There's an abandoned church on a hill top at Clophill in Bedfordshire, that fuelled my nightmares as a child. In today's episode I explore the history of this notorious church that the tabloid press labelled a "black magic church" back in the 1960s. This ruined church has associations with magic, ghosts, grave robbers, the devil, desecration and death. But are the newspaper stories and the local folklore true? And why was I so scared by the very thought of this church as a child? How do my nightmares link to a very different kind of church in Biggleswade? All is revealed in this episode of Weird in the Wade.
I confront my demons (pun intended) to cover this story for the show.
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Researched, written and presented by Nat Doig
Theme Music by Tess Savigear
All additional sound effects and music from Epidemic Sound
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14. Weird Wanders One: Blind George Ghost of Anstey
13. Ghostly Crime Part 2: Biggleswade Body Snatchers and Things That Go Bump in the Night
12. Ghostly Crime Part One: Murder Bridge, Thomas Dun and a Chat with Eerie Edinburgh
11. Black Tom Phantom Highwayman of Bedford
Bonus Episode: Facing my Demons at the Black Magic Church
10. The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
Bonus Episode: More Big Cats of Bedfordshire and Beyond
8. The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
7. The Big Cat of Biggleswade and Phantom Felines
6. The Potton Poisoner: Part 3
5. The Potton Poisoner: Part Two
4. The Potton Poisoner: Part One
Bonus Episode: Updates, News and a New Spooky Story
3. What’s Haunting Potton Wood?
Bonus Episode: Luton’s Noontide Hag
2) Flying Saucers Over Biggleswade
Bonus Mini Episode: The Silsoe Grey Lady
Bonus Episode: The Great Fire of Biggleswade, New Evidence.
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