30 East Drive: Danny Robins Investigates Britain's Most Violent Poltergeist Case

Danny Robins investigates a potential poltergeist haunting in the very first episode of Uncanny Cold Cases, a new series investigating some of the spookiest paranormal events ever documented. The series kicks off with a two-part story that’s been called Britain's most violent ever poltergeist case - The Black Monk of Pontefract. When the Pritchard family move into 30 East Drive in Pontefract, doors slam, objects fly, and the family quickly realise they're not alone in the house. They call the mischievous entity Mr Nobody. Is something supernatural stalking the Pritchards? Or can the team find a more straightforward explanation? WATCH Part 2:    • 30 East Drive: Why Britain’s Most Violent ...   0:00 Coming up: The Black Monk of Pontefract 1:29 Why investigate this case 2:09 First activity experienced by the Pritchards 6:15 Previous tenants of 30 East Drive 7:07 Why are teenagers the focus of poltergeist activity? 7:59 “It’s incredibly violent” - Quick escalation of activity 9:08 Entity named ‘Mr Nobody’ by Pritchards 11:43 Did fear and panic cause misinterpretation of events? 13:05 Why does redecoration trigger paranormal activity? 14:18 Should you name a ghost? 15:44 Noises from empty room 16:37 Was it a human or a ghost with a sense of humour? 22:57 “The devil is in that house” - Was Aunt Maude right? 25:47 Next episode: The Black Monk of Pontefract - Part 2 A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4 Credit - Thumbnail photograph of Danny: Willie Runte