Series 1: Case 10: Don't Sleep in This House
Uncanny
BBC
4.7 • 3.8K 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 | I'm John Ronson and I'm an invisible enemy. |
| 0:05.0 | That changed people psychologically. |
| 0:08.0 | Words can be dangerous if you don't know the context. |
| 0:12.0 | We were told to stay at home. |
| 0:15.0 | We lived with an invisible enemy, |
| 0:17.0 | with only the internet for company. |
| 0:19.0 | That changed people psychologically. |
| 0:21.0 | I'm John Ronson, and I'll be unerthing the roots of the |
| 0:24.4 | culture wars that engulfed us then and still do now. |
| 0:29.2 | The award-winning podcast, Things Fell Apart Returns. |
| 0:33.0 | Lesson on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.0 | BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | We wish you on Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish you |
| 0:47.0 | and a happy me ye. That's my kids getting into the Christmas mood. |
| 0:53.0 | Most of the time that I've been making spooky podcasts this year, |
| 0:56.0 | they've been too scared to talk about it. |
| 0:58.0 | But just recently, they've started asking questions. |
| 1:02.0 | I've told you some of my go stories, haven't I? |
| 1:05.0 | Yes, you have. |
| 1:06.0 | I even told them a kid-friendly version of Ken's story from episode one. |
| 1:10.0 | They were in the bedroom and then they saw a dark figure. |
| 1:15.0 | Bloody hell Ken! |
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