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  • The Fiddler of Stockbridge Market

    The Fiddler of Stockbridge Market
    2026/10/19
    Edinburgh's Stockbridge Market on a slow Sunday morning: strings tuning in the cold air, tales traded between stalls, and one fiddler whose bow seems to remember every soul that ever stopped to listen.

    A three-and-a-half-hour story in seventy-two small movements. Best heard with nowhere to be.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Strings in the Morning Air
    3:50 Tunes from the North
    7:31 The Cheese Monger and the Poet
    11:35 An Empty Case Fills Slowly
    15:44 Sessions in the Back Room
    19:32 The Rainy Sunday Repertoire
    22:31 A Student of the Bow
    26:34 Rosin and Horsehair
    29:58 The Flower Stall Duet
    33:25 Waltzes for Old Couples
    36:53 The Terrier Parade
    40:34 Coffee Queue Harmonies
    44:04 The Honey Seller Tears
    47:22 Shetland Reels at Noon
    51:10 Slow Airs at Closing
    54:38 The Cold Flat Practice
    58:27 Strings and Their Moods
    62:27 The South Bridge Luthier
    66:11 Winter Fingers and Gloves
    69:48 Festival Fringe Spots
    73:35 Street Party Gigs
    77:03 The Wedding Ceilidh Call
    80:25 Teaching the First Scale
    83:56 The Bus Driver Daughter
    87:32 Duets with the Whistle
    90:48 The Box Player Answers
    93:57 Bodhran Heartbeat
    97:27 The Retired Joiner March
    100:49 The Poet New Pamphlet
    104:19 Cheese for Tunes
    107:21 The Crab Tale Retold
    111:07 Rain Under the Awning
    114:49 Sunshine Sets
    117:47 The Proposal Napkin
    120:48 Foreign Coins Week
    123:56 The Drive By Patron
    126:56 Schoolgirl Pocket Money
    129:44 Dogs Who Sleep Through Airs
    132:43 Babies and Ballads
    135:42 The Grandmother Air Passed On
    138:51 Shetland Pilgrimage
    141:47 The Morning Scale Ritual
    144:45 Busking Through Showers
    147:34 The Bookstall Keeper
    150:24 Tunes for the Pigeons
    152:51 The Deli Sausage Trade
    155:10 Night Walks by the Water
    157:47 The Session Oracle
    160:27 Guitar Student Progress
    162:30 The Lighthouse Keeper Concertina
    164:31 Strings in Summer Heat
    166:34 The Christmas Carol Pitch
    168:21 Farewell Tunes for Departures
    170:08 The Morning Coffee Overture
    172:13 Umbrella Audiences
    173:57 The Flower Man Birthday
    175:55 Session Anniversary Night
    177:44 The Spare Fiddle Fund
    179:24 Lullabies for the Close
    181:03 The Rain Gauge Reels
    183:04 Applause in Different Tongues
    184:54 The Lost Glove Sonata
    186:39 Bells and Open Strings
    188:20 The Tune Book Bindery
    190:06 Encore Etiquette
    191:40 The Last Busker Standing
    193:05 The Bow Hair Confession
    194:40 The Pitch at Rest
    196:40 The Tuner App Rebellion
    199:09 The Bow Arm Diary
    201:54 The Deaf Regular Who Feels the Tunes
    208:23 Last Tune at Dusk

    Stories Edinburgh Podcast — fireside tales from Scotland's most haunted city. Follow for a new story every day.

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    3 時間 32 分
  • The Lake Beneath the Gardens

    The Lake Beneath the Gardens
    2026/10/18
    Beneath the lawns of Princes Street Gardens lies a vanished lake — the Nor Loch, the Castle's ancient moat, playground, and secret-keeper. Tonight we drain it with words and walk its vanished shores, from skaters to witches to the last boat.

