Talk Haunts - Richard Felix (A Life Most Haunted)
Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained
Steven Holloway
4.5 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Some people study haunted history from a distance.
Richard Felix has spent a lifetime walking through it — from the dark corridors of Derby Gaol to the television phenomenon that helped bring ghost hunting into millions of homes.
In this Talk Haunts special, Steve and Marie are joined by Richard Felix: historian, writer, owner of the famously haunted Derby Gaol, and former resident historian on Most Haunted. The conversation explores Richard’s long relationship with ghosts, folklore, historic buildings, and the strange stories that continue to cling to Britain’s darker places.
From the ghostly activity reported at Derby Gaol to the nature of hauntings themselves, Richard reflects on why spirits might appear, what history can teach us about the paranormal, and how place, memory and atmosphere become entwined over time.
The episode also looks back at Most Haunted, one of the most influential paranormal television shows of recent decades, with insight into what happened behind the scenes and how the series shaped public fascination with ghost hunting.
Rich in history, personality and supernatural possibility, this is a thoughtful conversation with one of Britain’s best-known paranormal historians — a life spent among haunted buildings, lingering stories, and the question of what may remain after death.
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| 0:57.0 | And so, So, I'm a. Welcome to Talk Horns, Richard Felix. You are, of course, a historian, writer, educator. |
| 1:40.8 | You're most famously known as being the resident historian on the seminal and groundbreaking TV show Most Haunted, |
| 1:46.8 | where you often breed life and credence into ghosts and haunts, which the episodes uncovered. |
| 1:53.2 | As well as this, you've written several books, including What is a Ghost, the People's Ghost Stories, |
| 1:58.6 | as well as producing a range of DVDs, some of which we |
| 2:01.9 | will be featuring in a special giveaway for you lucky listeners. Richard has also kindly signed the |
| 2:07.6 | books. In 1997, you brought the Derby Jail and restored it to its original condition, lovingly |
| 2:14.1 | bringing the history of this haunting place back to life for the many people who visit it, |
| 2:19.2 | you are also the king of the ghost walk, specialising in ghost tours around the UK, |
| 2:25.0 | including offering many different tours around Derby Jail. |
| 2:28.4 | And with all that said, we are incredibly happy to have your expertise on the show today. |
| 2:33.3 | And we cannot wait to talk some |
| 2:35.5 | haunts with you, Richard. Welcome. Thank you very much. Thanks for asking me. We'll kick this off |
| 2:41.5 | straight away, Richard. We are absolutely delighted to have you on the show. And you are, of course, |
| 2:45.8 | a well-respected historian finding out about the people before they became ghosts. Yeah. |
| 2:51.2 | And your dedication in bringing the past to life at Derby Jail is impressive. |
| 2:55.7 | Have you always been interested in history and ghosts? |
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