Herefordshire Hearsay

Episode 11: Dracula, Diaries & Crop Circles 🧛‍♂️📖🛸Welcome back to another wildly unpredictable episode of Herefordshire Hearsay — the podcast where absolutely anything can happen… and usually does. 😂This week we dive headfirst into vampires, UFOs, smart fridges, diary disasters and mysterious crop circles in Bromyard. Normal service resumed then.🧛 World Dracula Day Special!Christopher Lee vs Gary Oldman — who is the ultimate Dracula?We celebrate World Dracula Day with tales of Hammer Horror films, terrifying bats on strings and a truly unforgettable childhood scare from Kerry involving:A torch 🔦A pair of tights 🧦Uncle Mick 😱Plus:Why Dracula films were accidentally hilariousThe best vampire movies of all timeWhy Kerry thinks Leslie Nielsen deserves more creditA VERY important Dracula fun fact🛸 UFOs Over HerefordshireThings take a very strange turn when Heidi shares her genuinely spooky UFO sighting near Much Marcle 👽Orange lights… impossible movements… standing in the road staring at the sky…Meanwhile:Doug from Bromyard is STILL reporting alien activityCrop circle chaos continuesToby from The Secret Garden gives his verdictDawn may have accidentally invented “Crop Circle Tourism”Night-time tractor rides and illuminated crop circles, anyone? 🚜✨📖 Diaries, Disaster & Dangerous SecretsWe discuss the strange things people write in diaries… and some things that probably should never be written down at all. 😂Including:The year chafing was discovered 😬Smart fridges refusing midnight snacksA disastrous “reply all” emailPauline’s mum secretly reading her diary 👀Why journals can become treasured time capsulesThere’s also a lovely story about family memories, old Hereford barbers and half-finished haircuts after a quick trip to the pub 🍺✂️☕ Coffee Options? Not Really…The HIT Squad return to tea duty at St Peter’s Church… where coffee choices are:CoffeeTeaCoffee pretending to be a cappuccino ☕Also featuring:Cakes. Lots of cakes.Parish Assembly gossipCommunity heroesPauline accidentally asking if someone wanted water with their coffee🩺 Pauline: Doctor’s Receptionist From Hell?Pauline reveals she once applied to work at a doctor’s surgery… and honestly it may have been the NHS’s greatest near miss 😂Expect:Unsolicited medical diagnosesTerrifying facial expressionsQueue rage“Show me your rash then”You’ll never look at a waiting room the same way again.📚 Hitchhiker’s Guide, Towels & Total NonsenseWe celebrate Towel Day inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 🚀Discover:Why towels are apparently the most important item in the universeThe many practical uses of a towelWhy wet towels are considered a weaponThe Beast of Traal makes an appearance…Probably.🎤 Also This Week…Eurovision confusion 🎶Alan Davies mystery diary entriesSticky toffee pudding reviews 🍮Community events at St Peter’s ChurchWhy Herefordshire is full of the best characters📱 Follow Herefordshire HearsayCome and join the chaos on social media for clips, stories, polls and behind-the-scenes nonsense.And remember…If you see strange lights over Bromyard… it’s probably Doug again. 👽🍺📢 Coming Next Time…Next episode we’ll be talking about:Your medical problemsDriver rage, what makes you mad!The Hay Festival…plus whatever else happens when we leave the house unsupervised.Thanks for listening to Herefordshire Hearsay! 💚👋 Get InvolvedGot a story? A dilemma? A Shire Shout-out?Send it to us at [email protected] us on socials:📘 Facebook – @HerefordshireHearsay📸 Instagram – @HerefordshireHearsay🐦 X – @HfdHearsaySign up to our newsletter - hereEpisode 11 - Where you can find things:00:00.000 Welcome to Herefordshire Hearsay00:10.000 What have we been up to04:22.000 Hitchhiker’s Guide, Towels & Total Nonsense06:44.000 Coffee options! Not really...07:57.000 Pauline: Doctor’s Receptionist From Hell?11:52.000 World Dracula Day Special!12:22.000 Heidi's Dracula Delight14:23.000 Uncle Mick, a torch and a pair of tights! Best scare ever!16:11.000 Hammer Horror Films18:32.000 Dracula Fun Facts19:05.000 Who is Alan Davies?20:10.000 Diaries, Disaster & Dangerous Secrets25:34.000 Crop circles and strange occurences26:04.000 UFO encounters in Much Marcle28:36.000 The Secret Garden Pub, Chatting with Toby31:11.000 UFO round up31:38.000 Eurovision, who won? We don't remember!32:58.000 Crop circle chaos continues34:20.000 Coming Up Next Time