    Chapters:
    00:00 — Fireside Welcome
    02:05 — The Hollow Beneath the Castle
    05:09 — A Moat Made by Nature
    08:10 — The Skaters of Winter
    11:37 — What the City Poured In
    15:40 — The Draining of the Loch
    19:46 — The Making of the Gardens
    23:13 — The Mound That Crossed It
    27:09 — The Railway Arrives
    30:55 — Ducking the Witches
    34:31 — What the Mud Kept
    38:29 — The Fountain and the Bandstand
    42:21 — Winter in the Gardens
    46:06 — Famous Feet
    50:04 — The Lake in the Archives
    54:05 — What Lies Beneath
    57:38 — Crossing the Hollow
    60:38 — The Great Frosts
    64:30 — The Last Boat
    67:26 — The Herons at Dawn
    71:10 — Sign-Off

    Stories Edinburgh Podcast, every Thursday night. Follow the show so our fire is always lit when you need it.

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    1 時間 12 分
  • The Long Night of Holyrood Park

    The Long Night of Holyrood Park
    2026/10/18
    Holyrood Park after dark: Arthur's Seat against the stars, palace shadows on the loch, and one long walk through four hundred years of Edinburgh night.A four-and-a-half-hour story in one hundred forty-four small movements. Best heard with nowhere to be.Chapters:0:00 Gates of the Royal Park3:08 The Crags at Moonrise6:50 Arthur Seat and Its Legends10:30 The Chapel Ruins14:26 Owls Over the Lochs18:03 The Palace and the Park21:33 Foxes and Ravens25:17 Gorse in Blossom29:24 The Radical Road32:45 Whinchat and Stonechat36:04 The Basalt Columns39:00 Ravens at First Light41:15 Fox Cubs in Spring43:23 Badgers After Dark45:31 Bats Over the Water47:19 The Trig Point49:18 May Morning Crowds51:16 Dew on the Summit52:59 The Miniature Coffins54:58 The Hill Fort Ramparts56:32 Bronze Age Burials58:15 The Norse Arrowhead59:41 Saint Anthony Well1:01:22 The Hermit Cell1:03:07 Ruins at Midnight1:04:45 Duddingston Loch Circuit1:06:18 Saint Margaret Loch1:07:42 Swans and Cygnets1:09:13 Herons at Daybreak1:10:36 Wigeon in Winter1:11:57 Curling on the Ice1:13:22 The Village Kirk1:14:48 Sheep on the Slopes1:16:15 The Palace Gates1:17:49 Abbey Ruins1:19:21 The Poacher Verse1:20:58 Parliament Below the Crags1:22:27 Runners at Daybreak1:23:59 Snow on the Crags1:25:26 Wind on the Summit1:28:29 Sunset from the Radical Road1:31:42 Stars Over the City1:34:35 The Lion Shape1:37:19 Gorse Fires and Renewal1:40:32 The Piper Path1:42:46 Dog Walkers Circuit1:44:45 The Commuter Cut Through1:46:21 Photography at Golden Hour1:47:56 The Ranger Rounds1:49:22 Volunteers Clearing Paths1:50:53 The School Visit1:52:20 Geology Students Mapping1:53:42 The Pulpit Rock1:55:05 Hunter Bog Rest1:56:35 The Meadow Brown Meadow1:57:59 Orchids on the Slopes1:59:24 Swifts Over the Crags2:00:44 Kestrels Hovering2:02:08 The Peregrine Return2:03:41 Buzzards Circling2:05:02 The Full Moon Walk2:06:29 Midsummer Light2:08:00 The Equinox Balance2:09:30 Hogmanay Fireworks View2:11:05 The Stoat Hunt2:12:30 Deer in the Morning Mist2:15:38 The Salisbury Crags Climb2:18:01 Naismith Pacing Counts2:19:47 The Seven Hills View2:21:24 The Firth from the Top2:22:54 The Pentlands Opposite2:24:19 The Castle from Below2:25:42 Calton Hill Across the Valley2:27:03 The Meadows Link2:28:28 The Innocent Railway Path2:29:46 The Burns and Springs2:31:09 The Toad Patrol2:32:24 The Frog Chorus2:33:44 