A Wee Bit Gothic

Bonjour bonjour bonjour!

We are back, witches, with another episode!

Chris tells us about the death of one Wee Eddie who ran an interesting stall at the Glasgow Barras and Hannah talks about Charles Dawson and his attempted to fill in the missing link gaps of human evolution.

Look who's back, babaaaaay!

This week we shake things up a but with a slightly different format. You'll continue to get two stories per episode but the nonsense chat at the start will be briefer so we can focus on the Scottish gothic business. We have also introduced Red Break, an interval between stories where we give a recommendation each. We're talking books, TV, podcasts, places to visit. The works!

Hannah kicks things off with the story of bad-ass woman and amazing astrologist, Williamina Fleming.

Chris then talks us through his hometown murder committed by renowned killer, Angus Sinclair

Hello there!

This week Chris and Hannah are back in action with stories of the Scottish folklore of the Selkie, stories from around the world about similar water based legends and the mysterious possibility that post Prince Albert (steady) Queen Vicky went on to secretly marry another man.

This time on AWBG Hannah and Chris cover the mysterious and slightly haunting Cotard Delusion and a man previously mentioned, John Rae. John is a much forgotten figure in the discovery of the Northwest Passage. 

Well look at us go with another episode coming out so swiftly! 

Chris starts off with the story of Edgar Allan Poe and his mysterious death.
Hannah then tells us about Dr turned theatre man, James Bridie 

Looks who's back! It's us at A Wee Bit Gothic.

We have had quite the busy and stressful few months so thank you for your patience!

This week we have our usual catch up before diving into the stories of Ghost story master, MR James, and the twists and turns of butler Archibald Hall. 

This week on our spooky podcast with a dash of the gothic we cover Dr Simpson and the leaps he made in womens health, and some of the grimmest on stage incidents from gun blazing directors to snake bites. 

Well the Fringe didn't half get in the way did it! We're here and ready to get the ball a'rolling.

Hannah tells us the story of a badass lady: Caroline Norton (nee Sheridan) and Chris takes us to the capital to Queensberry House! 

This week we have something extra special! A Wee Bit Gothic The Quiz featuring questions about Scottish Icons, moments in Scottish history and plenty about the banter had here on the pod.

You might not need to have listened to every episode so take part and have some fun with us! 

Love, Hannah and Chris x

We've finally reached it...EPISODE 69! Well what a fun time we have in store for you. 

Discussions begin with a true crime podcast recommendation, MET Gala fashion house discussions and June antics. 

Chris tells the horrendous story of Helen Priestly, a young girl murdered in 30s Aberdeen. 

Hannah then talks us through the relevance and importance of three Glasgow fountains 

Welcome back to A Wee Bit Gothic, true crime and gothic interest podcast extraordinaire!

This week we talk about what style of dance we wish we were proficient in. 

Hannah takes us through the life of Lady Arbelle Stuart and Chris tells us about a child murder that shook Aberdeen to the core.

Welcome back to A Wee Bit Gothic. Your Scottish true crime and gothic interest podcast. 

Chris talks us through the successes and scandal surround Doctor John Forrest 

Back in habit! We're back and at it again! 

This week we talk about our escapades the last few weeks before diving into the medical contributions of Joseph Lister and the disappearance of Margaret Fleming; the forgotten child.

Hello hello! Did you miss us? Fear not, we still have plenty stories to share with you! As things continue to change and our world of work gets busier we are trying to still find our feet a bit and sometimes recording times don't align.

This we we discuss our favourite periods of fashion, The (mis)adventures of Wee William Laird McKinnley and the trio of ships that were destined for disaster. 

Welcome back to episode 64! Can you believe it!

This week we discuss which literary characters we would dress as for World Book Day as well as reminiscing about some of our favourite childhood TV shows. 

Hannah's story this week is about the gruesome death of one John Porteous while Chris takes us on holiday to the Glasgow Fair 

Hello hello and welcome back! 

