{"id":1321,"date":"2021-03-02T12:31:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:08:18","slug":"love-creepy-shows-try-the-battersea-poltergeist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/love-creepy-shows-try-the-battersea-poltergeist\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Creepy Shows &#8211; Try The Battersea Poltergeist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_out_the_Battersea_Poltergeist_on_BBC_Sounds\"><\/span>Check out the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now I love a good ghost story or horror movie but if you&#8217;re the same you&#8217;ll probably agree there&#8217;s some very predictable, boring stuff out there. However, if there&#8217;s one great indicator of something really creepy then the story is based on real life events. Which is why, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/4b8PlyxgjRft0T7b0Sjjj3B\/the-story-of-the-battersea-poltergeist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Battersea Poltergeist<\/a> is one of the very best for horror fans.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/love-creepy-shows-try-the-battersea-poltergeist\/#Check_out_the_Battersea_Poltergeist_on_BBC_Sounds\" >Check out the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/love-creepy-shows-try-the-battersea-poltergeist\/#The_Battersea_Poltergeist_TV_Show\" >The Battersea Poltergeist TV Show<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/love-creepy-shows-try-the-battersea-poltergeist\/#Where_is_the_Battersea_Poltergeist_Television_Show\" >Where is the Battersea Poltergeist Television Show?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not a movie I&#8217;m afraid, although similar cases have inspired The Conjuring films. It&#8217;s just an 8-part radio\/podcast presentation portraying one of the most amazing &#8216;hauntings&#8217; to ever be reported. The show is presented by Danny Robins who re-investigates the case known as The Battersea Poltergeist.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the trailer for the show which will give you an indication of what it&#8217;s about &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p09407xr\/player\" width=\"710\" height=\"610\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center>The events behind the story begin in 1956 and are spread over more than a decade in total. Dany Robbins is a journalist who has gathered all the evidence together with a panel of relevant experts to re-examine it all. Included in his investigation is an interview with the young girl from the centre of the story, who is now an 80-year-old grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the actual evidence comes from the files of an amateur paranormal investigator called Harold Chibbet who investigated the events at the time.\u00a0 He kept detailed records of the events which happened at number 63 Wycliffe Road, Battersea.\u00a0 The story at the time was major national news and reports were spread across all the mainstream media of the time.\u00a0 There was even TV coverage unfortunately which was lost over the passage of time.\u00a0 The case was even raised in the House of Commons by the then home secretary.<\/p>\n<p>What makes it really enjoyable though, is the story has actually been dramatized by a series of actors including the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toby_Jones\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toby Jones<\/a> who plays the amateur investigator Harold Chibbet.\u00a0 It makes it much easier to follow the events and portrays the real horror that the family felt.<\/p>\n<p>Many people have called it the <strong>UK&#8217;s strangest ever haunting<\/strong>, indeed worldwide there&#8217;s been very few cases to rival the events, the number of witnesses to these events.\u00a0 Strange noises, flying objects, ghosts, paranormal violence and ghostly communication &#8211; the case of the Battersea Poltergeist has them all and much more.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s available completely free of charge for anyone with a BBC account on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sounds<\/a> as an 8-part podcast.\u00a0 Currently looks like it will be available until about March 2022, so plenty of time to enjoy this creepy classic.\u00a0 \u00a0Unlike BBC iPlayer, you can listen to BBC Sounds from <a href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/motd-in-europe\/\">anywhere in the world<\/a> as long as you have a valid account.\u00a0 \u00a0If you have one just go directly to the main site linked above.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t then you&#8217;ll need to invest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/which-vpn-service-watch-uk-tv\/\">BBC VPN for<\/a> a short time while you create the account.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t need it afterwards though unless you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/which-nordvpn-servers-work-with-bbc-iplayer\/\">watch BBC iPlayer<\/a> or other UK Television shows.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Battersea_Poltergeist_TV_Show\"><\/span>The Battersea Poltergeist TV Show<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To my knowledge, there are currently no TV shows created specifically about the Battersea Poltergeist yet.\u00a0 there are however rumours of one being developed by Peacock TV although there&#8217;s no release date available at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>The story is a famous British case of alleged poltergeist activity at a residential home in Battersea, London during the 1950s and 1960s. While it has been mentioned in various paranormal documentaries and radio programs, it has not been the central theme of a TV show.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 2021, BBC Radio 4 did release a podcast series called &#8220;The Battersea Poltergeist&#8221; which is a deep dive into the case, combining drama and documentary elements.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the information might change in the future as new shows are produced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_the_Battersea_Poltergeist_Television_Show\"><\/span>Where is the Battersea Poltergeist Television Show?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nowhere as of 2025 unfortunately, there is no Battersea Poltergeist television show. The content is presented in the form of a podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30\">BBC<\/a> Radio 4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional:<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GXCyQTWOJE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/bbc-iplayer-canada\/\">How to Watch BBC iPlayer in Canada in 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Watch BBC iPlayer in Canada in 2025&#8221; &#8212; Watch BBC iPlayer in the USA\" src=\"https:\/\/iplayerusa.org\/index.php\/bbc-iplayer-canada\/embed\/#?secret=nnAX0POtr1#?secret=GXCyQTWOJE\" data-secret=\"GXCyQTWOJE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds Now I love a good ghost story or horror movie but if you&#8217;re the same you&#8217;ll probably agree there&#8217;s some very predictable, boring stuff out there. However, if there&#8217;s one great indicator of something really creepy then the story is based on real life events. Which is why, The Battersea Poltergeist is one of the very best for horror fans. It&#8217;s not a movie I&#8217;m afraid, although similar cases have inspired The Conjuring films. It&#8217;s just an 8-part radio\/podcast presentation portraying one of the most amazing &#8216;hauntings&#8217; to ever be reported. 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