Episode 1: 63 Wycliffe Road

The Battersea Poltergeist vor 5 Jahren

Strange events start at an ordinary house in South London. Is it a poltergeist?

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63 Wycliffe Road is an ordinary house on a quiet South London
street, but in 1956 it becomes famous as the site of an alleged
poltergeist.

The strange events focus around teenager Shirley Hitchings – but
is it a haunting or hoax?

Ghost hunter Harold Chibbett arrives to investigate.

This series blends drama and documentary to explore an intriguing
paranormal cold case. As we hear the original haunting brought to
life, host Danny Robins begins his own present-day investigation
– what really happened to terrify the Hitchings family 65 years
ago?

Written and presented by Danny Robins, starring Dafne Keen (His
Dark Materials), Toby Jones (Detectorists), Burn Gorman
(Torchwood) and Alice Lowe (Sightseers).

With original theme music by Mercury-nominated Nadine Shah and
Ben Hillier, this gripping 8-part series interweaves a chilling
supernatural thriller set in 50s London with a fascinating
modern-day investigation into Britain’s strangest ever haunting –
a mystery unsolved... until now.

Shirley Hitchings........Dafne Keen Harold Chibbett.........Toby
Jones Wally Hitchings........Burn Gorman Kitty
Hitchings..........Alice Lowe Ethel Hitchings..........Sorcha
Cusack John Hitchings........Calvin Demba Mrs
Cameroo..........Amina Zia

Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Ciaran O’Keeffe
and Evelyn Hollow Sound Designer: Richard Fox Music: Evelyn Sykes
Theme Music by Nadine Shah and Ben Hillier Produced by Danny
Robins and Simon Barnard Directed by Simon Barnard

Consultant: Alan Murdie With thanks to James Clark, co-author of
'The Poltergeist Prince of London'

A Bafflegab production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March
2021.