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Strange Stories UK

Strange Stories UK

DBC 267 Episodes Oct 18, 2026

A podcast exploring true crime, mysteries, and unsolved cases across the UK, with a focus on strange and paranormal events. The host aims to present factual information without personal opinions, and the episodes are deliberately low-fi with minimal editing. Topics range from historical oddities to modern-day unexplained phenomena.

Episodes

Strange Stories UK: Alan Patrick Reeve, Billy Doyle, Chaos at  Broadmoor
Strange Stories UK: Alan Patrick Reeve, Billy Doyle, Chaos at Broadmoor Oct 18, 2026 2472 Send us Fan MailJanuary 2023, 34-year-old Hugo Flint Cahan was strangled by fellow patient Rolando Torres-Pena, aged 22, on Topaz Ward at Newham Mental Health Centre in east London. An inquest reported in September 2026 revealed serious failings in patient supervision, including staff sleeping while on duty. Such cases have always happened. This is not a podcast about that event.This is a similar
Strange Stories UK: The hidden history of Brompton, Yorkshire; and murder.
Strange Stories UK: The hidden history of Brompton, Yorkshire; and murder. Oct 5, 2026 1900 Send us Fan MailThe hidden history of a Yorkshire village. A quiet landscape which contains thousands of years of conflict. This podcasts moves from 1138, the battle of the standard to 2026 domestic violence. The central story involves a 1950 murder which seemed unusual on a number of counts. There are paranormal aspects, although Brompton has usually been a peaceful Yorkshire village.BTW, this pa
Strange Stories UK. Manchester and the Bennell blemish
Strange Stories UK. Manchester and the Bennell blemish Sep 19, 2026 2163 Send us Fan MailThis episode examines the seperate crimes of Ronald Bennell and Barry Bennell, two members of the same family whose offences became part of Manchester’s criminal history. Ronald Bennell was convicted on two separate occasions 15 years apart of rape and murder. Barry Bennell was convicted of numerous sexual offences against boys. Their crimes were their own and there is nothing to i
Strange Stories UK: Deaths in Middlesborough, what are we not being told?
Strange Stories UK: Deaths in Middlesborough, what are we not being told? Aug 28, 2026 1706 Send us Fan MailFollowing events in Middlesborough last weekend, on the lunch time news today, Friday 28 August, it seems that trouble continues. I wanted to understand what was going on so put this short podcast together. This was made in two hours so not a very polished but it includes all what is known at present. 
Strange Stories: Music, Misfits and Murder,  Chelsea on the eve of the Swinging Sixties
Strange Stories: Music, Misfits and Murder, Chelsea on the eve of the Swinging Sixties Aug 25, 2026 2249 Send us Fan MailThis is a bit of a ramble about Chelsea, London in 1962. Rolling Stones and the Beatles get a mention as does the Kings Road and a murder.
Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday is dead, is anyone to blame?
Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday is dead, is anyone to blame? Aug 15, 2026 1043 Send us Fan MailThis is a short podcast after the sad news that Jason Arday was found dead yesterday, Friday 14 August 2026. As I have made a couple of podcasts on the Arday affair, I thought I would make some final comments.This matter is not going to be forgotten as a result of the many issues raised. The spotlight now falls on John Moores University Liverpool and Cambridge University and other
Strange Stories: Jason Arday 2: How was he appointed at Cambridge University?
Strange Stories: Jason Arday 2: How was he appointed at Cambridge University? Aug 13, 2026 1997 Send us Fan MailThis is another podcast concerning the Jason Arday affair at Cambridge University. Although so much has been posted on the subject I was concerned that those involved in Arday’s appointment had not been widely made. I thought I would name them hopefully in a neutral way. To make my position clear I will state my political views, in the past I had voted Labour and for the past coupl
Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday and the failure of the University of Cambridge.
Strange Stories UK: Jason Arday and the failure of the University of Cambridge. Aug 6, 2026 2030 Send us Fan MailI have read this story in the news reports today and felt like making a podcast on it. It concerns a Critical Race theory sociologist who was appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. The person was Jason Arday and he had not been truthful in his claims and should never of been given the appointment. The blame lies with the University of Cambridge for not carrying out d
Strange Stories UK: The Strange Case of Michele Lupo.
Strange Stories UK: The Strange Case of Michele Lupo. Aug 2, 2026 2746 Send us Fan MailThe Michele Lupo case is the story of a serial killer and also a window into the mid 1980s London of High Society and High fashion. Also of the London GAY community during the AIDS crisis. The whole story will never be told as some influential characters involved thought it best for them to  keep quiet.The story is loft, told in one take with no editing. I know I stumble over some
Strange Stories : The Peter B's, Fleetwood Mac and the Cobham Apparition
Strange Stories : The Peter B's, Fleetwood Mac and the Cobham Apparition Jul 22, 2026 1729 Send us Fan MailThe Peter B's, Fleetwood Mac and the Cobham Apparition explores one of Britain's most unusual ghost stories. In November 1965, four young musicians—including future Fleetwood Mac founders Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood—reported seeing a mysterious figure beside the A3 near Cobham, Surrey, while driving home from a rhythm-and-blues gig. Drawing on contemporary witness stat
Strange Stories UK: Tattooing people and Stories from the UK.
Strange Stories UK: Tattooing people and Stories from the UK. Jul 10, 2026 2957 Send us Fan MailSome offbeat stories about tattooing in the UK since the late Victorian period up to the modern day. Told in one take outside in the garden, lo fi and with a replacement microphone.
Strange Stories : Double murder at Cadno Farm, Wales.
Strange Stories : Double murder at Cadno Farm, Wales. Jul 4, 2026 2825 Send us Fan MailRonnie Harries was in his mid twenties, newly married with a baby girl living in rural South Wales, a member of a community where he had lived all his life. How did he think he could kill relatives he called uncle and auntie and take over their farm without anyone asking where they were and what was going on? Recorded in one take with the usual shortcomings. The description says se

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