The Newt Ponds2:35:02 The Lizard Bank2:36:22 Slow Worms Under Tin2:37:41 The Harvest Moon Rise2:39:07 The Winter Solstice Sunrise2:40:21 Dunsapie Loch Rest2:43:29 The Crags in the Rain2:45:34 The Gully Scrambles2:47:07 The Royal Hunts2:50:29 The Dry Stone Walls2:52:35 The Hawthorn Guardians2:54:35 Elderflower June2:56:12 The Bramble Harvest2:57:37 Rosehip Winter2:58:50 The Yew by the Chapel3:00:18 The Moth Trap Night3:01:56 The Lantern Walk3:03:20 The Story Circle3:04:38 The Bench Dedications3:06:03 The Lost Property Rail3:07:28 The Cloud Reading3:08:53 The First Snowdrop3:10:22 The Last Leaf3:11:32 The Year Ledger3:12:56 The Final Circuit Home3:15:07 The Rowan Berries3:17:59 The Birch Clumps3:19:51 The Pine Stand3:21:25 The Sycamore Shade3:22:50 The Ash Watch3:24:22 The Ivy Harvest3:25:40 The Holly Thickets3:27:10 The Alder Carr3:28:27 The Willow Carr3:29:53 The Poplar Avenue3:31:12 The Lime Walk3:32:37 The Oak Veterans3:34:05 The Beech Hedges3:35:29 The Cherry Glade3:36:59 The Crab Apple Fall3:38:28 The Wild Pear3:39:45 The Hazel Nuts3:41:07 The Sweet Chestnut3:42:23 The Walnut Sapling3:43:48 The Spindle Berries3:45:06 The Hornbeam Hedges3:46:25 The Wild Service Tree3:47:40 The Blackthorn Sloe3:49:07 The Guelder Rose3:50:36 The Dog Rose Scramble3:52:01 The Field Maple3:53:20 The Whitebeam Avenues3:54:42 The Buckthorn Breaks3:56:03 The Wayfaring Tree3:57:27 The Privet Flower3:58:57 The Night Ledger Close4:00:28 The Juniper Clumps4:03:21 The Final Lantern Douse4:06:03 The Dogwood Stems4:07:27 The Tutsan Glade4:08:47 The Long Watch Ends4:12:19 The Starling Murmuration4:14:15 The Wren Chorus4:16:04 The Firecrest Glimpse4:18:39 The Aurora Over the Forth4:27:50 Dawn on the SummitBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-edinburgh-podcast--7254529/support.Support Stories Edinburgh Podcast and help us uncover more folklore, mysteries, true crimes, and haunted history from Scotland’s capital:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-edinburgh-podcast--7254529/supportThis episode may combine documented history, folklore, reported paranormal claims, and clearly identified creative reconstruction. Supernatural accounts are presented as cultural stories rather than verified fact.True-crime subjects are discussed with respect for victims and survivors. Anyone accused of wrongdoing is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through an appropriate legal process.A HustleStudios Podcast Network production.
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    4 時間 32 分
  • The Bookseller of Victoria Street

    The Bookseller of Victoria Street
    2026/10/17
    Step in out of the night air. Tonight we browse where Victoria Street bends like a bow, among shelves that have outlived their makers — four floors of books in a building meant for two, a bargain cart chained outside in all weathers, and a bookseller who claims he can find any title in the dark.

    We wander the printers' Old Town, meet the cat who shelves nothing, hear rain on the bow windows, and open the antiquarian map drawer. There are lost manuscripts, circulating libraries, ballad sellers, students who browse for hours, and Scott himself proofreading through the night. Settle in for a gentle fireside ramble through the book trade of Edinburgh, ending settled as always.

