Scottish Collaboration - The Culture Swally Interview
Scottish Collaboration
The Culture Swally Interview

Episode Summary
Scottish Collaboration Presents
Mini interview with Nicky and Greg from The Culture Swally
Host Read Ad for Adventures Around Scotland
Promotion/Ad for Adventures Around Scotland
CONTACT:
Instagram –cultureswallypod
Twitter – SwallyPod
Website – cultureswally.com
Scottish Collaboration - Story Episode One
Scottish Collaboration Storytellers Episode with Scottish Memories, Scottish & Scared and The Culture Swally

Episode Summary
Scottish Collaboration Presents
Storytellers episode featuring Tony from Scottish Memories, Stefanie from Scottish & Scared and Greg from The Culture Swally, and Derik from Ratchet Book Club and Storytellers Podcasts
SHOW NOTES:
Special Thank You to Derik from Ratchet Book Club and Storytellers:
Twitter @RatchetBookClub
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/63z1H8RPm01l1ItcYOrahe?si=7f5de8c4ed6c496c
Twitter @StoryTaleSpin
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1UgNQkryp0oMP2K2x6Rzlv?si=2102372a2c384f2e
CONTACT Scottish Memories:
Instagram – @scottish_memories
YouTube – @ClanBroonford
Website – scottishmemories.buzzsprout.com
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1vD2YiGkC4ObRElCfs8BIP?si=18eb9dc4c17e4659
CONTACT: Scottish & Scared:
Instagram – @scottishandscared
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0IGeW4jti55lMrHWgsuo2b?si=d5535798f7394334
CONTACT: The Culture Swally:
Instagram – @cultureswallypod
Twitter – @SwallyPod
Website – cultureswally.com
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/6fL4B7HVVcUDyF7WOxlZe2?si=3711cdf91a444635
Listener Suggestion - Goatfell
Listener Suggestion - Goatfell
Episode Summary
In 1889, two men on holiday on the Isle of Arran climbed Goatfell Mountain, however, only one came down alive. What actually happened on the mountain is still a mystery to this day, was it an accident or was it murder?
- Murder on Goatfell: 132 years ago when a friendship ended to tragedy | Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald
- PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
- Grisly tale of murder and a pair of buried boots | HeraldScotland
- PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
- Scottish mysteries: murder at the top of Goatfell | The Scotsman
- It’s a century since Arran was last in the news; then it was even more dramatic | Ian Jack | The Guardian
- The ‘murder’ on Arran: Was an innocent man left to rot in prison?
- Ayrshireroots – Arran Murder
- Two Gold Rings, Supposed To Be Those Worn By The Lite Mr Edwin Rose, Murdered In Arran, Have Been Found | Dundee Courier | Saturday 12 October 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- The Murder Of Ya Edwin Rose. | South Western Star | Saturday 07 September 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- The Abran Tragedy.-Two Gold Rings, Supposed To Be Those Worn By The Murdered Tourist, Edwin Rose, Have Been Found, One | Dundee Courier | Saturday 12 October 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- The Crown Authorities Have Decided That John W. Laurie, Charged With The Of Edwin Rose, In Last July, Is Not | Dundee Courier | Monday 30 September 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- Aberdeen, Saturday, Nov. The Trial Of John Watson Laurie, Who Is Charged With The Murder Of Edwin Rose At Arran | Aberdeen Press and Journal | Saturday 09 November 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- Laurie Sentenced To Death The Trial Of John Watson Laurie, On The Charge Of Murdering Edwin Rose At Goatfell, Arran. | Batley News | Saturday 16 November 1889 | British Newspaper Archive
- Episodes for playing during Collab week – Google Drive
- Goat Fell – Wikipedia
- Temperance movement – Wikipedia
- isle of bute miles wide and long – Search
- Goatfell | National Trust for Scotland
Goatfell murder Archives – Arran BannerIsle of Arran Anniversay: Day Four – Love Exploring ScotlandGoat Fell – Corbett (Walkhighlands)Mountain in the spotlight: Goatfell — Arran Wild Walks
The Goatfell Murder: Amazon.co.uk: Smith, Calum: 9780954070489: Books
The Goatfell Murder
by Calum Smith
Synopsis
This is the true story of an infamous murder in the Scottish mountains. Taking place in 1898, the year Jack the Ripper committed the last of his murders, the murder of an English tourist, Edwin Rose, on Goatfell, in the Isle of Arran, was a sensation of the time.