This week the gothic duo discuss some of our favourite classical music before diving in to story time! 

Chris talks about the half Scot accused of some of the most horrendous and senseless gang crimes in America and Hannah goes on to talk about Allan Pinkerton and his involvement with the one and only Abraham Lincoln 

This week Hannah and Chris discuss their favourite Shakespeare dramas and comedies before diving in to the Battle of George Square and the murder that shook the small town of Assunt.

Hello friendly listener!

This week Chris talks about one of the leading causes of infant death in the 1880s and Hannah gives us the scoop on the man behind on the most iconic Franenstein adaptation, James Whale

This week Chris and Hannah talk about some of their favourite theatre buildings which will take us around the UK and over to France.

Hannah then tells us about Simon Fraser, a sneaky boy with a flip floppy nature.

Chris then talks about the iconic LGBTQIA+ ally, Anne Rice, and her most famous novel; Interview With The Vampire 

Welcome back, listeners. Glad we're back on track? So are we. We've missed you.

Well this week we discuss where in Scotland we would most like to visit, Chris discusses the AWBG new found Cornwall based fame and Hannah talks Edinburgh trips! 

Chris's story this week is about the Irish Potato Famine, his familial link to Ireland and the friendship between the Irish and the Native American Choctaw tribe before Hannah tells us about another surprise friendship between escapologist Harry Houdini and oor pal Arthur Conan Doyle 

WE'RE BACK! 

After a wee hiatus to chill a bit over a very hectic Christmas we are back in action!

Hannah covers the man himself; Henry Littlejohn while Chris talks about Dickens' love of Scotland 

We're back!

This week we talk about Walford Bodie, the magical man with electricity at his fingertips, the Britannia Panopticon and the Darien Scheme, which was (spoiler alert) a disaster.

Episode 56 is here, folks! Thanks, as always, for listening and supporting. If you can, please rate review and subscribe to us! It will make the world of difference and we’ll love you forever.

This week Chris takes us step-by-step through his latest outing, we ask ourselves which children’s films were scarier than they ought to be and Hannah introduces us to a much loved, but seldom seen, member of the family.

Hannah than takes us through the history of hypnotism and its surprising Scottish roots!

Chris then walks us through the much haunted grounds of Glamis Castle and the folk who refuse to leave.

Once again we return for a pretty looking number: 55. 

This week we tllk about which literary characters we would most like to meet/advise. 

Then Chris takes us through the mysterious life and tragic end of The Great Lafayette before Hannah takes us through Alexander McQueen's pride in his Scottish heritage and the collections it inspired as well as the popularisation of tartan as a national garb.

Hello hello! 

Well we finally made it. After a hellish technical disaster we have finally made episode 54 happen! 

Hannah this week continues with the maritime theme and discusses the wild mystery of the Mary Celeste ghost ship, while Chris takes us just down the road to Crosshill, Glasgow and the 70's mystery Gurning Man 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Yes it is our favourite time of year at last, which also marks the end of our first year of podcasting.
Thanks so much for all your support so far! 

Hannah takes us through the All Hallows Eve traditions of Samhain and how it influenced the Halloween we know today.

Chris then talks about his literal life force: Hocus Pocus and the real life Salem Witch Trials 

One week to go before our 52nd episode! Can you believe!

Chris talks about the very last man hanged for murder in Dundee who had crimes very similar to someone you may know of already.

Hannah talks about the incredible mystery novelist, Agatha Christie, and the mystery she found herself front and centre of.

Hello! 

Apologies for the late episode but here we are back back back again. 

This week we ask ourselves which period of Scottish history we would most like to get plonked in if the opportunity arose. 

Hannah then talks about the pioneering women who infiltrated the historically male-only systems of Glasgow Uni and lovingly dubs 4 incredible women the Glasgow Four.

