The South Shields Family Terrorised By An Invisible Intruder

Danny Robins, Evelyn Hollow and Dr Ciarán O'Keeffe 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? Part 2    • 42 Lock Street: Was A Poltergeist Responsi...   0:00 The South Shields Poltergeist - Case summary 1:52 Benefits of having a modern lens 2:46 The Peterworth family 3:40 Activity begins 6:43 Home hauntings 7:42 Potential explanations 8:40 Can pets sense the supernatural? 9:48 How did the rocking horse move on its own? 10:33 The effect on the family 12:07 Robert's friend 'Sammy' 13:20 Robert sees a man 15:25 Imaginary friend? 17:27 Are Sammy and the man linked? 18:14 How can the range of phenomena be explained? 18:58 Investigators hired 20:10 Phenomena experienced by investigators 21:09 Couple communicate with 'Sammy' 22:45 Is Marc responsible? 25:11 Meaning behind 'Mam' 26:09 Alternative explanations 28:11 Is Marc the target? 28:46 Why do poltergeists often focus on one person? 29:47 Texts to Marianne's phone 32:56 Coming up in Part 2 A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4 Credit - Thumbnail photograph of Danny: Willie Runte Credit - Thumbnail illustration: Ashley Thorpe