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- A ghoulish guide to Great Britain. Host Michaela Strachan visits haunted locations around the country to recount the supernatural stories. Building owners, historians, paranormal experts and eyewitnesses explain sightings.
- Enthusiastic academic and historian Professor Ronald Hutton takes viewers on a journey to see some of the hidden curiosities and unsung gems tucked away inside some of Britain's less well known museums.
- Michaela travels to East Sussex to visit The Mermaid Inn, Rye. One of the oldest and reputedly most haunted inns in Britain. Then it is off to Michelham Priory in Hailsham, the site of 100s of reported ghost sightings.
- Michaela travels to The New Inn in Gloucester to hear of the ghostly goings-on said to have been experienced there. In Tetbury she visits Chavenage House where it is said a coach has been seen in the drive driven by a headless man.
- In Gloucestershire, Michaela visits the extraordinary Woodchester Mansion near Nymphsfield. A Victorian Gothic Manor House that was never completed. Then it is off to Prestbury, said to be the most haunted village in England.
- 2011– 30mTV EpisodeMichaela travels to Essex to firstly visit Colchester's Red Lion Hotel said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. Then she visits a once secret nuclear bunker at Kelvedon Hatch near Brentwood that has seen some strange activity.
- 2011– 22mTV EpisodeFirst Michaela travels to Nottingham to visit the Galleries of Justice used as a court and jail since 1770 where many prisoners were executed. Then she's off to London's Viaduct Tavern in search of spirits of a non-alcoholic form.
- Michaela visits Buckinghamshire to firstly see the notorious caves at West Wycombe Park where the 'Hellfire Club' met. She then visits The Ostrich Inn, near Slough. Once a haunt of highwaymen and at least one murderous landlord.
- 2011– 26mTV EpisodeMichaela travels to the town of Devizes in Wiltshire where she first visits The Black Swan Hotel, once owned by a notorious highwayman. She then goes on a tour of the town visiting St Mary's Walk graveyard and the old town gaol.
- 2011– 28mTV EpisodeMichaela visits The Grenadier pub in London which is supposed to be haunted by a young officer. Then on a ghostly tour of the capital she visits the site where William Wallace was executed, a haunted elevator and Cripplegate.
- 2011– 23mTV EpisodeIn the premiere of Season 2, Michaela explores more of the most haunted buildings in the UK. She begins with tours of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire and the George and Pilgrim's Hotel in Glastonbury, Somerset, which are believed to be haunted by the ghosts of priests and monks
- 2011– 22mTV EpisodeThe Cage may seem an unusual name for a quaint cottage but it was once the village lock-up where a suspected witch was held before being hung. Then Michaela visits the Old Courthouse Inn in Great Bromley, Essex.
- Michaela visits The Lion & Swan coaching inn in Cheshire, which dates as far back as 1496. Then it's off to Lancashire, where Michaela investigates the Pendle Hill Witch Trials of 1612, when nine women were accused of meeting on the hill to use sorcery to kill 17 local men.
- Michaela visits St. Briavels Castle, an important fortification on the border with Wales since the late 12th century. It has had a violent history and is said to be brimming with ghosts. Michaela then stops off at The New Inn in Pwllmeyric. Folklore tells of a mother and daughter being hanged on a nearby tree for their alleged witchcraft; now people believe they haunt the old pub.
- 2011– 23mTV EpisodeMichaela visits The Grand Theatre in Blackpool, where a ghostly presence is believed to be an audience member who threw himself off the balcony after being rejected by an actress. Michaela then moves onto the Pleasure Beach, an amusement park where two of its rides are said to be haunted.
- Michaela visits The Angel Hotel in Coleford, Gloucestershire, which claims to be the oldest pub in the area and dates back to the 1650s. She then travels to Clearwell Caves, an underground network that stretches under the Forest of Dean where visitors have reported ghostly sightings.
- It's up to Derby, where Michaela visits Derby Gaol. Once used to house a variety of criminals in the mid-18th century, it now has a reputation as one of the most haunted places in the UK. She then travels to The Guildhall Tunnels, which have been used as storage for smugglers, jail cells and even a bomb shelter during World War II.
- Michaela visits Hall I' th' Wood in Bolton, a 16th century manor house hidden away inside a housing estate that is packed with ghosts. Then it's off to the city's Smithills Hall, which dates back to the 15th century. Now a museum, the staff has reported that faces have appeared in the mirrors, slamming doors and even glasses being turned upside down.
- The Ram Inn in Gloucestershire is believed to date back to the 14th century and visitors have reported ghosts, demons and poltergeists haunting the ancient guesthouse. Next, Michaela is off to The Ragged Cot Inn in nearby Stroud. A coaching inn since the 17th century, its most famous ghost story revolves around the exploits of a former landlord who killed his family.
- 2011– 23mTV EpisodeMichaela visits The Four Crosses in Staffordshire, which has had dozens of reports of ghostly apparitions and other phenomena over the years. She then explores a manor house in the Black Country.
- 2011– 23mTV EpisodeMichaela travels to Ludlow and The Feathers Hotel. Built during the reign of King James I, it boasts a world-famous timber façade and is said to be one of the scariest places to stay in the country.
- Michaela goes to the The Sun Inn, Ribble Valley, which claims to be the most haunted pub in Lancashire thanks to the ghost of Lizzie Dean, a maid who committed suicide in the pub's attic in 1935. Then it's on to Samlesbury Hall in Preston, where Lady Dorothy Southworth - known as the White Lady - is said to roam the house and grounds.
- Explore Britain's unusual museums. In 1979, artist Dennis Severs restored a property in Spitalfields to its 18th century glory - which the public can now enjoy.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodeThe Grant Museum houses 67,000 animal specimens, while the Magic Circle Museum displays props and tricks from history. Look around both here.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodeProfessor Ronald Hutton marvels at Britain's lesser-known collections, including a toy museum in Soho and the historic Royal Society of London.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodePrepare to be wowed by the breathtaking Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology on show at the Petrie Museum, which houses over 80,000 relics.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodeJoin Professor Ronald Hutton as he tours quirky museums. Witness a display of Lord Leighton's art and learn about the Venerable Order of Saint John.
- Witness macabre relics at the Hunterian Museum in Holborn and learn about the history of film at the Cinema Museum in Lambeth. Prof Ronald Hutton hosts.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodeEnter the magical world of museums with Professor Ronald Hutton. The Cartoon Museum has over 5,000 books and 4,000 comics celebrating cartoon art.
- Discover Britain's quirky museums. Professor Hutton slips into the home of Sigmund Freud and is bowled over at the MCC Museum at Lord's.
- The Geffrye Museum specializes in the history of the English domestic interior, from furniture to paintings. Professor Ronald Hutton celebrates this unsung museum.
- 2013– 25mTV EpisodeDiscover museums off the tourist trail. A trip to Kew Bridge Steam Museum, which reveals all about the history of the water supply industry.
- Professor Hutton goes underground at the Brunel Tunnel Museum and stays south of the Thames on a trip to the Cuming Museum, which charts Southwark's history.
- Discover the intriguing artefacts in niche museums with Prof Ronald Hutton. The Horniman Museum is the largest community museum in the UK, housing 350,000 items.