Highly Strange

Highly Strange

By Lewis Beech & Sarah GriffithsComedySociety & CultureHistory
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Highly Strange episodes

  • Episode 65: Gef the Talking Mongoose

    In September 1931, a small family living on the Isle of Man thought they heard the tell-tale signs of a rodent infestation within their walls. Suddenly and unexpectedly, they soon gained a new housemate. This housemate,  was known simply as Gef. 

    Join us this week as we examine one of the UK's most bizarre paranormal tales - Gef The Talking Mongoose.


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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    35 min
  • Highly Strange Headlines #2 - Summer Round-Up

    Join us as we finally return from our summer break with a fine selection of some of the weirdest, grossest, and funniest stories of the summer!

    In this episode - A Mexican mayor marries a crocodile, a woman divorces a ghost, and a woman making piggy banks out of piglets. 

    And much, much more.

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    41 min
  • Episode 64: Cryptids In The Vietnam War

    During the decade long conflict in Vietnam, both American and Vietnamese forces came across unexplainable phenomena that can only be described as highly strange.

    From Bigfoot to flying women, and UFOs to reptilians, the decade long conflict in Vietnam produced countless terrifying tales - and not just of the horrific combat seen by both sides. 

    Join us this week as Lewis channels his deepest Dan Carlin to delve into cryptids and the war in Vietnam!

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    41 min
  • Episode 63: The Green Children Of Woolpit

    In 12th Century Suffolk, England, the villagers of Woolpit were going about their daily routine. 

    That's until one event involving two green coloured children cemented Woolpit's place in English folklore forever...

    Join us this week as we discuss The Green Children of Woolpit! And beans.

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!


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    38 min
  • Episode 62: The Great Beaver Drop Of 1948

    In 1948, a small area of Idaho, America, was under assault by 76 wood-thirsty beavers. 

    One man named Elmo had a solution one could describe as outside the box...

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    31 min
  • Highly Strange Headlines #1 - Dickieberg

    Join us for our very first edition of Highly Strange Headlines, where we discuss some of the strangest news stories from the previous month!

    In this episode - talking mushrooms, selling body parts on Facebook Marketplace, an elephant with a vendetta, and an unfortunately shaped iceberg entering an unfortunately named bay in an unfortunately named town.

    And much, much more.

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    41 min
  • Episode 61: UAP Disclosure

    In June 2023, UAP whistleblower David Grusch stunned the world with his incredible claims regarding UAPs and the Vatican, an alien Cold War and Non-Human Intelligences.

    Join Lewis, Sarah and special guest Liam this week as we try to untangle the incredibly complex web of UAP disclosure, from Steven Greer to Tom DeLonge, right up to today.

    Get clued up on all the fun and most definitely not contrived acronyms such as NIDS! ADARO! And many more! 

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    59 min
  • Episode 60: The Flannan Isles Mystery

    In 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from the isolated island of Eilean Mor. Were they simply the victim of savage weather conditions, or was there something more sinister involved?

    Join us this week as we discuss the mystery of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse!

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    33 min
  • Episode 59: Campfire Ghost Stories

    Gather around the campfire and join us this week as Sarah shares some spooky stories, ranging from the romantic to the... fascist?

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    25 min
  • Episode 58: Ghostwatch - The Show That Traumatised A Nation

    To celebrate Halloween 1992, the BBC aired a documentary that on immediate viewing seemed real.

     An average British family was being haunted by a violent spirit named Pipes. The BBC wanted to investigate, sending in a crack team of children's television presenters.

    What would follow the airing of BBC's Ghostwatch would end in women going into labour,  several children with PTSD and a man with soiled trousers.  It would also end with one man taking his own life.

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    Music by Liam Lynott and Lewis Beech
    Artwork by Holly Osborn, find her work at @hbosborn.art on Instagram!

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    37 min

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The world we live in is chock full of strange stories. Join Lewis and Sarah every Monday as they tell each other tales ranging from the spooky, to the outright bizarre. From Aliens to Ghosts and…