Danny Robins is the man behind the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 podcasts, Uncanny, The Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm; the BBC TV series Uncanny and the award-winning West End play 2:22 – A Ghost Story. Last year Danny headed out on the road to ask the questions do ghosts exist? And if not, why do we see them? Next month Danny and his team of experts are back for a terrifying and thought-provoking evening, featuring stories of the supernatural brought to life on stage through thrilling theatrical invention in a mix of projection, sound and spellbinding storytelling. Here Danny tells us a bit more about his interest in the supernatural which has taken over his life When did you first become interested in ghosts and the afterlife? It’s something that has obsessed me since I was a kid.
I used to hang out in the school library, poring over books like the Usborne World of the Unknown, staring at alleged photos of ghosts. I think part of it was because I was brought up an atheist, so I had an entirely belief-free childhood. I became fascinated by the idea that there might be something more out there.
Some people would have found God, and I found ghosts – I was intrigued by the stories I heard that suggested that maybe there were things about our universe we don’t quite understand yet. As I’ve got older, I think the idea of an afterlife captivates me more and more. The paradox at the heart of ghost stories is that they are simultaneously scary and comforting; ev.