Unexplained

Unexplained Season 7 has now finished but we’ll be back on Friday September 6th to begin Season 8.

In the meantime, I’m going to be replaying some of my favourite episodes from the archives.

This week we’re heading back to Sussex in the south of England to explore the dark mysteries of Chanctonbury Ring and its bucolic surrounds. 

Long thought to be a hotbed of strange and peculiar activity, In the 1970s, one local resident set out to dig a little deeper into the mystery only to find a little more than he bargained for...

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One chilly morning in a small village in Romania, in February 1925, 11-year-old Eleonore Zugun found a coin on the way to her grandmother's house.  Eleonore's cousin warned her not to pick it up; that it was the devil's money and would only bring her bad luck. 

But Eleonore ignored the warning...

This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill 

As accusations of witchcraft mount up soon the fear spreads beyond Salem and out into the wider Puritan community. With over 100 people accused of being in league with the devil, it's time to begin the official trials.

The shit gets real, as they say... 

This episode was written by Richard MacLean Smith and Ella Mcleod

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Part two of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill 

It's March 1692 in Salem. Three women - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba - stand accused of witchcraft. All three have so far denied the accusation.

But all that is about to change...

This episode was written by Ella Mcleod and Richard MacLean Smith.

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June 1630, 700 puritans arrived from England at a place in New England, America, known to many local communities as Naumkeag.

To those new arrivals however, it was known as something different.

Inspired by the Hebrew for peace, they called it Salem.  

This episode was written by Ella Mcleod and Richard MacLean Smith.

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The volcanic landscape of Iceland exerts a strong pull on the psyche. So it's no wonder the nation's folklore is so rich with stories of the supernatural, of ghosts and trolls, but most of all, elves... 

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Third and final part of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box 

Jason continues his quest to get to the bottom of how the dibbuk box came into being.  What he uncovers is more wild than he could possibly have imagined...

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Part two of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box 

Despite the disturbing nature of Kevin's eBay listing, his 'dibbuk' box attracts the interest of hundreds of potential buyers. Before long, it's heading for Kirksville, Missouri, with disturbing consequences...

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In June 2003, something unusual popped up for sale on eBay.

The listing was posted by used furniture dealer Kevin Mannis and concerned a strange Jewish artefact he'd apparently purchased a few years before. He called it a 'dibbuk' box.

He said he wanted to sell it because, according to him, it was haunted...

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Second and final part of Season 07 Episode 22: Jumping into Legend

In the hunt for the true identity of the so-called Dan Cooper, the FBI and police interview over 800 suspects. Could one of them be him?

This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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