Series 5: Case 9: Christmas Casebook with Diane Morgan

Uncanny

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Danny Robins unpacks a Christmas hamper of horror with ghost fan Diane Morgan, star of Motherland, After Life and Philomena Cunk. Diane relates several of her own terrifying encounters with the paranormal, and crosses swords with sceptic Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe as they hear supernatural real-life stories from Uncanny listeners.

Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Diane Morgan and Ciaran O'Keeffe Editing and sound design: 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 and BBC Sounds

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.2	Marianne has not the heart to tell Eleanor how worried she is by the lack of poetry in Edward's soul.
0:14.7	Tamzing Greg brings Jane Austen's work to life with pride and prejudice and sense and sensibility.
0:20.6	Reports soon follow that Mr Bingley is very agreeable.
0:24.4	And Julie Andrews narrates a new series, Jane Austen Stories.
0:28.9	You take delight in vexing me.
0:30.9	You have no compassion on my poor nerves.
0:33.7	Celebrate Jane Austen.
0:35.3	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:39.0	Hello and welcome to the uncanny Christmas special.
0:42.0	We've heard so many amazing stories over the last few months, haven't we?
0:44.9	And each one, it seems, has inspired you to send me your own experiences.
0:50.0	So what we are going to hear this episode is some of the strangest, most unsettling and just sheer bloody,
0:56.5	powerful stories that I've received recently, a collection of cases that will bring a chill
1:01.3	through that Christmas jumper to help us investigate this Christmas hamper of horror.
1:07.1	We have a very special celebrity guest expert expert actor who is now world famous for her
1:13.2	brilliant appearances in Motherland, Mandy, Afterlife and of course Philomena Cunk. But she also
1:20.2	turns out to be a pretty big uncanny fan. So are you ready? Because I'm Danny Robbins. And I'm
1:26.5	Diane Morgan. And this is Un is uncanny I have this thought it knocks on walls inside my mind I know what I saw. Case 9. The Uncanny Christmas Case 9.
2:00.0	The Uncanny Christmas Casebook.
2:06.5	Diane, seasonal spooky greetings.
2:09.1	Are you a fan of Christmas?
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