July 1889, and Jack the Ripper has just committed the last of the Whitechapel murders. The Scottish press, however, are more interested in a sensational local case. The body of an English tourist, 32-year-old Edwin Rose, has been found battered and bloody and hidden beneath a boulder on the slopes of Goatfell, a mountain on the Isle of Arran. This is the story of the Goatfell tragedy of 1889 – the only murder, if it was a murder, ever committed on the Scottish mountains- including hitherto unpublished letters from John Watson Laurie, subsequently convicted for the crime, who became the longest serving prisoner in Scotland.
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young
Shout out to Kirstin for requesting this case be covered
Introduction Voice Talent by Eleanor Morton
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Listener Suggestion - Tommy Guyan
Listener Suggestion - Tommy Guyan
Episode Summary
21 year old Henry Burnett sat alone in his prison cell contemplating his death sentence. He had been so sure that he would have secured a reprieve following a petition being started, however, as the execution date got closer, he was beginning to wonder if he had judged this very wrong.
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young
Voice Talent by Eleanor Morton
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Scottish Collaboration Promo by Terrible Music
Listener Suggestion - West Bow Saints or Sinners?
Listener Suggestion - West Bow Saints or Sinners?
Episode Summary
Trigger warning, in this episode there’s some strong language, mentions of suicide and executions, discussions around sexual acts regarding animals that some people may find upsetting and adult themes, so listener discretion is strongly advised.
Major Thomas Weir not only had a distinguished military career but upon his retirement and move to the prestigious West Bow area of Edinburgh, he went on to become an upstanding member of Edinburgh society, a devote presbyterian, a well-respected Christian and an enthusiastic preacher, and the people of Edinburgh and the surrounding areas looked up to him and would regularly attend his prayer and preaching meetings, with him being given the nickname of The West Bow Saint. However, all that changed in 1670 when Major Thomas Weir made a shocking confession, which quickly turned him, in the eyes of the community, from a saint to a sinner.
Major Thomas Weir – the Edinburgh man who admitted to witchcraft | The Scotsman
Major Thomas Weir’s House – Mysterious Britain & Ireland
Major Thomas Weir-The Wizard of West Bow – My Plaid Heart
The dark secrets of Edinburgh’s haunted house of horrors (inews.co.uk)
Kevin Nosferatu: Skulferatu #18 – The Site of Major Thomas Weir’s House, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh
Major Thomas Weir – the Edinburgh man who admitted to witchcraft | The Scotsman
ExecutedToday.com » 1670: Major Thomas Weir, a Puritan with a double life
Major Thomas Weir: Overview of Major Thomas Weir
Major Thomas Weir’s House – Mysterious Britain & Ireland
THE-GRASSMARKET.COM – HISTORY- MAJOR THOMAS WEIR
Major Thomas Weir-The Wizard of West Bow – My Plaid Heart
The Bloodiest Tales of Scottish History
The dark secrets of Edinburgh’s haunted house of horrors
The Witch and Warlock of the West Bow – Folklore Scotland
Kevin Nosferatu: Skulferatu #18 – The Site of Major Thomas Weir’s House, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh
The Wizard Of West Bow | Spooky Isles
PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh and East | Warlock was Dr Jekyll prototype
Edinburgh’s Witches & Wizards | Forever Edinburgh
The Bloodiest Tales of Scottish History
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft – Further reading
Grizel – Name Meaning, What does Grizel mean?
The National Covenant, 1637-60
A Case Of Alien Abduction That Became A Witch Trial – UFO Insight
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Guest Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
More To It? - The Shaun Ritchie Disappearance
The Shaun Ritchie Disappearance
Episode Summary
Two emergency service calls were received from a Halloween party Shaun Ritchie was at, the first asking for police to attend, the second, which was placed shortly afterwards, cancelled the request saying the police were no longer required to attend. Shaun Ritchie was reported missing two days later.
Disappearance of Shaun Ritchie – Wikipedia
Missing Person Shaun Ritchie – Police Scotland
The strange disappearance of Shaun Ritchie from Scotland on Halloween Night — StrangeOutdoors.com
Shaun Ritchie: Police charge mother of missing teen
Missing Shaun Ritchie turns 22 today… Why do we still not know what happened to him 18 months ago?
