For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the Gévaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.

But what on earth was this thing?

Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith

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For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the G&eacute;vaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.
But what on earth was this thing?
Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith
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Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained

UNEXPLAINED SEASON 10 BEGINS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

UNEXPLAINED SEASON 10 BEGINS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH
Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

S09E31: Let's Get Wild (The Beast of Gévaudan)

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On this week's Night Tales, have we got a story for you.

Back in 1975 in a quiet English town, a naked man is found wondering around the neighbourhood covered in blood. But things only get stranger from there. 

Pull up a seat by the fire and pour a stiff drink, you're going to need it for this one...

Written, produced and scored by Richard MacLean Smith

With Bec Boey as Catherine Marsh

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On this week's Night Tales, have we got a story for you.
Back in 1975 in a quiet English town, a naked man is found wondering around the neighbourhood covered in blood. But things only get stranger from there.&nbsp;
Pull up a seat by the fire and pour a stiff drink, you're going to need it for this one...
Written, produced and scored by Richard MacLean Smith
With Bec Boey as Catherine Marsh
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Unexplained Halloween Special: Night Tales

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UNEXPLAINED SEASON 10 BEGINS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH

Fear, it would seem, is a powerful primal emotion. So potent that it can even make us afraid of things that may not even exist. But then again, just because we can't see something, it doesn't mean it isn't there... Featuring the terrifying Pontefract Poltergeist.

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UNEXPLAINED SEASON 10 BEGINS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH
Fear, it would seem, is a powerful primal emotion. So potent that it can even make us afraid of things that may not even exist. But then again, just because we can't see something, it doesn't mean it isn't there... Featuring the terrifying Pontefract Poltergeist.
Watch/follow at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@unexplainedpod">youtube.com/@unexplainedpod</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast">tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast</a>, X <a href="https://x.com/unexplainedpod">@unexplainedpod</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast">facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unexplained.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/unexplained.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://www.unexplainedpodcast.com">www.unexplainedpodcast.com</a>

S01 Episode 4: Where Darkness Plays - The Pontefract Poltergeist (RERUN)

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Cautionary Tales is one of my favourite podcasts, which I think you’ll love too if you haven’t already heard of it. So we're doing an episode swap for Halloween!

Cautionary Tales is a historical podcast about mistakes and disasters from the past, and what we can learn from them today, narrated by journalist and author Tim Harford.

In 1980s Britain, intricate patterns began appearing in farmers' fields—shapes pressed into the wheat by some unknown force—all under cover of darkness. What caused these crop circles? 

Could it be an alien language, magnetic fields, strange weather phenomena...or one big hoax? No one could agree, until a scientist came up with a way to test what was really behind them…

This is Cautionary tales, Aliens in Wiltshire.

I hope you enjoy it - and you can hear more Cautionary Tales wherever you listen to podcasts…

Cautionary Tales is one of my favourite podcasts, which I think you&rsquo;ll love too if you haven&rsquo;t already heard of it. So we're doing an episode swap for Halloween!
Cautionary Tales is a historical podcast about mistakes and disasters from the past, and what we can learn from them today, narrated by journalist and author Tim Harford.
In 1980s Britain, intricate patterns began appearing in farmers' fields&mdash;shapes pressed into the wheat by some unknown force&mdash;all under cover of darkness. What caused these crop circles?&nbsp;
Could it be an alien language, magnetic fields, strange weather phenomena...or one big hoax? No one could agree, until a scientist came up with a way to test what was really behind them&hellip;
This is Cautionary tales, Aliens in Wiltshire.
I hope you enjoy it - and you can hear more Cautionary Tales wherever you listen to podcasts&hellip;

Cautionary Tales - Aliens in Wilshire

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S09E31: Let's Get Wild (The Beast of Gévaudan)

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