'Expecting to see a scarecrow in the breeze or even a jacket possibly discarded by a farmer, Lawrence was very surprised to see: striding along, a very tall man wearing a black wide brimmed hat.... his long black cloak that was fastened by a bright chain shining silver in the moonlight. …. Lawrence couldn’t see his face, but he could see the gentleman had a hooked nose.'

In early October 1930, young Lawrence Bardhill makes his way homeward after an evening with friends at Nottingham's Goose Fair; by foot, only to realise he is not alone on his journey and finds himself haunted!

This episode serves a prelude to Series 4 and includes a rundown of the episodes to come as the months roll on.

Sources for this episode include:

Earp, Frank E. ‘The A-Z of Curious Nottinghamshire: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics’ The History Press, Stroud, 2014 reprinted 2018.

Howat, Polly. ‘Tales of Old Nottinghamshire’ Countryside Books, Newbury, 1991.

Staton, Catherine. ‘A Ghostly Guide to Nottinghamshire’ The John Merrill Foundation, Waltham Cross, 2004 reprinted 2005.

https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/nottinghamshire/nottdata.php?pageNum_paradata=1&totalRows_paradata=303 Accessed 28/09/2026

https://goosefair.co.uk/goose-fair-history/ Accessed 28/09/2026

https://leftlion.co.uk/features/2020/10/history-nottinghams-goose-fair-forest-recreation-ground-old-market-square-nottingham-2020/ Accessed 28/09/2026

https://mumblingnerd.com/the-origins-of-goose-fair/some-historical-goose-fair-events-and-dates/ Accessed 28/09/2026

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This month’s episode brings two folk horror tales written by local Nottingham storyteller and writer Mel Bhavsar.

‘Maria’ explores the feeling we have about wanting to take a walk in the woods and leaving our everyday modern life behind, but what if you don’t want to leave the forest? And more to the point, what if the forest doesn’t want you to leave either?

‘In the Dark of Wellbeck’ follows the thoughts of a project manager who finds himself mysteriously drawn into the underground tunnels at Wellbeck Abbey, thing is, was he acting under his own free will?

https://www.welbeck.co.uk/visit-us/estate-walks/south-tunnel-lodge/

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This Derbyshire tale brings us a more spooky kind of story for Christmas.... A new parson moves to the village of Derwent. He gets on with the locals, is surrounded by beautiful views all around and all his sermons are fully attended, everything is as it should be.... until local parishioners ask him to comply with a local tradition involving his sermon on the first Sunday after Christmas....

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