The disappearance of Shaun Ritchie : UnresolvedMysteries
Fraserburgh man Shaun Ritchie: Still missing five years on
Mum of missing man Shaun Ritchie arrested and charged with wasting police time
Police helicopter resumes search for missing Shaun Ritchie – Evening Express
Father of missing man Shaun thinks he was ‘murdered over debt’ – Evening Express
CCTV image of missing Shaun Ritchie released as search continues – BBC News
Helicopter used in hunt for missing Shaun Ritchie | The Scotsman
Mum of Shaun Ritchie tells of her daily torment since he vanished 2yrs ago
Science Used In Search For Missing North-East Man | News – Northsound 1
Father offers £10,000 reward for return of missing son – STV News Archive
Appeal For Information One Year After Shaun Ritchie’s Disappearance | News – Northsound 1
Clothes recovered in Shaun Ritchie search – Visit Fraserbugh – Visit Fraserbugh
UK – UK – Shaun Ritchie, 20, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 31 Oct 2014 | Page 2
Sister’s heartfelt plea on missing man’s 25th birthday – STV News Archive
Family heartache as son missing for a year | HeraldScotland
Police in appeal for Shaun six months on – Visit Fraserbugh – Visit Fraserbugh
Fresh appeal for Shaun Ritchie information | The Fraserburgh Herald
Fresh appeal as missing Shaun Ritchie search continues in Strichen area – BBC News
Makeover for Strichen’s White Horse | Buchan Observer
Mother of missing Shaun Ritchie: “Someone called police for help the night my son vanished”
Strichen Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Petition · True truth for Shaun Ritchie · Change.org
Mother who reported son missing two years ago charged with wasting police time | Metro News
Petition · Justice for shaun · Change.org
Farmhouse near where Shaun Ritchie was last seen put up for sale
‘Someone out there knows what happened to Shaun that night’ | STV News
Shaun Ritchie: Documentary explores Fraserburgh man’s disappearance
Report a missing person – Missing People
Sean O’Neil: I’m determined to help find the truth about Shaun Ritchie case
Shaun Ritchie documentary receives overwhelming response – D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
DC Thomson Media documentary on missing man boosts engagement – WAN-IFRA
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Other Music::
Royalty Free Music for video creators | Epidemic Sound
Scottish Wrestling Network Presents
9am - Mums, Mysteries and Murder Podcast Promo
5pm - Pod Chat - Mark Asquith Interview
Scottish Wrestling Network Presents
9am - Podchat Podcast Promo
5pm - Which Murderer - S4 Ep31 Trusted Professions
More To It? - The Kevin McLeod Mystery
The Kevin McLeod Mystery
Episode Summary
In 1997, 24 year old Kevin McLeod was found dead in Wick Harbour having suffered massive internal injuries. 25 years later the McLeod family are about to find out whether Kevin’s death would be ruled a murder or a tragic accident.
Kevin Mcleod death: Merseyside Police review 1997 death – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: ‘We have to put our trust in someone’ – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death report clears police and says he wasn’t murdered (pressandjournal.co.uk)
Family’s fury as police chief U-turns after telling them son was murdered – Daily Record
Family of Kevin McLeod demand probe into police failings 23 years after his death – Daily Record
Parents of man found dead in Wick in 1997 get personal apology from top cop | The Scottish Sun
Kevin Mcleod death: Merseyside Police review 1997 death – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: ‘We have to put our trust in someone’ – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: Independent review of unsolved case – BBC News
Police issue fresh apology over harbour death case ‘failings’ – BBC News
Wick harbour death man Kevin McLeod’s case probed – BBC News
Wick man Kevin McLeod’s family in new police complaint – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: Police probe ‘new evidence’ – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: New review of police handling of case – BBC News
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Police chief apologises to family
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Force criticised in secret report
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Harbour death family press PM
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Watchdog to review harbour death
Kevin Mcleod death: Police review team issues appeal – BBC News
Possible new detail on Wick man’s death in 1997 – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: New ‘witness’ interviewed by police – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: Family’s fresh frustration with authorities – BBC News
Kevin Mcleod death: Complaint about police probe upheld – BBC News
Police assessing Kevin Mcleod’s death in Wick in 1997 – BBC News
PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
Kevin Mcleod death: Bizarre delay in cold case investigation as cassette player needed for old tapes
Kevin Mcleod death report clears police and says he wasn’t murdered
Police Authority ordered to explain Wick man’s 1997 death | The Scotsman
Investigation into death of young Wick man due to be discussed by Scotland’s top legal officers
EXCLUSIVE | WATCH: Wick death witness revealed 20 years later | News – MFR
Kevin McLeod: an unsolved death and police incompetence [Unexplained Death] : UnresolvedMysteries
Family’s fury as police chief U-turns after telling them son was murdered – Daily Record
Family of Kevin McLeod demand probe into police failings 23 years after his death – Daily Record
Parents of man found dead in Wick in 1997 get personal apology from top cop | The Scottish Sun
Wikimedia-Creels Ballywalter harbour – Attribution Ross
Castle of Old Wick | Historic Environment Scotland | History
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Voice Talent by Eleanor Morton
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Other Music::
Royalty Free Music for video creators | Epidemic Sound
Bible John
Bible John
Episode Summary
In the 60s, many Glasgow residents were gripped by the dancing craze, and would regularly attend one of the many ballrooms around the city. However, in the late 60s, Glasgow was also gripped by something more sinister, Bible John.
