Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Jo Hickey-Hall speaks to Frank Scannella about his encounter next to the river in Walton-on-Thames in 1982. His story 'Meeting Nicola', was published in the, "It Happened To Me..." section of The Fortean Times (Issue 350, 2017). Thank you to the Fortean Times for permitting an image of the article in this video.
Trigger Warning: We briefly mention risk of drowning and missing people in this video.
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Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some listeners may find the content unsettling. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.
Host, Researcher and Creator: Jo Hickey-Hall, Folklore Researcher
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Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall Studios
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Jo Hickey-Hall speaks to Frank Scannella about his encounter next to the river in Walton-on-Thames in 1982. His story 'Meeting Nicola', was published in the, "It Happened To Me..." section of The Fortean Times (Issue 350, 2017). Thank you to the Fortean Times for permitting an image of the article in this video.
Trigger Warning: We briefly mention risk of drowning and missing people in this video.
Become a Patron!
We have a community called The Curious Crew. If you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like-minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, all while supporting the show, please go to:
patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast
If you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂
buymeacoffee.com/modfairysight
Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some listeners may find the content unsettling. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.
Host, Researcher and Creator: Jo Hickey-Hall, Folklore Researcher
Contact: scarlettofthefae@gmail.com
Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall Studios
Please like, share and subscribe 💚 and leave a rating! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
