Show overview
Uncanny has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 100 episodes. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 29 min and 30 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 25 episodes published. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
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 BarnardA Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
Latest Episodes
View all 100 episodesSummer Specials 2026: Little Biter
Summer Specials 2026: Cold Cases Live: The Enfield Poltergeist
Summer Specials 2026: Live from Hay Festival 2026
Cold Cases: Case Update
Cold Cases: Case 12: Borley Rectory Part 2
Cold Cases: Case 11: Borley Rectory
Cold Cases: Case 10: The Great Amherst Mystery
Cold Cases: Case 9: The South Shields Poltergeist Part Two
Cold Cases: Case 8: The South Shields Poltergeist Part 1
Cold Cases: Case 7: Spring-heeled Jack
Cold Cases: Case 6: The Haunting of HMS Asp
Cold Cases: Case 5: The Sandown Clown
Cold Cases: Case 4: The Cock Lane Poltergeist
Cold Cases: Case 3: The White Mountain UFO
Cold Cases: Case 2: Return to East Drive
Cold Cases: Case 1: The Black Monk of Pontefract
Cold Cases: Trailer
Danny Robins and paranormal experts, hardcore sceptic Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe and writer and parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow, will tackle the nation's most thrilling historical hauntings. They’ll explore classic cases like ghost hunter Harry Price’s investigation into Borley Rectory, and Britain’s 'most violent poltergeist', The Black Monk of Pontefract, plus some lesser-known gems from the paranormal archives - such as the Sandown Clown on the Isle of Wight, and America’s original UFO abduction story, the Barney and Betty Hill Incident. If you have a case you'd like us to investigate, email [email protected] Uncanny is a Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4.
Series 5: Case 10: The Priest Hole
A family renovating an old house stumble upon a priest hole, a hidden chamber where Catholic priests took refuge in Elizabethan times. But the strange discovery seems to signal a change in the atmosphere of the house. Has uncovering the priest hole unleashed something else?Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Ben Machell and Dan Snow Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Danny Robins and Simon BarnardA Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
Series 5: Case 9: Christmas Casebook with Diane Morgan
Danny Robins unpacks a Christmas hamper of horror with ghost fan Diane Morgan, star of Motherland, After Life and Philomena Cunk. Diane relates several of her own terrifying encounters with the paranormal, and crosses swords with sceptic Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe as they hear supernatural real-life stories from Uncanny listeners.Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Diane Morgan and Ciaran O'Keeffe Editing and sound design: 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 and BBC Sounds
Series 5: Case 8: Revenants and Revelations
Danny Robins takes a deep dive into all the cases so far this series, with new leads, new witnesses and listeners' questions and theories.Written and presented by Danny Robins Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Danny Robins and Simon BarnardA Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4