Part One will cover the murders of Patricia Docker, Jemima McDonald and Helen Puttock and the subsequent investigations.
Episode Summary
In the 60s, many Glasgow residents were gripped by the dancing craze, and would regularly attend one of the many ballrooms around the city. However, in the late 60s, Glasgow was also gripped by something more sinister, Bible John.
Part Two delves into the multiple opinions and theories surrounding the infamous Bible John and who he may have been.
Bible John was ‘ere | murder on the dance floor | Mr Cumbo | Flickr
Husband of ‘Bible John’ murder victim in 1969 thinks it was the Yorkshire Ripper – Mirror Online
Story of Glasgow’s Bible John Murders takes to the stage in a new musical drama – Glasgow Live
Who were Bible John’s victims? | The Sun
The Hunt for Bible John: Who is Scots serial killer and why is he called that? | The Scottish Sun
The Victims of Bible John (1968-69) (missingandmurdered.co.uk)
Who is Peter Tobin and is he Bible John? – The Sun | The Sun
The true story of Bible John and the Barrowland killings – Glasgow Live
- Husband of Bible John’s victim issues plea to identify witness in murder mystery | Glasgow TimesBible John: Remembering notorious serial killer’s victims – STV News ArchivePressReader.com – Bible John 50 years onFormer detective still convinced Bible John is behind bars – STV News ArchiveHusband of ‘Bible John’ murder victim in 1969 thinks it was the Yorkshire Ripper – Mirror OnlineDNA tests clear Bible John suspect | HeraldScotlandBible John murders: Angus Sinclair and Peter Tobin linked to killings | UK | News | Express.co.ukBible John: New potential suspects after fresh photofits of ‘bizarre’ serial killer | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.ukExtended: Glasgow serial killer Bible John and the Barrowland killings | Glasgow TimesStory of Glasgow’s Bible John Murders takes to the stage in a new musical drama – Glasgow Live‘Bible John’s’ true identity – eerie new photofit and chilling Yorkshire Ripper theory – Mirror Online
Who were Bible John’s victims? | The Sun
Bible John: Pathologist’s new book continues hunt for truth about serial killer
The Hunt for Bible John: Who is Scots serial killer and why is he called that? | The Scottish Sun
The Victims of Bible John (1968-69)
Who is Peter Tobin and is he Bible John? – The Sun | The Sun
Peter Tobin and Glasgow’s Bible John Murders | Crime Traveller
The true story of Bible John and the Barrowland killings – Glasgow Live
Ballroom M | Newcastle Journal | Tuesday 23 March 1993 | British Newspaper Archive
Body exhumed | Aberdeen Evening Express | Thursday 01 February 1996 | British Newspaper Archive
Memory Lane – Dancing and Dance Halls
From the archive: romance at Glasgow’s dance halls | HeraldScotland
Thanks for the Memories: Relive city’s dancehall days | Glasgow Times
The huge Glasgow fire that cleared a path for the Savoy Centre in the 1970s – Glasgow Live
Bringing glory days of old Glasgow ballroom to life | Glasgow Times
Glasgow’s ‘super ballroom’ was the place to live, laugh and fall in love… | Glasgow Times
Barrowland Ballroom – Wikipedia
Is this the grave of Bible John? Police seek permission to exhume body | HeraldScotland
Douglas Skelton – The case that haunts a city
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Timeline: Vicky Hamilton murder case
Peter Tobin guilty of Dinah McNicol murder | Crime | The Guardian
Husband of Bible John murder victim believes wife was killed by Yorkshire Ripper – Daily Record
The Lost British Serial Killer: Amazon.co.uk: Harrison, Paul, David Wilson: 8601410297565: Books
The Lost British Serial Killer: Closing the Case on Peter Tobin and Bible John
by Paul Harrison, David Wilson
Synopsis
The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked Britain
Peter Tobin was already serving a life sentence for murder when he was charged with the murder of two young women – Vicky Hamilton and Dina McNichol, in November 2007. Both girls went missing in 1991. Their bodies were discovered by police in 50 Irvine Drive, Margate – where Tobin once lived.
