Ghostwatch News & Updates
'Ghostwatch' aired on 31st October 1992 and as well as being one of the BBC's most controversial television shows of all time, it's also inspired a generation of ghost hunters.
The show was presented as a live investigation into the supernatural with presenters Sarah Greene and Craig Charles out on location at a haunted house in London, while veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson tried to hold things together in the studio as poltergeist activity at the house escalated.
The show ended with Sarah being pulled into a cupboard by the resident ghost, nicknamed "Pipes", and Parky wandered around the studio seemingly possessed as the transmission end.
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August 29, 2022To celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'Ghostwatch', one of the BBC's most controversial television shows of all time, the Halloween special is being released on Blu-Ray'.
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May 11, 2022The British Film Institute has compiled a list of 100 shows that revolutionised broadcasting, including the infamous 1992 Halloween special, 'Ghostwatch'.
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October 11, 2021There are eight documented instances where Pipes can be seen in the 1992 BBC Halloween special, 'Ghostwatch', but there could be as many as 13.
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January 30, 2021Did the hosts of Channel 4's Friday late-night comedy show inadvertently séance resulting in a terrifying paranormal happening that happened live on air?
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October 15, 2019Ghostwatch aired on 31st October 1992, it appeared to be a live broadcast gone horribly wrong and becoming the BBC's most controversial television show of all time.
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October 19, 2017
On Halloween night 1992, Michael Parkinson welcomed viewers on BBC One to a show called 'Ghostwatch' with the words "the programme you're about to watch is a unique live investigation of the supernatural." I remember being sat on the sofa watching, I was just 12-years-old, and Parky was right, 'Ghostwatch' was unique.
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January 12, 2017The classic British television show 'Ghostwatch' was the definitive Halloween night special, but much can you remember about the horror mockumentary that gave kids nightmares on Halloween night, 1992?
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