Chris then talks about a man who was once referred to as an Angel of Death in the Dundee press; Colin Norris. Who inspired him and is he set of a release from prison?

This week we talk about some of our favourite plays! Punchdrunk and one Mozart get a lovely mention.

 Chris tells us all about the outspoken woman who was sent into exile on St Kilda by her husband while Hannah tells us about one of the worst ship building disasters that took place in Glasgow 

Well well well what have we here? Another episode? Fabulous. 

This week we kick things off (rather groggily) with stories of on stage mishaps! What. A. Hoot!

Hannah then talks us through the difficulties of working in factories amid the industrial revolution and the steps one man took to make things a bit better.

Chris then offers to buy you all a 99 before turning on his heels in fear of the Glasgow Ice Creams wars, which ended in murder and a miscarriage of justice.

Back in the Habit, here we be. 

This week we discuss underrated horror films, niece nicknames, new money making adventures and more! 

Chris then tells us about Scottish explorer Thomas Simpson and his mysterious death. 

Hannah, with a new wild links and made coincidences, tells us about Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Welcome back once again to another episode of A Wee Bit Gothic. 

This week Hannah and Chris discuss which Google holes they've been stuck in in recent weeks. Chris also divulges the details about his escapades as the next Mary Poppins. 

Hannah's story is about Eugene Marie Chantrelle. A man with eerie similarities to one Dr Pritchard from a previous episode. Eugene went on to inspire a someone to write a little book about the two sides within every man. 

Chris then takes us up to the Kingdom of Fife to look at a castle steeped in history, soaked in blood and full of lost golf balls...probably.

Welcome back to another episode of AWBG!

This week we ask ourselves which fairy tale we would like to see adapted into some kind of truly gothic film.

Chris then talks to us about Tom Jenkins, a man brought to Scotland on a ship called The Prestige which stole people from Africa as slaves.

Hannah then give us the roots (some Scottish) behind Gaetano Donizetti's operas about Queens.

Hello hello!

This week out ramblings involve what's been getting us down this week, which movie scenes (NOT from horror movies) that give us the heebie jeebies and what strange reactions our bodies have to being swabbed!

Hannah then takes just up the road to look at the Stirling Tollbooth and a few of the grim stories that find a home there. 

Chris then tells us all about the 2 little pranksters that managed to trick one of the greatest literary minds in Scottish history

This week we ask ourselves what we reckon the creepiest song ever. Dare to listen to our choices?

Chris then talks about the worst maritime disaster in the east coast of Scotland. 

Hannah then talks about one bad bloodsucking bat man. 

It’s all games and fun at Episode 41! 

Chat this week includes Hannah’s birthday, Chris’ amphibian pal, our “lads” trip to Edinburgh & Ms Hattie McCap asks us about our comfort TV shows. Nuns and Belgian detectives both feature. 

Hannah gives us the story of Scotland’s bizarre big cat sightings, and the sleekit’ feline soul-stealer that haunts the Highlands. 

Chris then gives us the hidden history behind a landmark in Portobello. Medical mistakes, charges of homicide and exposed intestines all feature in the story of Dr Hugh Dewar. Not recommended for those with a sensitive stomach.

Life begins at (Episode) 40! Chat this week includes feeling our age, fighting with technology, how not to fall out of a tree & Ms Hattie McCap asks us about infamous cold cases. 

Stories include the disappearance of Moira Anderson; a case featuring an (arguably) bungled investigation and a confession kept secret for years. 

We then explore the dark meaning behind one of Scotland’s greatest songs, and why our mythical creatures won’t think twice about punching you. Rule #1: never cross a faerie.

Welcome to your flight: Episode 39: A-Cute Triangle

Mrs Hattie asks us who we would bring back to life to give us a concert for just us. We come up with 3 absolutely corkers. Who would you choose?

Hannah then takes us through a scandalous and mysterious non-love triangle of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais.

The Chris tells us about the dark cloud the hovered over the head of the man behind the boy who would never grow up. 

