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CurlyhairedAssassin · 2023-10-13T20:05:18+00:00

I don't believe in ghosts. But this is BBC2, not Channel 5 or the usual channels which run this type of crap. So I'm watching. Anyone else?

Lalgarh · 29/10/2023 10:24

@CurlyhairedAssassin also read something earlier today that they're going to broadcast Ghostwatch again for the first time since it was first aired and caused all that furore. Also not a coincidence, I don't think.

The EPG will be interesting for it. They'll have to forewarn of the "adult themes", which completely gives away the plot and conceit of it!

The best homage to that is the Inside No.9 Halloween special

dayswithaY · 29/10/2023 10:59

When I was 20 I moved into a creepy flat. It hadn’t seemed creepy when we viewed it in daylight but everyone felt unsettled there. There was an oddball man living in the flat downstairs which didn’t help. I was always hearing noises, one night we sat in our lounge and heard what we thought was a demonic voice from downstairs talking in a rhythmic way over and over.

Another night it was windy outside and we could hear banging noises. I ran down to open the door to my flat to investigate. It opened onto a hallway with a glass communal door, there was no one standing behind it but the handle slowly turned.

Now with the benefit of age I think the noises were caused by mice in the loft, the demonic voice was a pissed up old man downstairs and the handle was probably loose and rattling in the wind.

Either that or we got ourselves so worked up our brains processed things we had seen in a certain way.

I thought Heather was very convincing, Toddy less so. But they’ve no reason to lie after all these years. It’s important to note that they were three young theologians, self confessed nerds, maybe a bit isolated and lonely? I was lonely and anxious when I lived in the creepy flat, it can’t be underestimated.

TitsInAbsentia · 29/10/2023 14:29

Phantom flusher....I'm too busy crying at people asking for Scott the plumbers phone number!!

I wasn't sure about the theology students (@LunaNorth I think you're on to something with the guilt/hormones/hysteria!) but I found the couple who also lived there telling their experiences added some weight - that said how do we know they hadn't heard about the students when they moved in, which would have fueled some of the belief there were supernatural things going on. The soundwave thing made heaps of sense, as did the experiment about people following suit (if you've ever been on a ghost walk/experiment you'll see how easily people get swept in to thinking they head/saw something).

I will give the podcast a listen as I'd never heard of this before.

Dotcheck · 29/10/2023 17:35

Phantom flusher....I'm too busy crying at people asking for Scott the plumbers phone number!!

Good plumbers are so hard to find…

I thought Toddy was reticent as he’s now a therapist. Perhaps he’s had a great deal of counselling, or he didn't want to off put future clients

helloducky · 29/10/2023 20:36

I think Danny seems a nice bloke who's milking the success of an idea (radio/TV/book/theatre show/merch!) with gusto. 'Uncanny' is at turns silly, spooky, unsettling and daft. The radio version is better IMO.

As for his appearance, Danny is on the verge of being too old for the style he's adopted. He's been in the junior section of the indie attire shop for too long and bless his overblown barnet, it might be time for a makeover, Dan.

Catastrophejane · 29/10/2023 21:34

Edwardandtubbs · 28/10/2023 23:06

Ok me and my two degrees from Russell Group Universities will slowly sidle off. Must work harder to value education.

Its a waste of a degree.

Plus Kieran listed that she was a credible witness because she had a good degree, from a sound university, and had a sensible job. I disagree that these three things make her believable.

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@Edwardandtubbs your post made me lol!

but tbf, a librarian is actually a highly skilled job. I knew one and she had studied for years- to be a fully qualified librarian takes longer than medicine. I think only architecture takes longer.

Ive lost touch with her now, but it used to drive her nuts that people thought it was just stamping books out. I remember her explaining all the highly technical and complex work they do, but I’ve forgotten!

SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:17

Watching the third one now. I think I would have moved out when the mists started appearing in the rooms.

Catastrophejane · 29/10/2023 23:23

SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:17

Watching the third one now. I think I would have moved out when the mists started appearing in the rooms.

I would never have moved in after I found out that my two flat mates and I had identical dreams warning us not to move in!

have these people never seen a scary movie?

SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:31

Ha ha. The nightly prayers session is making me think they're definitely suggestible. In the same way that believers in God seem to find The Exorcist more scary than non-believers.
Spookily, I only needed to type E of Exorcist and predictive text predicted it.👻

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 29/10/2023 23:33

I knew one and she had studied for years- to be a fully qualified librarian takes longer than medicine. I think only architecture takes longer.

She was having you on. 😆I'm also a fully qualified librarian and despite it being more skilled than people realise I can assure you that it takes far longer to become a qualified doctor or architect.

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SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:36

SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:31

Ha ha. The nightly prayers session is making me think they're definitely suggestible. In the same way that believers in God seem to find The Exorcist more scary than non-believers.
Spookily, I only needed to type E of Exorcist and predictive text predicted it.👻

And, voilà, they're going for an exorcism as well 😃

Catastrophejane · 29/10/2023 23:40

CurlyhairedAssassin · 29/10/2023 23:33

I knew one and she had studied for years- to be a fully qualified librarian takes longer than medicine. I think only architecture takes longer.

She was having you on. 😆I'm also a fully qualified librarian and despite it being more skilled than people realise I can assure you that it takes far longer to become a qualified doctor or architect.

Haha- I’m obviously too gullible!

She used to always go on about the years of studying she did.

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 29/10/2023 23:47

Catastrophejane · 29/10/2023 23:40

Haha- I’m obviously too gullible!

She used to always go on about the years of studying she did.

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Well she may well have got a normal 3 year undergraduate degree in say, English literature or something. Then a 1 year post grad or MA in information management/librarianship. Then you used to have to get chartered whilst you were working by submitting a professional development report. But that's still nothing like medicine and the specialisms after qualifiying.

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Screamingabdabz · 29/10/2023 23:49

The Oxford case - Why did they never take photos or recordings of the phenomenon? That’s what I wanted him to ask. Filming a radio working without any power source or random mists would’ve been pretty significant!

And were they going to normal lectures in between all these demonic activities?

I’ve also seen a cake tin slide by itself across a table. It had just been washed and there was still a bubble of soap water underneath making it slide.

I also wanted to confirm this was Oxford University - ranked one of the most elite institutions in the world? Not some Oxford further education college? As nice as they were, neither seemed representative of what I think of as world class academic minds… 🙄

Screamingabdabz · 29/10/2023 23:51

SwedishEdith · 29/10/2023 23:36

And, voilà, they're going for an exorcism as well 😃

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A CofE ‘exorcism’ a just basically a prayer blessing. It’s not that big a deal. The programme made out it was this bonkers thing!

hihelenhi · 30/10/2023 00:09

Screamingabdabz · 29/10/2023 23:49

The Oxford case - Why did they never take photos or recordings of the phenomenon? That’s what I wanted him to ask. Filming a radio working without any power source or random mists would’ve been pretty significant!

And were they going to normal lectures in between all these demonic activities?

I’ve also seen a cake tin slide by itself across a table. It had just been washed and there was still a bubble of soap water underneath making it slide.

I also wanted to confirm this was Oxford University - ranked one of the most elite institutions in the world? Not some Oxford further education college? As nice as they were, neither seemed representative of what I think of as world class academic minds… 🙄

Theology has long been an academic subject at both Oxford and Cambridge. It's not my thing personally but there are some quite bizarre snobberies coming out here.

Catastrophejane · 30/10/2023 00:17

Screamingabdabz · 29/10/2023 23:49

The Oxford case - Why did they never take photos or recordings of the phenomenon? That’s what I wanted him to ask. Filming a radio working without any power source or random mists would’ve been pretty significant!

And were they going to normal lectures in between all these demonic activities?

I’ve also seen a cake tin slide by itself across a table. It had just been washed and there was still a bubble of soap water underneath making it slide.

I also wanted to confirm this was Oxford University - ranked one of the most elite institutions in the world? Not some Oxford further education college? As nice as they were, neither seemed representative of what I think of as world class academic minds… 🙄

As someone who was a student in the mid 90’s, I can confirm that taking photos or recordings was far from straightforward.

