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Uncanny Podcast Case Study

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Created on January 24, 2024

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uncanny

A POdcast Case Study

'From ghostly phantoms to UFOs,Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters'.

UNCANNY was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021, and is also available as a podcast on BBC Sounds. It's had three series so far, a total of 42 episodes, each episode being approximately 30 minutes long.

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TEAM

Experts & Audio editor on the Show

Charlie Brandon-king

Evelyn Hollow

Ciaran O’KeefE

Sound Designer and Audio Editor

Team Believer. Expert in Parapsychology

Team Sceptic. Expert in Parapsychology

An uncanny success

It's become so popular that it's also spawned A TV Show, A Book, and a Theatre Production! Here's a few minutes from the TV Show Version from October/November 2023.

Uncanny NUMBERS

Global platform downloads

BBC Sounds Plays

5m+

3m+

Let's listen to the very first episode which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Oct 20th 2021...
Task 1 (Followed by Class Discussion):

After listening to episode 1, analyse the reason's why you think Uncanny has become a success. Make notes covering the following points:

  1. What makes it stand out from other podcasts?
  2. How is it structured?
  3. Who is interviewed/how many interviews? Comment on their quality.
  4. Describe how the SFX/music contribute to the story telling?
  5. Would you listen to another episode? Why/Why not?

Task 2 (Followed by Class Discussion):

Choose another podcast; it could be one that you listen to regularly, or a popular one from the previous research task you carried out.Make notes again based on the same five points above.

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