Uncanny

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

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100 episodes
Updated July 21

Episodes100

Newest first

July 21 · 36 min
Summer Specials 2026: Little Biter
Danny Robins hits the seaside for a spine-tingling new investigation.
July 14 · 44 min
Summer Specials 2026: Cold Cases Live: The Enfield Poltergeist
Danny Robins and the Cold Cases team reopen the files on The Enfield Poltergeist.
July 7 · 33 min
Summer Specials 2026: Live from Hay Festival 2026
A special episode recorded at the Hay Festival 2026.
June 30 · 41 min
Cold Cases: Case Update
Danny Robins and the team reopen the files on the cases so far.
June 23 · 30 min
Cold Cases: Case 12: Borley Rectory, Part 2
Danny and the team reopen their files on Borley Rectory.
June 16 · 29 min
Cold Cases: Case 11: Borley Rectory, Part 1
Danny Robins and the team ask if Borley Rectory is the most haunted house in England.
June 9 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 10: The Great Amherst Mystery
Danny and the team travel back to 1870s Canada to investigate the Great Amherst Mystery.
June 2 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 9: The South Shields Poltergeist, Part 2
Danny Robins and the team dive deeper into the South Shields poltergeist.
May 26 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 8: The South Shields Poltergeist, Part 1
Danny Robins and the team investigate a possible poltergeist haunting in South Shields.
May 19 · 27 min
Cold Cases: Case 7: Spring-heeled Jack
Danny Robins and the team meet a Victorian folk devil. Who or what was Spring-heeled Jack?
May 12 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 6: The Haunting of HMS Asp
Danny Robins and the team investigate a haunting onboard a Navy vessel.
May 5 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 5: The Sandown Clown
Danny Robins investigates the bizarre mystery of the Sandown Clown - who, or what, was it?
April 28 · 31 min
Cold Cases: Case 4: The Cock Lane Poltergeist
What happens when a ghost accuses someone of murder? Danny Robins investigates.
April 21 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 3: The White Mountain UFO
Danny Robins has a close encounter with the original UFO abduction case.
April 14 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 2: Return to East Drive
Danny Robins continues a historical investigation into a poltergeist in 1960s Pontefract.
April 7 · 28 min
Cold Cases: Case 1: The Black Monk of Pontefract
Danny Robins investigates Britain's most violent poltergeist case.
March 31 · 3 min
Cold Cases: Trailer
Danny Robins investigates terrifying tales from paranormal history.
Dec 30, 2025 · 28 min
Series 5: Case 10: The Priest Hole
A family renovating a house discover a priest hole... and seem to unleash something else.
Dec 23, 2025 · 57 min
Series 5: Case 9: Christmas Casebook with Diane Morgan
Danny Robins unpacks a Christmas hamper of horror with special guest Diane Morgan.
Dec 16, 2025 · 38 min
Series 5: Case 8: Revenants and Revelations
Danny Robins takes a deep dive into all the cases so far this series.

Uncanny

Summer Specials 2026: Little Biter

Summer Specials 2026: Cold Cases Live: The Enfield Poltergeist

Summer Specials 2026: Live from Hay Festival 2026

Cold Cases: Case Update

Cold Cases: Case 12: Borley Rectory, Part 2

Cold Cases: Case 11: Borley Rectory, Part 1

Cold Cases: Case 10: The Great Amherst Mystery

Cold Cases: Case 9: The South Shields Poltergeist, Part 2

Cold Cases: Case 8: The South Shields Poltergeist, Part 1

Cold Cases: Case 7: Spring-heeled Jack

Cold Cases: Case 6: The Haunting of HMS Asp

Cold Cases: Case 5: The Sandown Clown

Cold Cases: Case 4: The Cock Lane Poltergeist

Cold Cases: Case 3: The White Mountain UFO

Cold Cases: Case 2: Return to East Drive

Cold Cases: Case 1: The Black Monk of Pontefract

Cold Cases: Trailer

Series 5: Case 10: The Priest Hole

Series 5: Case 9: Christmas Casebook with Diane Morgan

Series 5: Case 8: Revenants and Revelations