Camcorders cost a fortune, tape recorders might’ve worked, but were larger, so you wouldn’t have one in your pocket.

even cameras were shit. Many involved having to wind the film after each photo, so not possible to take photos quickly. The quality of images was also pretty crap…

anything good quality would be £££s

Screamingabdabz · 30/10/2023 00:19

Catastrophejane · 30/10/2023 00:17

As someone who was a student in the mid 90’s, I can confirm that taking photos or recordings was far from straightforward.

Camcorders cost a fortune, tape recorders might’ve worked, but were larger, so you wouldn’t have one in your pocket.

even cameras were shit. Many involved having to wind the film after each photo, so not possible to take photos quickly. The quality of images was also pretty crap…

anything good quality would be £££s

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I was also a student in the 90s! I could film stuff on my crappy pink flip phone!

bibop · 30/10/2023 00:22

Loopytiles · 14/10/2023 07:53

I enjoy the podcast and like Danny’s presenting in it, but agree they could be half the length, so am not sure it’ll work on TV.

find it strange that the sceptic guest never, ever suggests that the person telling the stories could be lying, when this is often more likely than other explanations the sceptic comes up with. They also never seem to interview anyone they or the person telling the story say have corroborated things.

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Apparently they have them take a lie detector test before they go on the show.

Catastrophejane · 30/10/2023 00:27

Screamingabdabz · 30/10/2023 00:19

I was also a student in the 90s! I could film stuff on my crappy pink flip phone!

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Must’ve been late 90’s - no one had a mobile in 94.

then overnight in 97/98 everyone had one.

these students were in that house in 93.

FromEden · 30/10/2023 00:28

Screamingabdabz · 30/10/2023 00:19

I was also a student in the 90s! I could film stuff on my crappy pink flip phone!

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Camera/Video phones definitely weren't out in the 90s. Early 2000s was the first.

dayswithaY · 30/10/2023 07:15

No one had a mobile phone in 1993.

KimberleyClark · 30/10/2023 07:30

FromEden · 30/10/2023 00:28

Camera/Video phones definitely weren't out in the 90s. Early 2000s was the first.

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And the picture quality on them was crap.

Dotcheck · 30/10/2023 07:36

Screamingabdabz · 29/10/2023 23:49

The Oxford case - Why did they never take photos or recordings of the phenomenon? That’s what I wanted him to ask. Filming a radio working without any power source or random mists would’ve been pretty significant!

And were they going to normal lectures in between all these demonic activities?

I’ve also seen a cake tin slide by itself across a table. It had just been washed and there was still a bubble of soap water underneath making it slide.

I also wanted to confirm this was Oxford University - ranked one of the most elite institutions in the world? Not some Oxford further education college? As nice as they were, neither seemed representative of what I think of as world class academic minds… 🙄

Nope, seemed completely typical of regular Oxford students. Just because someone is intelligent, doesn’t mean they have benefited from experience, or developed judgement

cheezncrackers · 30/10/2023 09:04

Alltheyearround · 20/10/2023 18:06

Can anyone give a brief summary of the witch farm?

Too scared to listen (I know, I'm easily frit), but would love to know about the electrics and what happened in the end.

I don't know if anyone has done this so far, but it's about a farmhouse in Wales in I think the 1990s. A family moved in - mum, dad, son from dad's first marriage and then mum has another baby while they're living there. They move there because it's very cheap and they're skint.

All kinds of poltergeist type action then starts to occur - some of it quite violent like radiators being ripped off walls, the usual stuff like heavy footsteps going up and down stairs, the electricity meter spins round really fast and their bills are astronomical and no one can explain it. The dad becomes more and more troubled the longer they're there, he makes some really freaky art, but as the series goes on it turns out that he's a troubled guy who has dabbled in the occult in the past.

The house also has some violent history - a murder was committed there in the 1800s I think. The family live there for years with all kinds of weird stuff going on. They get in an exorcist at one point, a paranormal investigator at another - he leaves in a hurry. It turns out the previous inhabitants also experienced lots of strange goings on. There's a grey lady in the baby's bedroom who's spotted several times - at the window, leaning over the crib. I can't remember it all, there's lots of spooky stuff that happens and a few things that I felt were red herrings. It's interesting, although I found the voice of the mum really annoying (parts of it are dramatised, like in The Battersea Poltergeist).