History's Greatest Ghosts with Uncanny's Danny Robins
6/22/202654 min
In this special episode of After Dark. Anthony and Uncanny’s Danny Robins delve into historical ghost stories and explore why our obsession with death and the paranormal remains an integral part of the human experience.
Danny will be at the Crossed Wires podcast festival, which takes place between 2nd-5th July in Sheffield. All tickets, including Danny’s headline show of Uncanny Cold Cases and his free Uncanny Uncovered show, are available at CrossedWires.Live.
Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.
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First 90 secondsAnthony Delaney· Host0:00
[chains rattling] [suspenseful music] A clanking chain echoes through a haunted house in ancient Rome. A headless queen runs screaming through the corridors of Hampton Court Palace. And in the dead of night, Britain's wartime leader comes face to face with the ghost of an American president. [gasps] From what may be the world's first recorded ghost story to royal phantoms and presidential apparitions, we're investigating the encounters that have left witnesses asking one terrifying question: What if the dead never truly leave us? From the shadows of the past, this is After Dark. [suspenseful music] Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of After Dark, because today we are joined by, if you can ever forgive me this pun, but a s- a kindred spirit on After Dark. He