Bullingdon Club in 'Orgy of Destruction' at Christ Church
31 May 2021
Christ Church College, St Aldates, Oxford
After a drunken dinner party, members of the exclusive Bullingdon Club smashed all 468 windows in the main quad at Christ Church College.
Sandford Lasher: Oxfordshire's Most Deadly Water?
26 May 2021
Sandford Lock, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford
The weir known as Sandford Lasher has a terrible reputation for taking the lives of unwary swimmers, including the boy who inspired 'Peter Pan'.
Highwaymen of Shotover
25 May 2021
Old Road, Shotover Country Park
The old road through Shotover Forest was in the past notorious as a haunt of highwaymen looking to steal from unwary travellers.
Duck Prank Leads to Murder at Wolvercote
24 May 2021
Wolvercote, Oxford
When accused of stealing a duck Thomas Beesley denied it, but 'He was proved a liar by the loud quacking coming from his coat pocket'!
Death by Gin at Brize Norton
18 May 2021
Brize Norton, West Oxfordshire
In 1858 five people became sick and two died after drinking from the same bottle of gin. Was a poisoner at large in Brize Norton?
Ghosts of Mapledurham House
8 May 2021
Mapledurham House, Mapledurham, Reading
The ghost of a former owner can reportedly be seen pulling across the floor the body of a servant who he murdered in a fit of anger.
Adultery, Murder and Hauntings at Stanton Harcourt
3 May 2021
Main Road, Stanton Harcourt
The Lady Pool at Stanton Harcourt is believed to house two restless spirits, both of whom met their deaths in connection to adultery.
Escaped Wolves on the Loose at Kidlington
28 April 2021
Oxford Road, Kidlington
In 1936 three Russian wolves escaped from the Oxford Zoo at Kidlington and terrorised livestock for three days before being shot.