Here's our news! We've produced a new adaptation of spooky '70s TV drama Children of the Stones, starring India Brown (Worzel Gummidge) and
@ReeceShearsmith
.
Listen to the trailer below, and then all ten episodes on BBC Sounds from next Wednesday.
Like Christmas? Like ghosts? That's good, because this Christmas we've made this for you....
Weds 21st Dec: Uncanny Christmas Special
Christmas Eve: Hunting Ghosts with Gatiss and Coles
Christmas Day: Inside Ghosts Christmas Special
Fri 30th Dec: Uncanny Live with Mark Gatiss
2022 was… busy. 2023 is looking busier still, with more
#Uncanny
(both as a podcast and on TV), more
#InsideGhosts
, and lots of stuff we’re *really* excited about… but can’t talk about yet.
We’ve loved making it all, so thanks so much for listening… and see you next year! x
Parapsychologists have often asked: can ghosts get ill?
The answer is yes, as evidenced by a poorly
@Lazbotron
and an even more poorly
@benwillbond
croaking and coughing at each other in tonight's Inside Ghosts podcast. 9pm on
@BBCSounds
#BBCGhosts
Announcing the main cast of Children of the Stones!
We have fearmonger-in-chief,
@ReeceShearsmith
! India Brown, from Worzel Gummidge!
@ralphineson
! ('Known for his deep, rumbling voice,' says Wikipedia) And Sightseers star
@steve_oram
!
Listen on
@BBCSounds
from tomorrow
So last week we assembled this cast - Anna Maxwell Martin,
@ReeceShearsmith
and Tom Burke - to record a new, modern-day version of Casting the Runes.
Adapted by
@brooligan
from the classic M.R. James ghost story, it'll be available this Halloween. More soon!
Uncanny makes the jump to TV tonight!
Fans of the podcast, fear not - it's still very much the podcast, but with (scary) pictures.
The podcast team have been involved all the way, and we're beyond thrilled with the results.
9pm - watch if you dare!
We're releasing a Ghost Story for Christmas!
A modern update of M. R. James’ The Ash Tree, adapted by
@MrHolness
, starring
@CHIMPSINSOCKS
,
@ReeceShearsmith
, John Sessions and
@MCabournSmith
.
It's released December 6th - pre-order it right now from
BBC Radio 4 is celebrating 100 years of audio drama with some special programmes, including one of ours!
'You Must Listen' is a new adaptation of a lost radio script by sci-fi legend Nigel Kneale, starring Toby Jones,
@ReeceShearsmith
and
@CatzCaroline
Uncanny is back! With a Season 2 update, before we launch into Season 3 next week.
And once you get to 29 minutes into today's episode (but not before), click here...
Hello! Below there!
Out today - a new Ghost Story for Christmas - our audio adaptation of Charles Dickens' supernatural classic The Signalman, starring an incredible cast led by
@SimonCallow
and
@ralphineson
Very excited about this one. Coming to
@BBCRadio4
on 14th and 21st October... our adaptation of A Matter of Life and Death!
Written by
@thisisbencottam
, starring
@willtudor1
, Lydia West,
@Geoff_McGivern
& Miles Jupp, it's a new spin on the classic film
Nice piece by
@accordingtoJonD
in today's
@RadioTimes
about Nigel Kneale, and our upcoming
@BBCRadio4
production of Kneale's lost radio play 'You Must Listen' (next Wednesday 20th, 2.15pm, don't miss it!)
CONGRATULATIONS to the inaugural Signal Award Winners 🥳 👯 🎧
We are so excited to celebrate these diverse, innovative, experimental, inspiring, funny, and one-of-a-kind podcasts 🙌
Head to to check out the winners for yourself!
71 years after it was last heard, Nigel Kneale's lost radio drama returns to the airwaves... 2.30pm today
@BBCRadio4
... with Toby Jones,
@ReeceShearsmith
and
@CatzCaroline
... You *Must* Listen!
Happy Birthday, Tom Baker! And if you've ever wondered what Tom is like in real life, then for today only you can download the first in our Baker's End series, The King of Cats, for free...
Didn't post this at the time, but last Thursday night we put on an
#Uncanny
Live show, featuring
@Markgatiss
.
Despite the circumstances, the show was great fun. Big thanks to
@LondonPodFest
, to Mark, and especially to
@danny_robins
, for handling a difficult situation so well.
Ooh look, what have we found to auction now? Why, it's only artwork for our adaptation of The Ash Tree signed by
@ReeceShearsmith
@CHIMPSINSOCKS
@MrHolness
and the late, great John Sessions!
All proceeds to Ukraine
@decappeal
, bid now at
We've made a new podcast! Inside Ghosts is the
@BBCSounds
companion podcast to the new series of
#Ghosts
, which kicks off tonight.
In tonight's episode
@NathanBryon
is joined by
@realmatbaynton
and
@kfRedhot
, to talk writing the ep, DIY and bad poetry.
🎧 Top 10
@BBCSounds
Podcasts in 2023 revealed!
With over 2 BILLION plays of radio, music and podcasts on BBC Sounds this year, listeners continue to enjoy a wide range of audio content. Take a listen to their most popular podcasts ⤵️
The magnificent Tom Baker is 85 today! And what better way of celebrating than downloading the first episode of our Baker's End series (starring Tom Baker as Tom Baker) for absolutely nothing? Till midnight tonight.
@paulmagrs
@ManningOfficial
Listen now!! A terrifying supernatural mash-up, out now on
@BBCSounds
... Uncanny Meets Ghosts!
Finally,
@danny_robins
meets an actual real-life Ghost -
@Lazbotron
, who plays caveman Robin in the hit sitcom
#BBCGhosts
- in this special episode...
We've been very busy this year, and need a lie down.
Thanks to everyone who listened to The Battersea Poltergeist, Uncanny, Howl's Moving Castle, Car Crash and The Signalman, and to all the brilliant people who helped make them (especially
@danny_robins
!)
2022 news incoming...