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Uncanny is a BBC radio and television series created by Danny Robins featuring explorations of the paranormal and supernatural phenomena, first broadcast in 2021. The radio series is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and as a podcast on BBC Sounds. A television version for BBC Two was first broadcast on 13 October 2023. The format has also been adapted as a touring stage show and since 2025 the television series has been accompanied by a visual podcast discussion called Uncanny: Post Mortem broadcast in both TV and podcast formats.
Each episode, Robins interviews a witness who has had an uncanny experience; topics include poltergeists and other ghosts, UFO sightings and cryptids. The story is punctuated by contributions from two experts who attempt to explain the experience; one expert is usually sceptical and will look to a rational psychological or natural explanation, the other will look for parallels with other similar cases. This is characterised in the series as "Team Sceptic" and "Team Believer". Experts include Caroline Watt, Chris French, Ciarán O'Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow. The theme tune "Don't Have Nightmares" is by indie band Lanterns on the Lake.
Uncanny has run for five series on radio, plus a number of Uncanny Live specials recorded in front of a live audience and various Christmas and Halloween specials. Special episodes have featured guests such as Mark Gatiss, Laura Whitmore, Laurence Rickard and David Baddiel. The fourth series, Uncanny USA, featured cases exclusively from the United States and was broadcast from April 2024. A series examining famous supernatural cases from the past, Uncanny: Cold Cases was broadcast in 2026.
Three repeated 'Classic Cases' with new introductions by Laurence Rickard, Daisy May Cooper and Reece Shearsmith were broadcast on 14, 21 and 28 October while the television adaptation was on air.
A series of short cases from listeners' emails released daily on BBC Sounds in the run-up to Halloween 2024, beginning on 1 October 2024.
New short cases from listeners every day during October 2025.
In Uncanny: Cold Cases, some famous supernatural cases from the past are re-examined. As well as broadcasts on BBC Sounds and Radio 4, Cold Cases launched a dedicated Uncanny YouTube channel.
A television series for BBC Two was broadcast from Friday 13 October 2023 for three episodes, and renewed for a second series of four episodes broadcast from 31 January 2025. Each episode is one hour long and features experts from the radio series. From the second series these are followed by a visualised podcast, Uncanny: Post Mortem broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Sounds.
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Uncanny (franchise)
Uncanny is a BBC radio and television series created by Danny Robins featuring explorations of the paranormal and supernatural phenomena, first broadcast in 2021. The radio series is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and as a podcast on BBC Sounds. A television version for BBC Two was first broadcast on 13 October 2023. The format has also been adapted as a touring stage show and since 2025 the television series has been accompanied by a visual podcast discussion called Uncanny: Post Mortem broadcast in both TV and podcast formats.
Each episode, Robins interviews a witness who has had an uncanny experience; topics include poltergeists and other ghosts, UFO sightings and cryptids. The story is punctuated by contributions from two experts who attempt to explain the experience; one expert is usually sceptical and will look to a rational psychological or natural explanation, the other will look for parallels with other similar cases. This is characterised in the series as "Team Sceptic" and "Team Believer". Experts include Caroline Watt, Chris French, Ciarán O'Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow. The theme tune "Don't Have Nightmares" is by indie band Lanterns on the Lake.
Uncanny has run for five series on radio, plus a number of Uncanny Live specials recorded in front of a live audience and various Christmas and Halloween specials. Special episodes have featured guests such as Mark Gatiss, Laura Whitmore, Laurence Rickard and David Baddiel. The fourth series, Uncanny USA, featured cases exclusively from the United States and was broadcast from April 2024. A series examining famous supernatural cases from the past, Uncanny: Cold Cases was broadcast in 2026.
Three repeated 'Classic Cases' with new introductions by Laurence Rickard, Daisy May Cooper and Reece Shearsmith were broadcast on 14, 21 and 28 October while the television adaptation was on air.
A series of short cases from listeners' emails released daily on BBC Sounds in the run-up to Halloween 2024, beginning on 1 October 2024.
New short cases from listeners every day during October 2025.
In Uncanny: Cold Cases, some famous supernatural cases from the past are re-examined. As well as broadcasts on BBC Sounds and Radio 4, Cold Cases launched a dedicated Uncanny YouTube channel.
A television series for BBC Two was broadcast from Friday 13 October 2023 for three episodes, and renewed for a second series of four episodes broadcast from 31 January 2025. Each episode is one hour long and features experts from the radio series. From the second series these are followed by a visualised podcast, Uncanny: Post Mortem broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Sounds.
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