Let’s concentrate on all things Episode 38. 

Chat includes mini-heatwaves & classic sleepover horror films, before Ms Hattie McCap asks us all about why we joined this wonderful podcast land. 

Then join us, fair friends, as we head down to Stratford-Upon-Avon to discuss all things Shakespeare. But did he really write those plays, and just whom are his sonnets declaring love for? 

Skipping over the pond we explore a New York-set Gothic story. Unexpected Scottish connections, phantoms and superstitions all pervade this tale. Heads will roll.

This little slice of heaven is episode 37! Out of the all villainous horror movie killers would you want to eternally steer clear of in life? This is one of life's tough questions that Hannah and Chris tackled on this day. 

Ding dong the witch is which witch? Hannah takes us back to the Pollock witches and the mysterious accuser; Janet Douglas. 

Then Chris takes us home with the freshly solved long-time cold case of Mary McLaughlin who was murdered in her flat where she lived alone. 

We’re lacking in rhymes, but here’s number 36 on sweet, sweet time. 

We have a whine about live sports again this week, before Ms Magical Hat asks us about lesser known Scottish facts. Unicorns, bar brawls and urine soaked wool all feature. 

Story times this week include a strange cold case from the Kingdom of Fife. No witnesses, no apparent motive, and cause of death an ancient martial arts move. Might you be the one to solve it? 

We’re then riding down to the village of Alloway to attend a Gothic gathering at the Auld Kirk, as we explore the classic Scots poem Tam O’Shanter.

Episode 35 has arrived, what a time to be alive.

What a week we've had! This episode has been whipped up just in time for you lovely lot.

First we ask ourselves which horror films we wouldn't bother giving a second watch. TW: controversial opinions.

Hannah talks us through some of the more gothic style choreograph stylings of Kenneth McMillan. He covered it all, smashed some boundaries and strayed from the ballet structure.

Chris then takes us for a swim around one of Edinburgh long lost lochs. Join us, the water's disgusting.

This week we start the ball rolling with a chat about our favourite buildings in Glasgow.

Chris then gives us the twists and turns of John Merritt and John Chesney. How might the two connect?

Hannah then gives us the harrowing true story that inspired the BBC drama The Terror.

What shall it be, thirty-three?

Well this week it starts of a big spoooooky when we discuss what our first ever West End show experience was.

Hannah then takes us for a walk down the aisle to see how superstitious the Victorian couple at the end may well have been. More of the strange customs are still around to this day. Can you guess which those might be?

To wrap up this week, Chris tells us the story of the Mackie family and their oh so pesky poltergeist back in the 1600’s.

Thirty Two, watcha gonna do.

This week we kick things off by discussing what our ideal gothic novel adaptation would be. Chris takes a nautical route while Hannah demands a true-to-the-novel adaptation of a Sci Fi novel.

Story time takes us to the story of Mary Timney, the last woman hanged publicly in Scotland and the history and design of the stunning Glasgow University buildings. 

Let’s get it done, it’s Episode 31. 

Weekly nonsense chat includes Chris’ passionate argument as to why heat should stay in Hell and Hannah’s bank holiday weekend escapades. 

Ms Hattie McCap then asks us about true crime TV adaptations: sometimes actors can look a little uncomfortably too like their characters. 

Stories include the tale of Dr Joseph Bell and his remarkable gift for deduction. His legacy and influence lives on in more ways than one. Elementary, dear listener. And we hitch a ride on a gondola this week, as Chris guides us through the spooky tales from the streets of Venice. Bellissimo!

Don’t lose your head just yet, we’re back with Episode 30: Part 2. 

Returning to the life and times of Mary Queen of Scots, we discuss the explosive murder for which Mary was a prime suspect, the ploys and plots to restore her to the throne, and her gruesome execution. 

We conclude with a look at some of the adaptations that keep Mary’s memory alive to this day.