The Baron of Grogzwig

From Charles Dickens Ghost Stories by NOISER

January 12, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 7

About this episode

The episode follows a medieval German nobleman who faces a sinister spirit during a challenging night of marriage.

A medieval German nobleman finds that marriage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a sinister spirit visits him at his darkest hour, the Baron of Grogzwig must call on deep reserves of good humour if he’s going to make it through the night… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Sir David Suchet. Written by Charles Dickens. Additional material by Duncan Barrett, Pascal Hughes and Joel Duddell. Produced by Duncan Barrett | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Recorded and mixed at The Soundhouse Studios | Sound design by Rohan Onraet | Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines | Compositions & music performances by Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines | Exec Producers: Pascal Hughes, Katrina Hughes, Joel Duddell. For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to  noiser.com/subscriptions No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining…

People in this episode

Host: Sir David Suchet

Topics covered

marriage
supernatural
humour
nobility
German folklore
ghost stories

Keywords

Baron of Grogzwig
Charles Dickens
ghost stories
supernatural
humour
nobility
marriage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser, The Soundhouse Studios, Noiser Ltd, Acast