🎙️ Episode 10 – Eurovision, The Lost Tapes & a Very Heavy MattressThis week on Herefordshire Hearsay, things spiral beautifully out of control as we discuss donuts, Eurovision fever, trapped limbs, rescued seagulls and mysterious old videotapes. Basically… business as usual.Grab a coffee (and possibly a caramel custard donut) because this episode is packed with laughs, nostalgia and wonderfully random Herefordshire chaos.🍩 Donuts, Cake & Dangerous Levels of CustardWe celebrate National Donut Week in the only way we know how — by aggressively taste-testing caramel custard donuts from Greggs and nearly entering another dimension.Meanwhile, Kerry heads off to the gorgeous Aymestrey Patisserie where her husband makes a bold two-cake decision he may later regret… and she ends up playing fetch with the world’s cleverest collie dog carrying THREE tennis balls at once.Also featured:✨ Millionaire shortbread✨ Fancy coffee✨ Dog admiration✨ Full custard facial incidents🍳 The Great Baked Bean Debate at DocklowWe head out on location to Docklow Pools Fisherman’s Arms for a breakfast expedition and immediately get pulled into the great national crisis:Should beans be on the plate… or in a pot?Pauline threatens legal action over beans touching eggs, how bizarre! While Kerry quietly removes all beans from existence entirely.Plus:🥓 Excellent breakfasts☕ Lakeside walks😂 National Laughter Day💚 Lovely chats with Jackie & Keith🎡 Lakefest Excitement!We talk all things Lakefest and our brilliant interview with Lee from Lakefest for an upcoming Story Seat special.Without giving too much away… it was emotional, inspiring and filmed in a very unexpected location.Honestly, what a lovely human being.🛏️ Rug Escapades Pauline vs The MattressPossibly one of the greatest stories in podcast history.Pauline buys a giant rug for her bedroom and attempts to move an impossibly heavy bed entirely on her own. What follows includes:⚠️ Being trapped under a mattress⚠️ No phone nearby⚠️ Exhaustion sandwiches⚠️ A triumphant rug victoryAgainst all odds… the rug ended up perfectly square.🐦 Meet Ralph the SeagullYes. We’ve named a seagull.Pauline tells the incredible story of rescuing baby Ralph after he fell off the roof, nursing him back to health, chasing him up the road with a net, and eventually watching him return years later demanding broccoli quiche at the back door.He now taps on the roof every morning for breakfast.Frankly, Ralph may now own the house.🎤 Eurovision Fever ArrivesEurovision season is here and emotions are running high.We chat about:🎶 ABBA🎶 Dana🎶 Mary Hopkin🎶 Dressing up for Eurovision parties🎶 This year’s wildly chaotic UK entryCan Britain finally win?Probably not.But we remain emotionally committed.📼 The Lost TapesPauline uncovers ancient VHS recordings of her sons pretending to be a rock band in the cellar during the glorious long-haired teenage years.Expect:🎸 Fake band documentaries🎸 Mobbing “fans”🎸 Ghostly dressing gown appearances🎸 Accidental family commentary preserved foreverSomewhere between Spinal Tap and complete disaster.👽 Bromyard Aliens & Pentagon FilesDoug from Bromyard is BACK with more UFO theories… and annoyingly, current events may actually support him this time.We discuss:🛸 Pentagon UFO file releases🛸 Crop circles🛸 Cashpoint aliens🛸 Whether Doug should be banned from phoning in foreverThe truth is out there. Unfortunately, so is Doug.🌿 Out & About in HerefordshireThis week we also chat about:🌱 The Cart Shed Plant Fair at Garnons🦉 Herefordshire Wildlife Trust🥕 Riverford organic veg boxes🚂 Waterworks Museum steam days📚 Hay Festival excitement🐂 The return of the Hereford Bull TrailThere’s always something happening in Herefordshire… even if half of it involves cake or wildlife.📢 Coming Next Time…In the next episode we’ll be talking about:🛁 Towel Day - in memory of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams.🧛 World Dracula Day🛸 More crop circle nonsense🎉 A brand new competition…plus whatever else happens when we leave the house unsupervised.Thanks for listening to Herefordshire Hearsay! 💚👋 Get InvolvedGot a story? A dilemma? A Shire Shout-out?Send it to us at [email protected] us on socials:📘 Facebook – @HerefordshireHearsay📸 Instagram – @HerefordshireHearsay🐦 X – @HfdHearsaySign up to our newsletter - hereEpisode 10 - Where you can find things:00:00.000 Welcome00:14.000 What have we been up to?02:21.000 Donuts, Cake & Dangerous Levels of Custard04:43.000 Unmentionable Medical Terms05:30.000 The Great Baked Bean Debate at Docklow08:55.000 Lakefest Excitement!09:46.000 Rug Escapades - Pauline vs The Mattress12:22.000 Catching up with the Hit Squad15:01.000 Meet Ralph the Seagull18:04.000 Eurovision Fever Arrives21:15.000 The Lost Tapes27:12.000 Bromyard Aliens & Pentagon Files28:48.000 Shire Shout-out Riverford Organic Farmers29:34.000 Out & About in Herefordshire32:41.000 Coming Up Next Time…