The Phantom Hitchhiker - a podcast by Tatum and Tansie Swithenbank

from 2021-02-05T07:00

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The motorway construction that rocked an ancient burial ground nearby; could this be the reason behind the inexplicable hauntings at Bluebell Hill? In today’s episode we explore the ghostly hitchhiker who plagues the A229 in Kent. Buckle up!


References :



  • Evans, John H. “Notes on the Folklore and Legends Associated with the Kentish Megaliths.” Folklore, vol. 57, no. 1, 1946, pp. 36–43. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1257001. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021.


  • Menefee, Samuel Pyeatt. “Circling as an Entrance to the Otherworld.” Folklore, vol. 96, no. 1, 1985, pp. 3–20. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1259899. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.


  • Johnson, John William. “The Vanishing Hitchhiker in Africa.” Research in African Literatures, vol. 38, no. 3, 2007, pp. 24–33. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20109494. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.




Each episode, folk duo Tansie & Tatum Swithenbank journey through the British Isles in search of all things folklore and witchcraft. Expect gremlins, goblins, fairies, banshees, witches and vampires.

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