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Documentary · BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

by BBC Radio 4

From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic? 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

Latest episodes

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Series 6: Uncanny Series 6 - Trailer

Danny Robins returns with a chilling new season of ghost stories, poltergeist encounters, haunted homes and eerie workplaces. Settle in for spine-tingling tales perfect f

Nov 3
6 min

Series 6: Trailer

Danny Robins returns with a chilling new season of ghost stories, poltergeist encounters, haunted homes and eerie workplaces. Settle in for spine-tingling tales perfect f

Nov 3
6 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Uncanny Halloween Special

This Halloween, Danny Robins takes his paranormal partners-in-crime Ciaran O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow on an after dark excursion to allegedly one of the most haunted loca

Oct 31
58 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 31: The Haunted Lock-in

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 31
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 30: Great Aunt Gertie

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 30
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 29: Give Me My Clothes Back

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 29
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 28: The Tabby & the Timeslip

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 28
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 27: The Secret on the Sideboard

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 27
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case Update 3 & Case 26: Terrier of Terror

It's time for another case update! Uncanny Community, you have sent a bumper bag of comments and theories on the cases so far, and in this update Danny Robins will share

Oct 26
18 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 25: Shadows in Cliffords Tower

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 25
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 24: My Elastic Legs

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 24
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 23: A Message From Nan

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 23
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 22: The Back of Me

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 22
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 21: The Rigi Dragon

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 21
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 20: Strangers on a Train

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 20
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case Update & Case 19: The Black Mass

It's time for another case update, as Danny Robins opens the inbox to share your thoughts, comments and theories on the cases so far. And there have been lots of them - f

Oct 19
12 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 18: A Hand on My Shoulder

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 18
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 17: The Ship's Ghost

Written and presented by Danny Robins Research: Nancy Bottomley Assistant Producer: Lara Monahan Sound recording: Pete Moor Filming: Howard Mills Director & video editing

Oct 17
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 16: Night Nurse

Every day in October, Danny Robins will share a short, real-life, possibly paranormal story sent in by you - the Uncanny community. Expect gruesome ghosts, haunted hotel

Oct 16
1 min

Halloween Countdown 2026: Case 15: The Ghost Who Saved My Sister

Every day in October, Danny Robins will share a short, real-life, possibly paranormal story sent in by you - the Uncanny community. Expect gruesome ghosts, haunted hotel

Oct 15
1 min

Chart trend

Position in the Documentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#14
all-time peak
469
days in the top 50 since Jan 2025

Chart positions

Where Uncanny ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 8, 2026).

#39 ▼ 3 Documentary US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Love the show generally but these Halloween countdown episodes feel like a marketing money grab. 4 minutes of ads for 1:30 of a story? Not worth listening and frankly feels disrespectful to the listener base.

Jksid · Oct 2026

I truly enjoy each episode. I listen to them at least twice. They are packed with interesting facts and you get to listen to the POV of people who don’t believe in anything paranormal. I find that incredibly fascinating.

Ceci378 · Sep 2026

I love this show and the hosts and the way stories are unpacked, but I think they are so concerned with creating this high, frantic energy around the episode that it takes away from diving deeper into the stories. They rush through sentences and talk over each other and I feel like the episodes are too short and watered down. The premise and concept are there, it just feels way too rushed and diluted. People want to dive deeper, not rushed through the show.

kdonahue7 · May 2026

This podcast is my absolute favourite. Danny is such a great lead of this programme, the team with him is the perfect balance of expertise, science and the unknown. Every episode is entertaining and super interesting. I’m re listening to the whole three series now. Can wait for the new season.

Annoyed1973 · Apr 2026

The Halloween countdown sounded interesting, but it’s just barely a minute of story sandwiched by ads that last at least as twice as long as the tepid story being retold. Money grab much? Disappointing and surprising that a show under the BBC banner would pull such a cheap trick. Unfollowed.

oodlyoo · Oct 2024

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