Case 10: A Ghost in My Bed

Uncanny

BBC

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Another daily nugget of horror from Danny Robins.

Written and presented by Danny Robins Researcher: Nancy Bottomley Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Head of Production: Kerry Luter 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

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.0	Welcome back to the Halloween Advent Calendar countdown.
0:12.0	A brand new story every day till Halloween.
0:16.0	Our witness today is Sarah, who says,
0:19.0	In December 2009, I attend a wedding at Elvefam Hall in Hampshire.
0:25.0	It's an old manor house.
0:26.6	And around midnight, I decided to call it a night while the wedding disco was going on.
0:31.1	I wasn't drinking as I was pregnant and was tired.
0:34.2	My partner said he'd meet me upstairs after he finished his drink.
0:38.7	I went upstairs to our room,
0:43.8	took off my makeup, brushed my teeth and got into bed. As I switched off the light, I heard the door handle rattle rattle and thought to myself, good timing as my partner was back. I heard the door
0:48.8	open, footsteps pad across the carpet towards the bed, and then the bed went down behind me.
0:55.2	I waited for a moment to see if my partner would say anything or cuddle me, but felt a strange
0:59.3	awkwardness. I put my arm behind me towards the centre of the bed, felt around for my partner,
1:05.5	and there was no one there. I instantly sat up in bed and turned the light on, and as I did that, the handle went on the door again, and my partner came in.
1:14.0	I was not hallucinating, and was totally awake, and have never had another ghostly experience since.
1:20.1	Did a ghost get into bed with me?
1:24.3	Thank you, Sarah. It's quite an idea, a potentially paranormal bedfellow.
1:27.9	What do you think happened?
1:29.2	Email uncanny at BBC.co.uk.
1:32.6	I will be back tomorrow with another small slice of scariness.

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