Classic Case: Don't Sleep in This House

Uncanny

BBC

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Christmas 1974, and two young climbers stumble across an abandoned house in the Scottish mountains. It’s a bothy - a safe shelter for hunters and climbers out in the wilds of the highlands. But Phil and Jimmy are about to experience the most terrifying night of their lives, alone in the middle of nowhere. Is a violent spirit determined to drive them out into the freezing night? Years later, Phil tells Danny Robins his story and about how he researched the house, discovering others had had similar experiences there. What's going on? Danny investigates. 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

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sport stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'
0:18.5	mouths.
0:19.5	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport in world.
0:25.0	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to
0:28.8	dedicated sports fans across the UK.
0:31.2	So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:51.6	That's my kids getting into the Christmas mood.
0:53.9	Most of the time that I've been making spooky podcasts this year, they've been too scared
0:57.9	to talk about it.
0:58.9	But just recently, they've started asking questions.
1:02.6	I've told you some of my good stories, haven't I?
1:05.6	Yes, you have.
1:06.6	I even told them a kid-friendly version of Ken's story from episode one.
1:10.7	They were in the bedroom and then they saw a dog make a bloody hell of Ken.
1:20.1	But there's one story I will not be telling them because if they had this in their heads,
1:26.6	I doubt they'd ever sleep again.
1:29.2	It's a story that takes us to 1973 as two young men find an old cottage in the Scottish
1:34.9	Highlands, believing it to be abandoned only to find that something very frightening
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