Christmas Special: Return to Luibeilt

Uncanny

BBC

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Christmas 1973, and two young climbers experienced the most terrifying night of their lives in a bothy in the Scottish mountains. The events that took place that night would haunt one of those young men, Phil, for the rest of his life.

In 2021, Phil told Danny Robins his story, and it became one of the most popular episodes of Uncanny to date. Now, for this special Christmas episode and five decades on from Phil’s original experience, Danny is strapping on his rucksack and heading for the Highlands, to take Phil back to where it all happened.

Is whatever haunted Luibeilt still there? Will Danny survive the night?

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 Barnard

A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Nicola Cocklin.
0:02.8	Young people have been making history for years, but we don't often hear about them.
0:06.6	My brand new series on BBC Sounds sets out to put this right.
0:10.6	In history's youngest heroes, I'll be revealing the fascinating stories of 12 young people
0:16.0	who've played a major role in history and who've helped shape our world.
0:19.8	Like Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela,
0:22.5	Louis Braille and Lady Jane Grey, history's youngest heroes with me, Nicola Cochlin. Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:31.4	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:39.0	We have heard so many unsettling stories on uncanny from scientist Ken's experiences in
0:44.0	Room 611.
0:44.9	Pure, distilled, evil.
0:47.5	And the nightmare fuel of Harry King.
0:49.3	I literally want to scream, but I'm physically unable to.
0:52.5	Because I'm so terrified.
0:53.6	To the strangeness of UFO stories...
0:55.5	Quite weird.
0:56.3	...and the primal fear of the hairy man.
0:58.8	In that moment, I knew I was food.
1:02.2	But there is a case that haunts my dreams like now ever,
1:05.7	a story I was first told at Christmas three years ago.
1:09.1	It felt odd.
1:10.8	It just didn't feel right.
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