Show Notes
Time slips, ghost roads, and wartime echoes take center stage in this eerie discussion of reported supernatural encounters across the UK. From Roman soldiers in York to phantom battlefields and vanishing roads, these stories explore what happens when the past seems to break through into the present. Graeme Milne and Karen Swanston compare some of the best-known time slip accounts, including firsthand witness testimony, historical context, and later research that appears to support parts of the sightings. The result is a mix of folklore, archaeology, and unresolved mystery that asks a simple question: are these places replaying history, or are people somehow stepping into it? Along the way, the episode looks at cases that have become famous among paranormal researchers and ghost-story readers alike, with particular attention to reported visual details, consistency of testimony, and how location history may fit the accounts. Key Topics [00:00:04] - Introduction to time slips and what they may be [00:01:49] - Treasures House in York and the Roman military context [00:03:06] - Harry Martindale’s 1953 Roman soldier encounter [00:07:51] - Discussion of the York case and possible historical explanations [00:08:50] - Dundee and the reported Dunnechtan battlefield time slip [00:13:49] - The A21 “ghost road” and phantom lane reports [00:17:37] - The A73 Kinmount Straight and multiple witness accounts [00:21:38] - The 1962 haunting near Dumfries and Annan [00:25:14] - Edgehill battlefield and echoes of the English Civil War [00:30:29] - A personal encounter in Old Aberdeen [00:31:21] - Closing thoughts and preview of Part 2 Relevant Links National Trust – Treasurer’s House, York Society for Psychical Research York Minster Edge Hill Battlefield A21 road information The Gazetteer of Scottish Ghosts These stories blur the line between witness testimony and historical replay, but they all share the same unsettling feeling: the past may be far closer than we think. Whether you see them as hauntings, time slips, or something else entirely, the accounts in this episode leave plenty to ponder. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for Part 2, where the conversation continues with more haunted locations and unexplained encounters.
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