Classic Case: Harry Called
Uncanny
BBC
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Actor and writer Reece Shearsmith chooses his favourite classic episode of Uncanny.
When a spirit called Harry makes contact via a Ouija board, student Will thinks his friends are playing a joke. But then Harry starts calling him…
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 tell you why I love podcasting. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm Sasha Johansson, I'm an Assistant Commissioner for the BBC and I work on making podcasts. |
| 0:11.1 | My real passion is discovering unbelievable unheard stories and working with the biggest |
| 0:16.9 | stars who can really bring those stories to life. |
| 0:20.1 | I love the whole process of making podcasts from the spark of an idea to hearing the final |
| 0:26.0 | edit. |
| 0:27.0 | There's nothing like it. |
| 0:28.0 | What makes BBC podcast special is that we're working for you, so whatever we commission |
| 0:32.6 | has to reflect the things that you care about and love, wherever you are in the UK. |
| 0:37.0 | So if you like this BBC podcast, there's so much more to discover. |
| 0:40.6 | Have a listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:42.2 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:49.5 | Hello, I'm Reese Shearsmith and I've been a fan of Danny Robbins Uncanny since Mark Gates |
| 0:54.8 | introduced me to the podcast in 2021. |
| 0:57.4 | He drew me in describing the alarming story of a haunted, |
| 1:01.0 | bellfast student accommodation and the supposedly unspeakably evil presence that lurked within. |
| 1:07.5 | It had so many great elements. |
| 1:09.5 | It had a haunted lift, bizarre, poltergeist activity and inexplicable banging on the doors |
| 1:14.7 | in the middle of the night and was instantly hooked. |
| 1:17.7 | There are so many fantastic episodes to pick from over the two series. |
| 1:21.2 | It's hard to choose a favourite, but I've gone for a particular story from series two and |
| 1:26.6 | it stands out for me as the events are scary from the start and it just seems to get worse |
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