Peculiar Britain: Odd Crimes & Bizarre Mysteries
David Bainbridge
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S1E6 Dead London: The Highgate Vampire Files
Where Victorian graves meet modern madness, and something ancient refuses to stay buried.In 1970, hundreds of stake-wielding Londoners stormed Highgate Cemetery on Friday the 13th, hunting a vampire.…
S1E5 The Pretty Dragoon
In 1693, a Dublin publican cut her hair, borrowed a name, and walked into the British Army to find her missing husband. What followed was thirteen years of infantry combat, cavalry charges, a skull…
S1E4 The Penelope Jackson Case and the Threshold of Coercive Control
A birthday dinner. A trivial row over bubble and squeak. A husband dead in the kitchen.But the case of Penelope Jackson was never as simple as the headlines made it seem. Behind the sensational 999…
S1E3 The Great British Takeoff
In this gripping episode of Peculiar Britain, we unpack the infamous “dine-and-dash” spree that captivated the UK and exposed the fragile trust underpinning the hospitality industry. Between 2023 and…
S1E5 Inside the Sausage Factory Hitman Case
In this disturbing episode of Peculiar Britain, we examine the chilling rise of digitally mediated murder plots through the lens of what has become known as the “Sausage Factory Hitman”…
S1E5 Chicken, Lager and Delusion: Gazza at the Raoul Moat Standoff
In this episode of Peculiar Britain, we revisit the 2010 manhunt for Raoul Moat, which followed the fatal shooting of Chris Brown, the serious injury of Samantha Stobbart, and the blinding of PC…
S1E2 The Cannabis Martyr: Liverpool’s Amsterdam Underworld on Holt Road
Twenty raids, five prison terms, and one persistent dream—the story of Gary Youds and the Chillin' Rooms.Inside a redundant taxi office at 33 Holt Road in Liverpool’s Kensington district, a former…
S1E1 The Road That Remembers: The High Strangeness of Blue Bell Hill
Ghosts, monsters, and the thin veil of the A229, why some drivers never travel this Kentish road alone.Imagine it’s just past midnight. The rain is a steady drumbeat against your windscreen as you…
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Peculiar Britain: Odd Crimes & Bizarre Mysteries has published 8 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Documentary, History.
Peculiar Britain: Odd Crimes & Bizarre Mysteries is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 29m.
