broadcast them later. One is about corruption in the Metropolitan police force in London during the 1970s, the other is a paranormal case. I have started and completed this short podcast on a rainy Sunday in May 2024. The story comes from 1973 from Swanage in Dorset. I would imagine it is largely forgotten now. It is recorded in one ta...

Send us a Text Message.What is the largest fish caught in British freshwaters and are they dangerous? This episode is about a huge creature that lived in Martin Mere that was said to feed on swans! Some of the podcast is rather silly but all of it true.There is a Slightly boring opening about geological features, folklore and drainage systems, this lasts about five minutes, so maybe skip that part. As usual please be warned this is a lo fi production by someone that oft...