Uncanny, Cold Cases, Case 4: The Cock Lane Poltergeist

Uncanny

Cold Cases

Case 4: The Cock Lane Poltergeist

28 April 2026

32 minutes

Available for over a year

What happens when a ghost accuses someone of murder? Danny Robins and team investigate a haunting that rocked Georgian London.

Two dead wives, a man facing the gallows, and a possible ghost that seems hellbent on justice. But is it genuinely paranormal? That’s what Danny, and resident experts Dr Ciaran O’Keefe and Evelyn Hollow intend to find out.

Presented by Danny Robins

Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe

Story sections by Joel Morris and Will Maclean

Research by Nancy Bottomley and John West

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