    Chapters:
    00:00 The Curve of Colored Shops
    02:54 Printers of the Old Town
    05:41 The Cat Who Shelves Nothing
    08:27 Rain on the Bow Windows
    11:16 The Lost Manuscript Tale
    14:34 The Antiquarian Map Drawer
    18:35 Story Hour for Small Browsers
    22:35 The Cellar of Forgotten Boxes
    27:16 Christmas on the Curve
    31:02 The West Bow Before Victoria Street
    36:14 The Bookbinders of the Cowgate
    42:06 The Circulating Libraries
    47:04 Scott and the Book Trade
    52:07 The Ballad Sellers and Chapmen
    56:30 The Bargain Cart in All Weathers
    01:04 Students Who Browse for Hours
    01:12 The Festival Book Tent
    01:19 The Winter Stocktaking
    01:25 Telephone Orders and Postal Trade
    01:29 The Rival Across the Mile
    01:34 The Ghost Signature Mystery
    01:38 The Shop Bell and Its Ringers
    01:42 The Cookery Corner and Its Fans
    01:48 The Poetry Wall and Open Mic
    01:54 The Rainy Day Regulars
    02:00 The Morning Before Opening
    02:06 The Last Customer Each Night
    02:10 Window Displays Through Seasons
    02:14 Book Groups That Meet Upstairs
    02:19 The Quiet Hour After Closing
    02:23 The Birthday Book Club
    02:26 The Travel Shelf Wanderers
    02:29 The New Year Shelf Wish
    02:32 Shutters Down, Story Done

    Stories Edinburgh — true things told true, old sayings told as sayings, and a gentle landing at the end.

    Voices in this episode are AI-synthesized performances.

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    2 時間 35 分
  • Winter Light on Calton Hill

    Winter Light on Calton Hill
    2026/10/14
    Above Edinburgh's east end rises a hill of monuments, unfinished temples, buried radicals, and the best winter light in Scotland. Climb Calton Hill with us from the three o'clock gloom to the blue hour — past the time ball, the observatory keepers, the burial ground poets, the playback of Hogmanay fires — and come back down with twenty-nine small stories in your pocket.

    Chapters:
    0:00 The Climb at Three
    2:45 The Unfinished Parthenon
    5:49 Nelson Tower and the Time Ball
    8:43 The Observatory and the Stars
    11:59 Dugald Stewart Watching South
    14:46 The Cannon That Fires at One
    18:08 The Bridewell and the Jail
    21:47 Festivals on the Summit
    25:48 The View Toward the Forth
    29:45 The Old Calton Burial Ground
    35:30 Burns Monument and the Poet Corner
    41:25 The Playfair Observatory and Its Keepers
    46:55 The Signal Mast and the Shipping News
    52:32 Gorse, Crag, and the Hill Wildlife
    58:05 The Panorama Painters of the Hill
    63:13 Hogmanay Fires Above the City
    68:59 The Tunnels Under the Hill
    74:09 The Dawn Walkers Club
    79:30 The Stonemasons Who Tend the Monuments
    84:52 The Kite Flyers of March
    89:47 The Wedding Parties at the Columns
    94:16 The Lamplighter Twilight Rounds
    98:16 The Snow Days and Sledges
    102:41 The Plaques and Their Stories
    106:21 The Night Bus Home
    110:34 The Carol Singers at Christmas
    114:25 The Spring Snowdrops Below the Crags
    118:30 The Last Light on the Columns
    120:26 Descending in the Blue Hour

    Stories Edinburgh Podcast — fireside tales from Scotland's most haunted city. Follow for a new story every day.

