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

About this episode

Danny and the team investigate the South Shields poltergeist, a significant paranormal case of the digital age involving a family's terrifying experiences.

This week Danny and the team investigate the first big paranormal case of the digital age - the South Shields poltergeist. It's a disturbing and well-documented possible poltergeist haunting, where a young family in the coastal town of South Shields are beset by a series of bizarre and sometimes terrifying events. Is someone trying to frighten them, or could they be in real danger from something that's harder to explain? Presented by Danny Robins Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe Story sections by Victoria Lloyd Research by Nancy Bottomley Filming and editing by Robb Leech Editing and sound design by Charlie Brandon-King Theme music by Katherine Priddy Theme co-produced by Jennifer Ann Keller Incidental music by Evelyn Sykes Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Simon Barnard and Victoria Lloyd A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

People in this episode

Host: Danny Robins

Guests: Evelyn Hollow, Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe

Topics covered

• paranormal investigation
• poltergeist
• haunting
• family
• bizarre events
• digital age

Keywords

• South Shields
• poltergeist
• haunting
• paranormal
• bizarre events
• Danny Robins
• Evelyn Hollow
• Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4

Places: South Shields

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