Old Town Tour - Stirling

05/09/2026

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Welcome back to Spooks and Bogles for the start of our Sixth Season!

To start with we venture to unknown lands...on the borders of True Crime, with a look at how sensationalist coverage of real events - the 'Bible John' murders on 1968-69 - shaped not just perceptions of the case, but six decades worth of misleading myth and local lore for communities in Glasgow and the greater Clyde Valley.

Nothing too lurid or graphic, though sensitive listeners may find parts of this episodes disturbing - and THEY might wish to avoid THIS One.

Witches, fairies, spooks and bogles WILL return, next time around, I promise.

Stirling GhostWalk performances continue at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays - book for these (and our Hallowe'en Week shows!) at stirlingghostwalk.com or oldtownjail.co.uk

WELCOME BACK! I hope you all had a great break! Summer is over, and we're back for Season 6! First off, we venture to the borders of True Cr

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

This wretched Summer is over - thank the Gods and all their Little Pixies - and the Stirling GhostWalk is back to Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm - book for these shows (and our Hallowe'en Week 'Walks!) at stirlingghostwalk.com and oldtownjail.co.uk

And, of course....the Spooks & Bogles podcast is back, too! Tomorrow, in fact! This week looking at the evolution of a modern Urban Bogey-Man (or MEN), and the unseemly ways that perspectives of REAL events are often shaped by Story!

27/06/2026

In our last S&B before the peak summer-season starts, we look at an area of the Heritage Industry which has preoccupied my time over the past three and a half decades - Dark Tourism.

S&B returns September 5th

Summer GWalks run 8.30pm Tuesday to Saturday in July and August, starting at the Old Town Jail, St John Street - BOOK at stirlingghostwalk.com or oldtownjail.co.uk

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In our LAST Spooks and Bogles before the Summer-Season starts we explore MY Dark Places. No, DON'T get excited....I mean the sites linked to

13/06/2026

As my own dissappears, we look at the importance of voices in representing different aspects of Scottisj folklore - from the siren-song of the Selkie, to the seductive call of the Silkie and Kelpie and - in the mountain caverns of the Highlands, the secret-origin of the Echo.

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GhostWalks continue 8pm Friday and Saturday until the end of June – no show, tonight (Sat 13) as my throat is gubbed.

Summer-Season shows 8.30pm, Tuesday-to-Saturday in July and August.

BOOK at stirlingghostwalk.com OR oldtownjail.co.uk

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30/05/2026

This week....Sea-Serpents, Stone-Trolls, Scandinavian Giants, Swelkies, and the Secret Origin of Salt.

Two more S&Bs to go, in June, before the summer-break in July and August - so suggest some topics.

GhostWalks continue 8pm, Fridays and Saturdays in June - then 8.30pm Tuesday and Saturday in July & August - BOOK at stirlingghostwalk.com or oldtownjail.co.uk.

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28/05/2026

This week on Spooks and Bogles..., Reverse-Sirens, Stone-Giants, Swelkies, Stoor-Worms and Salt - and the oddities of coastal folklore.

Two more S&Bs to go, after this one, before the summer break....so I have energy for the Tuesday-to-Saturday Stirling GhostWalks in Julky and August.

Tours 8.00 Friday and Saturday until the end of June - 8.30pm, Tuesday-to-Saturday, in July & August - starting at the Old Town Jail, St John Street.

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16/05/2026

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This week...an extended version of my Wolf In The Fold piece fom the Culture Night 'Carnival Of The Wolf' - looking at the ironic iconic linl between the Burgh's predator-turned-protector and the Burgh Baillies.

More beastly, still, bronchiectasis has done a number on my throat - so I'll apologise in advance for my voice

GhostWalks continue 8pm Fridays and Saturdays - BOOK at stirlingghostwalk.com OR oldtownjail.co.uk

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01/05/2026

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This week - childish rites of passion, links to celtic tradsitions for choosing the perfect parner...and their much MUCH OLDER ROOTA.

Ghostwalks continue every 8pm Friday and Saturday (except 8th May, when a brainless music event will drown-out the Old Town - NOTHING to do with us!), tickets available at stirlingghostwalk.com and oldtownjail.co.uk

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18/04/2026

Fairies and Mothers and Tots...Oh My!

This week we look at the superstitions and charms said to protect new-borns (and new mothers) from the menace of...the Fairies!

GhostWalks continue at 8pm, Fridays and Saturdays, meeting at the Old Town Jail. BOOK at stirlingghostwalk.com OR oldtownjail.co.uk

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