Uncanny
Uncanny
BBC Radio 4
Summer Specials 2026: Summer Special 2. Cold Cases Live – The Enfield Poltergeist
44 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Thrown objects, apparent levitation, and a dead man who seems to speak through a 12-year-old girl. It can only be The Enfield Poltergeist. It's a story that made national headlines in 1977, and has caused controversy ever since. Was the phenomena genuinely paranomal, or did a 12-year-old girl somehow pull off a hoax that fooled dozens of eyewitnesses - from journalists to the police.

Danny Robins and the team look at the evidence, and talk to Graham Morris, whose iconic photographs documented activity inside the house, in a special episode recorded live at the Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield.

Presented by Danny Robins

Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe
Story sections by Victoria Lloyd & Sarah Morgan
Research by Nancy Bottomley
Filming and editing by Spiritland
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 and BBC Sounds