55 episodes

From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic?
Written and presented by Danny Robins
Editor and Sound Designer: Charlie Brandon-King
Music: Evelyn Sykes
Theme Music by Lanterns on the Lake
Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

Uncanny BBC Podcasts

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 2K Ratings

From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic?
Written and presented by Danny Robins
Editor and Sound Designer: Charlie Brandon-King
Music: Evelyn Sykes
Theme Music by Lanterns on the Lake
Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    S4. Case 6: Case Update

    S4. Case 6: Case Update

    In this special case update, Danny unpacks your questions and theories about the series so far, from voodoo spirits and mangy bears to rude microwaves. And we meet a brand-new witness.
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 28 min
    S4. Case 5: The Mystery of Willow Creek

    S4. Case 5: The Mystery of Willow Creek

    Alaskan huntsman Fred and his cousin and uncle are trapped in a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, seemingly surrounded by terrifying creatures, resembling the local folk stories about Bigfoot or “the Hairy Man”. Can they escape with their lives?
    Also, Danny ventures to Humboldt County, site of some of America’s most famous alleged Bigfoot sightings, to talk to resident Native Americans about their ancient beliefs in these creatures and their own experiences. Is this a great American myth or could there really be a secret, undetected species living in the USA?
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Experts: Deborah Hyde and Lyle Blackburn
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Script editor: Dale Shaw
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 29 min
    S4. Case 4: The Hairy Man

    S4. Case 4: The Hairy Man

    Tribal elder Fred and his cousin and uncle are travelling through the Alaskan wilderness when they are surrounded in their cabin by terrifying creatures resembling the “Hairy Man” legend they were always warned about as kids.
    As Fred recounts the terrifying story of what happens next, Danny Robins wonders if this story could hold the answer to one of America’s most enduring mysteries – the legend of Bigfoot.
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Experts: Deborah Hyde and Lyle Blackburn
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Script editor: Dale Shaw
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 28 min
    S4. Case 3: The Platte County Poltergeist

    S4. Case 3: The Platte County Poltergeist

    Lisa and her young family build their dream home in rural Missouri. Before they’ve even unpacked, strange events begin. Lights switch themselves on each night, footsteps echo around empty rooms, objects move by themselves.
    As events escalate, is Lisa imagining things or is someone living there alongside them? And how can a brand-new house be haunted?
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Experts: Ciaran O’Keeffe and Jim Harold
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Script editor: Dale Shaw
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 28 min
    S4. Case 2: Dad's Phone

    S4. Case 2: Dad's Phone

    Wendy’s father Harry was a British Spitfire pilot during World War II who moved to Texas to work in espionage. When he becomes ill with cancer, he promises Wendy that if there is life after death, he will reach out to her. This isn’t that comforting, their relationship has always been difficult - Harry used many of the espionage techniques he was schooled in to control and monitor Wendy, like a real-life version of Robert De Niro’s character in Meet the Parents.
    When Harry dies, Wendy moves into his house in Austin and then… her Dad’s phone begins to ring by itself. It's disconnected, what's happening is impossible, so is this Harry reaching out? And what will it take to make him let go?
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Experts: Cal Cooper and Jeff Belanger
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Script editor: Dale Shaw
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 28 min
    S4. Case 1: The Flood

    S4. Case 1: The Flood

    Marcus loves visiting his eccentric Aunt Jean, the black sheep of a very religious family. She runs a witch shop in New Orleans, selling spells, candles and Ouija boards. When Aunt Jean tragically dies in Hurricane Katrina, drowned in the basement of her own flat, her possessions end up at Marcus’s granddad’s house in South Georgia.
    One night Marcus and his cousin dig them out and find her prized Ouija board. What will happen if they try to make contact with her? The answer, it turns out, is that all hell breaks loose.
    Danny heads to Georgia to meet Marcus and hears about the most terrifying night of his life.
    Written and presented by Danny Robins
    Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Benjamin Radford
    Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
    Music: Evelyn Sykes
    Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake
    Script editor: Dale Shaw
    Development producer: Sarah Patten
    Production manager: Tam Reynolds
    Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell
    Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
    Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
    A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
2K Ratings

2K Ratings

edwardscissorhanz ,

I love it so much just not keen on the USA

I love this show so much makes boring journeys and tidying the house more interesting, just the USA version doesn’t have the same vibe

tinselworm-parade ,

Uncanny USA is a flop

Uncanny UK is a great spine tingling series, but the USA version, possibly due to the overtly theatrical tendencies of the average American - not to take anything away from the folk across the pond, many of whom I admire and count as great friends - is lacking in sincerity and a lot less believable. Perhaps the best way of illustrating this is that listening to this series in bed each night used to keep me awake. Now it puts me to sleep.

James D G ,

New season is a flop

Go back to longer episodes and British witnesses

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