Spooky UK

Tonight we’re taking a little trip to Victorian Cheltenham to meet one of Britain’s most famous ghosts…

The Cheltenham Ghost was reportedly seen repeatedly over several years, appearing in the same area and giving rise to one of the best-known haunting stories of the Victorian era.

But who, or what, was she? And why did so many people claim to have seen her?

Join us for a quick dip into the story of the Cheltenham Ghost… if you’re brave enough...

Spooktober continues!

Apparently, one episode wasn't enough… because we had far too much to say about poltergeists! 😂

So we're back with Part 2, bringing you even more strange, unsettling and downright bizarre stories of unexplained activity.

So settle in, turn the lights down and join us for another dose of things that go bump in the night.

And yes… we promise this is the last part. Probably.

Tonight’s Spooktober takes us down to Dartmoor, where the eerie remains of the medieval settlement at Hound Tor sit hidden among the rocks.

An abandoned village, a bleak landscape and centuries of history… what happened to the people who once called this place home, is one of them still standing there today?

Another little slice of spooky history as we count down to Halloween

Tonight’s Spooktober is a little different… 👻

Martin is sharing a personal ghost story from his childhood, involving his brother, a haunted wardrobe, and some very strange goings-on.

Was there really something lurking in that wardrobe? You’ll have to listen and decide for yourself…

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Welcome back to Spooktober! Today, we’re heading to York to discover the rise of the ghost merchants, those wonderfully weird people who make and sell spooky little spectres.

We’ll also be talking about Helen’s own love of making ghosts and handing them out at Halloween. Because apparently one can never have too many ghosts, or craft supplies!

Another bite size dose of spooky silliness as we count down to Halloween.

Welcome to Spooktober! Every day throughout October, we’ll be bringing you a bite-sized dose of spooky silliness as we count down to Halloween.

Today, we’ve got a phobia of the day, a personal pre-ghost story from Martin (you need to listen to find out what that means!), and, of course, we’ll finish things off with a terrible joke. 👻

So grab a cuppa, settle in, and join us for another little slice of Spooky UK!

Happy Spooktober!

Hey spooky people, guess what? Spooktober is coming! This October, alongside our usual weekly episodes, we're bringing you a bite size dose of spooky every single day. Each short episode will start with a phobia of the day before we dive into a spooky story, strange bits of history, creepy folklore, or something downright weird we've discovered. And of course, we'll be finishing every episode with one of Martin's terrible...I mean awesome...spooky jokes.

So if you fancy a little bit of spooky every day throughout October, come and join us. Spooky UK: ghosts, folklore and more. 31 days, 31 bites of spooky.

Knocking on walls. Objects flying across rooms. Furniture moving by itself. Lights, phones and other everyday things behaving in ways they really shouldn’t.

But what exactly is a poltergeist?

This week on Spooky UK, we dive into the strange world of poltergeist activity, looking at three very different cases from Britain and beyond. Martin takes us into a bizarre British case, while Helen investigates two stories from overseas — including one that takes place somewhere you might not expect to find a haunting… an office.

Are poltergeists really angry or mischievous spirits? Is there another explanation? And why do so many cases seem to follow surprisingly similar patterns?

There was so much to uncover that we couldn't fit it all into one episode…

So this is Part One.

And trust us… things are about to get noisy

The werewolf has come a long way from its ancient folklore roots. In this episode, we howl our way through the werewolf's transformation into one of horror's most iconic monsters.

From The Wolf Man and An American Werewolf in London to silver bullets, full moons, wolfsbane and getting bitten by another werewolf , just how much of what we think we know about werewolves actually comes from folklore, and how much was invented by Hollywood?

We'll explore the films that shaped the modern werewolf, the rules that somehow became accepted as fact, the unforgettable transformations, and the many ways the werewolf has evolved from terrifying monster to tragic hero, comedy character and everything in between.

So grab your silver bullets, avoid the full moon and join us as we explore this horror legend.

Before Hollywood gave us silver bullets, full moons and hairy men with questionable hygiene, stories of humans becoming wolves were already being told thousands of years ago.

In this episode of Spooky UK, we’re going back to the beginning ,from the ancient Greek story of King Lycaon through medieval Europe and its beliefs about shapeshifting, curses and the supernatural, to some of the real people who were accused of being werewolves.

Where did the idea of the werewolf actually come from? Why have wolves been so closely linked with humans becoming monsters? And was the werewolf always the snarling creature we know today?

There are ancient curses, bizarre folklore, accusations of lycanthropy, and more than a few stories that make you wonder whether people genuinely believed their neighbours were turning into wolves.

And next time, we’ll leave the folklore behind and head into the world of werewolves in pop culture, from classic horror to modern cinema. We can't wait!