
Uncanny
Cold Cases
Case 8: The South Shields Poltergeist Part 1
26 May 2026
28 minutes
Available for over a year
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
