A new audio series is unearthing the disturbing details of a Battersea haunting.
BBC Radio 4’s investigative podcast tells the story behind “Britain’s strangest haunting,” which occurred in the 1950s at a family house in Wycliffe Road.
Danny Robins presents the case of a mysterious poltergeist that plagued the residents of Number 63 for a period of 12 years.
From March 1956 the Hitchings family noticed banging noises, flying objects, scrawled notes and many other strange goings-on in their terraced house.
'Donald' haunted the residents at Wycliffe Rd (image: BBC)
Eventually the supernatural intruder became known as 'Donald'.
The real-life ghost story became a major news story at the time and was mentioned in the Houses of Parliament.
BBC’s supernatural series has fast become one of the broadcaster's most popular titles.
Released from January 21, the podcast features interviews with investigators, sceptics and Shirley Hitchings.
Now 80, the daughter was the family member most affected by the hauntings.
'Donald' haunted the residents at Wycliffe Rd (image: BBC)
Famous actors Toby Jones and His Dark Materials’ Dafne Keen bring the story to life by voicing over short dramatised segments.
The house in Wycliffe Road was knocked down during the late 1960s.
Clearly, the unsolved mystery lingers on.
The Battersea Poltergeist is a Radio 4 podcast produced by Bafflegab Productions. The first episode was released on BBC Sounds on 21 January.
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