A Wee Bit Gothic

A Wee Bit Gothic

By Chris and HannahTrue Crime
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A Wee Bit Gothic episodes

  • Do As The Scots Do (Mary, Queen of Scots Part 2)

    Don’t lose your head just yet, we’re back with Episode 30: Part 2. 

    Returning to the life and times of Mary Queen of Scots, we discuss the explosive murder for which Mary was a prime suspect, the ploys and plots to restore her to the throne, and her gruesome execution. 

    We conclude with a look at some of the adaptations that keep Mary’s memory alive to this day.

    1 hr 8 min
  • What's the Worst That Could Happen? (Mary, Queen of Scots Part 1)

    Contrary to the saying, we aren’t feeling flirty at Episode 30 - but we are celebrating another milestone! 

    Chat this week includes a little retrospective on episodes past, Chris’ inadvertent mocking of a Victorian mugshot (not the pasta-based snack), and Hannah running away from sales assistants. 

    Ms Magical Hat then asks us to think about our dream night at the theatre. 

    We combine forces for story time this week, as we take on the history of one of the most infamous women in history. Teenage marriage, intrigue, plotting, golfing, forbidden love, assassinations, challenging the patriarchy, questionable beards - this story has it all. Settle in for The Tale of Mary, Queen of Scots.

    1 hr 22 min
  • Six-Legged Weans (The Princes in the Tower and Sawney Bean)

    We’re feeling fine at Episode 29. 

    Chat this week includes insulting prescriptions, the looming threat of hay fever, and our outing to a spooky escape room. Our good pal The Hat then asks us to think about what alternative career we’d like to have (there may be a little rant in there too, just to stay on brand). 

    Stories include one of the greatest cold cases in British history. Can you solve the mystery of the Princes in the Tower? 

    And Chris takes us on a wee trip to visit one of Scotland’s most famous bogeymen. Let’s just say, we don’t think we’ll be staying for dinner. Vegetarians: ye be warned.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Walking Around A-monk-st Us (Cairngorms Hiking Disaster and Tron Theatre & the Hellfire Club)

    Worth the wait, it’s Episode 28! 


    Chat this week includes us a little mental health discussion, as we come to terms with the easing of lockdown. We also lament over cancelled Disney trips and chat Hocus Pocus (because when do we not). Ms McCap asks us about our favourite music videos, our choices including possessed children & joyriding hipster priests: not surprising at all, right? 


    Stories include what is considered one of the worst mountaineering disasters in British history and its legacy. And is it getting warm in here? It might be, as we discuss that time the Hellfire Club visited Glasgow’s Tron Theatre.

    1 hr 25 min
  • Hearse Wi' Nae Horse (Gothic Influences in Moulin Rouge and Victorian Mourning Rituals)

    Well good heavens, it’s Episode 27! Nonsense chat this week includes Hannah’s foray into the world of cat-sitting, a trip to an oddly quiet Edinburgh, and a story featuring a classic example of a ‘Chris-ism’. 

    Ms Hattie McCap then asks us to think about our favourite ‘cult-classic’ films; our choices featuring a trio of witchy sisters & a Goblin King with an unusual taste in trousers. 

    Our stories include the Gothic influences in a 20 year old (gulp!) movie musical & a little lesson on Tuberculosis. And get your notebooks out as the church bell tolls, as Chris gives us an insight into the art of Victorian mourning.


    Love From Scotland Blog Post https://www.lovefromscotland.co.uk/scottish-history-a-wee-bit-of-gothic/

    1 hr 52 min
  • Sheep Are Great (Edinburgh Seven and Glasgow Necropolis)

    We have hit the 6 month mark in our podcasting journey! What a time!


    We start this week by talking about our personal top three horror movie scenes, which span from the 1920s to modern day.

    Chris then tells us all about the incredible Edinburgh Seven who were the first women to matriculate at a British University. 

    Hannah then takes us on a trip to the Necropolis to pay a visit to some of those interred within. 

    1 hr 55 min
  • It's The Syphilis (Sweeney Todd and Jekyll & Hyde)
    This week we are joined by our good friend, Michael Lynch!
    We begin with an apt question from her Royal Highness Hattie McCap: what is your favourite movie musical.
    We then dive in to what we all came here for. A conversation about 5 different gothic based musicals. In this episode we cover two and on Monday Part 2 will arrive with the final 3.
    1 hr 22 min
  • He's a Crafty Queen (Joseph Merrick and Robert Mone Jr.)

    This week we kick off by discussing how we think the theatres of Glasgow might cope post covid.

    Hannah then tells us the tragic tale of Joseph Merrick's life, who was known by another crueler name in his lifetime.


    Then Chris takes us home with the story of "The most dangerous man in Scotland" and the longest serving prisoner in Scotland, Robert Mone Jr.


    TW: details so violence and gore.

    2 hr 7 min
  • A Prescription For Mould Juice (Robert Liston and Culzean Castle)
    (Insert witty joke about Episode 23 here…Nope, we got nothing!) Nonsense chat this week includes asking Popping Candy: Yay or Nay, Chris’ crocheting update, Hannah getting above her station and attending a webinar, and discussing what our “familiar” would be. Stories this week include the suitably Gothic tale of the surgical escapades of Robert Liston (you might want to put down the snacks during this one…) and his talent with a blade, and the alleged haunted history of Culzean Castle (pronounced Cullean - we don’t know what the silent ‘z’ is about either)
    1 hr 32 min

About A Wee Bit Gothic

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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.