S1. Case 2: The Hanging Room

Uncanny

BBC

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Teenager Millie moves with her family into her grandparents remote historic farmhouse in the English countryside. It is a house with a tragic past that seems to be returning to haunt the family in a way that feels dangerous and disturbing, pushing them to the edge of sanity. Millie tells Danny Robins about her ordeal in this terrifying episode that reveals the true impact of living in a ‘haunted house’. Featuring expert help from psychologist Chris French and The Battersea Poltergeist’s Evelyn Hollow. Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Chris French and Evelyn Hollow 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,
0:08.1	and I work on making podcasts. My real passion is discovering unbelievable
0:14.3	unheard stories and working with the biggest stars who can really bring those stories to life.
0:20.0	I love the whole process of making podcasts from the spark of an idea
0:24.8	to hearing the final edit. There's nothing like it.
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0:31.0	so whatever we commission has to reflect the things that you care about and love,
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0:49.9	Okay, we're just pulling into a village in the Cotswolds.
0:53.0	It's one of the most picturesque parts of the English countryside.
0:56.8	And in that lovely looking old stone house over the road,
1:00.9	I'm about to meet somebody who's going to tell me a ghost story.
1:05.6	Now I've been obsessed with ghost stories since I was a kid,
1:08.0	and I think it's because I find them exciting. I love that pleasurable shiver of fear,
1:13.1	but what if the ghost story is actually happening to you?
1:18.3	What is it really like to live in what you believe is a haunted house?
1:23.8	That's what I'm about to find out and a warning.
1:27.2	This story is on the most shocking and unsettling that I have come across.
1:32.2	Okay, let's go and meet our witness.
1:36.8	I'm Danny Robbins and this is Uncanny.
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