Series 3: Case 2: Uncle Jack
Uncanny
BBC
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Tim moves from London to a 16th century coaching house in Cornwall, to find it already occupied by a long-dead previous owner - Uncle Jack.
Tim and his partner quickly adjust to the constant noise of Jack's spectral footsteps jumping from the upstairs window. But then one night, things change…
Written and presented by Danny Robins Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Script editor: Dale Shaw Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, let me ask you, sir, have you heard George's podcast? |
| 0:06.1 | Me and Ben Brick are back with a blast, this time with stories from Africa's past. |
| 0:11.0 | Not too distant, unsolved mysteries, unsung heroes from untold histories, I'm trying |
| 0:16.9 | to make sense of the present day, join me on this journey by pressing play. |
| 0:23.8 | Have you heard George's podcast? |
| 0:25.7 | Chapter four. |
| 0:27.1 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:29.5 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:38.2 | All over the world, people are witnessing what they believe to be ghosts. |
| 0:43.4 | We can debate what they are seeing, but one of the most unsettling things about these |
| 0:47.9 | experiences is the fact that nobody else saw what you saw. |
| 0:52.6 | So how can you convince them that it's true? |
| 0:56.7 | But then, every so often, a case comes along, where that goes out the window. |
| 1:04.1 | How many people are in that room, Tim, witnessing this? |
| 1:06.4 | There were six of us in all at the same time. |
| 1:08.3 | What did the others make of it? |
| 1:09.7 | Well, they're intrigued. |
| 1:10.7 | We kind of prepared them for this, but talking about it in the pub, but talking about |
| 1:15.9 | it and seeing it are two different things. |
| 1:18.0 | So this is proof that you are not going mad? |
| 1:20.7 | Yes, that's right. |
| 1:22.6 | Everything would explain what went on, just nothing. |
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