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A Wee Bit Gothic

Chris and Hannah

Hannah Brown and Chris McLeish are two creatives from the Gothic city, Glasgow. Their fascination with all things gothic began at a young age but now as twenty-somethings they want to share their thoughts and feelings. From murder to literature, ghosts to architecture and maybe even the occasional film chat, they"ve got all your gothic interests covered.

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01:30:27

One Hell of a Heckle (Irish Potato Famine & Harry...

A Wee Bit Gothic ·

2022/01/14

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

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01:15:37

A Prison For the Whole Fam (Henry Littlejohn and...

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2022/01/08

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

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01:12:45

What About Debbie (Walford Bodie, The Britannia...

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2021/12/10

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.

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01:27:19

Just As Bad As Incest (James Braid's Hypnotism and...

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2021/11/25

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

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01:20:08

Criss-Cross Apple Sauce (The Great Lafayette and...

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2021/11/19

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.

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01:05:50

What's A-Kraken (The Mary Celeste and the Gurning Man)

A Wee Bit Gothic ·

2021/11/13

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

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01:06:21

Hooray For Hygiene (Blythswood Square Bath Ghost and...

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2021/11/05

This week Hannah and Chris chat about underrated musicals before heading into story time. Chris covers Glasgow's very own bath ghost and Hannah talks about the treatment of mental health back in the day and Takin’ Over the Asylum, starring a babyfaced David Tennant

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02:06:54

Even Giraffes Have Ghosts (Halloween Traditions,...

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2021/10/31

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

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00:07:46

Wee Gothisode 3: "Man Proposes, God Disposes", Sir...

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2021/10/31

Happy Halloween! To celebrate spooky season, Hannah brings us the strange urban myth concerning a Victorian painting - what fate purportedly befell a student after looking at the work, and just why is it considered an omen of bad luck?

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01:30:47

Pencils, Get Your Pencils (William Bury and Agatha...

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2021/10/22

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.

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01:09:37

A Complicated Slice of Cheese (Glasgow Four & Colin...

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2021/10/18

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

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01:12:00

It's a Buggy Buggy World (Lady Grange & SS Daphne...

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2021/10/07

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

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01:24:21

Sitting in an Egg (Scottish Cotton Mills & Glasgow...

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2021/10/01

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.

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01:08:45

A Well To Do Boy (Thomas Simpson & Dean Cemetery)

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2021/09/24

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.

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01:17:32

Practically Pickled (Eugène Chantrelle & St. Andrew’s...

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2021/09/16

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

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01:16:37

The British Clone (Road Trip (Glenfinnan Viaduct,...

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2021/09/10

Welcome back to another episode as Chris embarks on his third decade. Boke. Things are a'changin'. Hannah returns to work and Chris is in crisis about his age. To distract ourselves we kick of proceedings with the usual hat question. This time we as ourselves which films we're embarrassed to admit we haven't seen, which segues beautifully into a preaching sesh from Chris about his main philosophy in life. Hop aboard as we take you on a road trip mapped out by the very road trip Chris and Mrs

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00:59:52

Goth Up a Pea (Tom Jenkins/Slave Trade & Donizetti...

A Wee Bit Gothic ·

2021/09/02

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.

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01:05:06

Touching All The Wood (Stirling Tolbooth & Griffiths...

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2021/08/26

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

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01:19:15

Back In The Hip Days (Eyemouth Disaster & Dracula)

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2021/08/19

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.

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01:12:24

An Accidental Raccoon (Scottish ‘Big Cat’ Sightings &...

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2021/08/12

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

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