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    2 時間 3 分
  • The Baker of the Grassmarket

    The Baker of the Grassmarket
    2026/10/14
    Before dawn, while Edinburgh sleeps, the Grassmarket baker fires his ovens and the old square wakes trade by trade. From gallows shadow to festival August, from drovers' roads to the one o'clock gun, this is a fireside walk through the most storied marketplace in Scotland — its bakers and candlemakers, night watches and winter fairs, pigeons, gulls, and square cats.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Ovens Before Dawn
    03:00 The Square of Many Trades
    05:57 A Loaf for Every Purse
    09:01 Castle Shadow, Hearth Glow
    12:14 The Night the Oven Failed
    15:18 The Gallows Shadow and Mercy
    19:46 Market Day in the Square
    23:48 The White Hart and the Stables
    27:44 Apprentices and Their Ways
    31:56 The Drovers and Their Roads
    36:13 Hay, Horses, and the Stables
    41:06 The Covenanters Memorial and Quiet Respect
    45:14 Candlemas and the Winter Fairs
    49:15 The Night Watch of the Square
    53:40 Flour From the Mills of the Leith
    58:17 The Trams That Rang Past the Door
    62:46 Festival August in the Square
    67:03 The Candlemakers and the Chandlers
    70:39 Secondhand Clothes and the Rag Trade
    73:54 The Dance Halls of Living Memory
    77:29 Pigeons, Gulls, and the Square Cats
    81:37 The One O Clock Gun From Below
    85:56 Rain on the Cobbles
    89:37 The Memorial Steps at Midday
    93:32 The Saturday Cheese Woman
    97:07 Sunday Quiet in the Square
    99:06 Last Crumb, First Light

    Stories Edinburgh Podcast — folklore, mysteries, and haunted history, weekly. Follow for the next tale.

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    1 時間 41 分
  • The Lanterns of Mary Kings Close

    The Lanterns of Mary Kings Close
    2026/10/13
    Beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies a frozen street — Mary Kings Close, sealed under the City Chambers, where plague-year doors still stand locked and a small shoe waits in the dust. Descend the steps with lantern light: the merchant houses above, the water carriers at the common well, the ghost stories gently considered, and the climb back up into the lamplight.

    A slow, atmospheric walk through one of the world's most haunted closes — history, mystery, and quiet dread in equal measure.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Down the Steps Beneath the Mile
    03:15 The Houses That the City Closed
    07:01 A Small Shoe in the Dust
    10:41 The Guides and Their Lamps
    13:54 What the Stones Remember
    17:27 The Plague Year and the Locked Doors
    22:46 The Merchant Houses Above
    28:16 The Exchange Rises Overhead
    33:45 Ghosts Gently Considered
    38:16 The Water Carriers and the Common Well
    47:56 Winter Evenings by the Hearth
    56:24 The Masons Who Raised the Exchange
    64:31 The Bellman of the High Street
    67:34 Coming Up Into the Lamplight

    Somewhere Eerie Podcast — dark history for slow nights.

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    1 時間 10 分
  • The Resurrection Men of Surgeons Square

    The Resurrection Men of Surgeons Square
    2026/10/11
    In the winter of 1828, Edinburgh learned what its hunger for knowledge had purchased. Two Irish lodgers, an ambitious anatomist who asked no questions, sixteen victims, and a scandal that changed the law of the land. The full fireside tale of Burke and Hare, from the resurrection trade to the scaffold at the Lawnmarket — and the ghosts that linger still.

    Chapters:
    00:00 A City Hungry for Knowledge
    06:13 The Law Allows Only the Hanged
    11:19 The Resurrection Trade
    15:13 Two Lodgers From Ireland
    19:00 The Old Pensioner's Death
    23:58 The Method Refined
    28:11 Doctor Knox of Surgeons Square
    32:42 The Lodgers Grow Bold
    36:52 The Discovery
    41:10 Justice at the Lawnmarket
    47:50 The Anatomy Act
    52:07 The Ghosts of Surgeons Square
    56:36 Carrying the Story Home
    61:27 What the Stones Remember

    Stories Edinburgh Podcast — fireside tales from Scotland's most haunted city. Follow for a new story every week.

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    1 時間 6 分