Classic Case: The Todmorden UFO
Uncanny
BBC
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Actor and writer Laurence Rickard, who plays caveman Robin in the BBC sitcom Ghosts, picks his favourite classic Uncanny episode.
Retired policeman Alan Godfrey tells us the story of the case that has obsessed him for his whole life. When Alan tries to solve a weird and seemingly impossible murder in the small northern town of Todmorden, it leads to a bizarre UFO sighting and then a strange and sinister government cover up that ends up affecting Alan’s life.
Danny Robins explores if there is real evidence of extra-terrestrial visits to Earth. Did Alan genuinely have an alien encounter and, if not, why were the real-life ‘men in black’ from the government so interested?
Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: David Clarke and Colin Lyall 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 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. |
| 0:35.6 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:54.6 | That's two US Navy pilots spotting what they believe is an unidentified flying object. |
| 1:00.8 | It's from a video that was leaked a few years back and then finally declassified before the |
| 1:05.2 | Pentagon released their report this year about UFOs, acknowledging that there have been |
| 1:10.3 | encounters. |
| 1:11.3 | So what are those pilots seeing? |
| 1:13.4 | Is it enemy aircraft or alien visitors? |
| 1:17.7 | The case that we are looking at this episode takes us into these new realms. |
| 1:21.7 | It's not a ghost story. |
| 1:23.6 | It's a UFO sighting. |
| 1:25.4 | It takes place a long way from US airspace in a small town in Yorkshire, Northern England, |
| 1:31.4 | in 1980. |
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