In their new true crime investigation, Paul Harrison and Professor David Wilson examine this shocking case, including full details of Tobin’s trial. But perhaps even more importantly, they look into other similar cases around the country. With developments in DNA testing, the police are coming closer and closer to solving a range of terrible and high profile murders. There have been at least five major arrests in recent months, with further arrests sure to follow.
Harrison and Wilson investigate these cases, and ask how new DNA tests will change police investigations. But they also ask whether this will be enough to stop murderers in the future, and whether there are larger forces at work in society that need to be addressed before we can stop people from killing again and again.
The Face of Bible John: The search for a Scottish Serial Killer
by Steve MacGregor
Synopsis
In the late 1960s, dance halls were still popular in Glasgow. At the Barrowland Ballroom in the Bridgeton area of the city, queues were long on Friday and Saturday nights and anything up to two thousand people would spend the evening dancing to music provided by the resident band.
Then, in February 1968, a woman who had spent the evening at the Barrowland Ballroom was found murdered. It seemed that she had met her killer while dancing but police were unable to find any clue as to his identity. In August 1969, another woman went dancing at the same ballroom and was seen leaving with a tall, slim, handsome young man. Her body was discovered the following day. The circumstances of the two murders were very similar and police began looking for a single killer. They even commissioned a local artist to produce a painting of the murderer based on witness descriptions.
In October 1969, it happened again. Another woman was murdered after meeting her killer at the Barrowland Ballroom. But this time, the killer was seen by a number of witnesses and one even shared a taxi with him and his victim. Surely, it was only a matter of time before this murderer, who newspapers had started calling Bible John, was caught?
Fifty years later, we still don’t know the identity of this serial killer. There have been many theories and a number of potential suspects. Police cold-case reviews have used new technologies in the search for Bible John and several promising new leads have been identified. None have led to an arrest.
How can this be? How can a murderer select and spend time with his victims in a crowded public place where he was seen by large numbers of people and yet escape detection? The artist’s depiction of the killer was also said to be a very good likeness, so we even know what he looked like.
This book is a fresh look at this fascinating case and an attempt to understand how Bible John managed to escape detection and has continued to elude investigators for fifty years.
Chasing Killers: Three Decades of Cracking Crime in the UK’s Murder Capital
by Joe Jackson
Synopsis
Glasgow is known as the murder capital of Britain and no one understands why better than Joe Jackson. For over 30 years, Jackson worked the crime beat, first as a uniformed cop then as a seasoned murder squad detective. In this hard-hitting memoir of his most memorable cases, he reveals the reality behind chasing killers and other crooks in ‘No Mean City’.
As a young cop, Jackson was threatened by Glasgow’s most ruthless gangster, Arthur Thomson, and, as a fresh detective, he took part in the hunt for Bible John, Glasgow’s most shadowy serial killer. He locked up more than his fair share of paedophiles and sex beasts along the way and, as a veteran Senior Investigating Officer, he cracked the hardest homicide nut there is: a murder without a body. Jackson’s investigations have grabbed headlines, while his ‘collars’ have filled jails.
Chasing Killers will shock readers with its behind-the-scenes look at how murder probes are run. Every case is related with candour and humour, and is laced with the kind of detail that only an expert can provide.
Joe Jackson has been called the real-life Taggart, but this is no TV fantasy – this is real city police work: concrete hard, soot black and blood red.
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Royalty Free Music for video creators | Epidemic Sound