The Ghost in the Bride's Chamber: Part One

From Charles Dickens Ghost Stories by NOISER

December 29, 2025 · 40 min · Season 1 · Episode 5

About this episode

Two novelists, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, discover a mysterious inn with a strange wedding custom during their holiday.

During a walking holiday in the Lake District, two novelists - Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, alias ‘Mr Goodchild’ and ‘Mr Idle’ - stumble upon a mysterious inn, where wedding cake is served after dinner every evening. But neither man can begin to imagine the petrifying reason for such a strange custom… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Sir David Suchet. Written by Charles Dickens. Additional material by Duncan Barrett, Pascal Hughes and Joel Duddell. Produced by Duncan Barrett | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Recorded and mixed at The Soundhouse Studios | Sound design by Wilfredo Acosta | Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines | Mix check: Carla Flores | Compositions & music performances by Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines | Exec Producers: Pascal Hughes, Katrina Hughes, Joel Duddell. For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to  noiser.com/subscriptions No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM…

People in this episode

Host: Sir David Suchet

Topics covered

ghost stories
mystery
Lake District
Charles Dickens
Wilkie Collins
wedding customs

Keywords

ghost
bride
chamber
inn
wedding cake
mystery
Dickens
Collins
Lake District

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Organizations: Noiser, The Soundhouse Studios