Borley Rectory - Radio Documentary

[@STOPjammietime]

I find old-school stuff like this so much more atmospheric and evocative than the modern version of ghost hunting, with all its hysterical screaming, silliness and feigned bodily possession. Really great little doc, thanks!

[@Cuban20]

Lol! Feigned Bodily Possession. 😆

[@classicartfoundation639]

Like Derek Acorah with his bollocks

[@anthonyireland6108]

Absolutely agree with you ,and in any case that most haunted series was all faked ,they admitted it

[@86penfold]

Yeah

[@rockdogization]

i remeber being a teenager around 19 years of age...and getting both the harry price books on the haunting...from my local library..they were and still are the most incredible books i have read!...they drew me totaly in...and for the rest of my life got me interested in the subject...im 65 now and nothing has changed my point of view that this was truly a haunting!.....

[@AlisonBryen]

I remember being a kid and exhausting the local library's paranormal book selection! Im still a confirmed amateur paranormal scholar to this day at the age of 40.

[@frankbadger9881]

I find this particular subject fascinating. I first read about it in the 1960's and never dreamed I would ever visit the area. The first time was in the 90's with my father. The church was open in those days and we had a good wander around both inside and out. Then, around ten years later I visited the site with my partner who is sensitive. She didn't get further than halfway up the path before she had to turn back. She couldn't explain the reason except that she felt threatened by something. I had a quick walk around the churchyard as she went back to the road. I have never felt anything in these situations, whereas my partner can sense these things a mile away.

[@lamihollden2134]

This is my Grandfather, Denny. Great vid, thank you!

[@mortalclown3812]

How wonderful to have this record of him. My Grandfather was one of my favorite people in this life. Blessings to you both. 💫

[@simoncurl4504]

Geoffrey Croom- Hollingsworth was one of the more sensible investigators of Borley. There is a lot of utter nonsense surrounding this case, if you take it seriously and read all the available literature on it, you will find it is really fascinating and it needs no sensationalism. You have to not only study the alleged haunting, but also the characters involved, most of whom very very colourful. The subject is a deep one, beware it has the ability to obsess! I have studied it for years and am still learning about it. Is it haunted? I am utterly convinced that many supernatural events have taken place there, the evidence is overwhelming. But please don't turn it into halloween horror rubbish, as this demeans the subject and all those connected with it over the years. This radio broadcast was a really intelligent and interesting programme, i wish there were more like it.

[@74robhorne]

Thank you for this. I first heard this when I was about 7 or 8, so 35-36yrs ago and I've never ever forgotten it.

[@ptarmigan57]

I visited Borley church about 20+ years ago with a friend on a sunny summers day we walked up the church path and half way we both felt like we had walked through a veil of static electricity it was very strong although my friends small dog seemed unaffected. We were also lucky as a couple were visiting the church with the church warden so we got access to the inside.

[@halo2d]

I can remember being about 8 and picking up a Ripley’s believe it or not book at school library about ghosts. I can close my eyes and still see the Borley rectory and the famous picture of the nun on the stairs. Adult me is just as floored today as I was then that the rectory is no longer standing. Thank you so much for uploading this.

[@Loverboy19691]

I agree with what snuttig68 and STOPjammietime says, these older shows oabout ghosts are more interesting, just like the old Arthur C Clark series.

[@JJLewin1]

It appears to have gone south when teams like most haunted got involved. We were in negeotiations with several television agents regarding running a series, but declined as we did not like their attitude and greed for an evening of "activity" which rarely happens. That's TV I guess, bums on seats and all that goes with it.

[@misspurrr-fect3684]

@@JJLewin1 .... Not forgetting the hideous irritating background music that modern one's constantly play .

[@pup1008]

Very interesting stuff! I was within a mile or so of Borley last night at Buchamp Walter! I have also seen the visual version of this documentary, there is something very ephemeral & magical about an English summer's evening in tiny villages like that, especially during those mid summer evenings where even very late in the evening day & night blur into one! Thank you very much for the upload.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Deep Heat Belchamp Walter you mean?

[@pollyanne234]

Yes you are right, there is. They have an atmospherr

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

Yes I know exactly what you mean that eerie magical time when day and night meet on a late summers evening

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

Yes the two worlds of day and night do blur into one maybe this is part of Borley rectorys strange atmosphere

[@mortalclown3812]

I'm a bit jealous of folks living in the UK - Yank here who loved every visit I've had there... Kind people, beautiful countryside and history, well, to die for. 😊❤🇬🇧

[@JoeFarrell-e3f]

I was there on a Winter's night alone, by the church, i was fully aware of the ghostly sighting of the cat around the church, i felt something brush against my leg, i switched on my torch and looked down, but it was a real cat, most likely from a near by house.

[@beccajaye8468]

I miss this old style of paranormal hunting. Modern stuff is just so much overkill. Too many sound effects, too much unnecessary screaming and exaggeration and very little substance. They are more like trashy reality TV shows than actual investigations.

[@TheIndependentLens]

They are trying to do entertaining television, not real paranormal research. Those shows would have you believe that paranormal events happen on the regular, which really contradicts past accounts/claims of the supernatural. If it happened that often we'd know far more about it.

[@JJLewin1]

@@TheIndependentLens Very true, it has become worse as many teams have no choice other than taking paying guests to some locations. We paid upwards of £500 to £1000 for an evening. In all honesty, I preferred investigating with just my wife

[@SRG1966]

You might like our style at "World of Enigmas", check out our channel.

[@JJLewin1]

As a matter of interest, we have a direct relative of Harry Price in our team.

[@helentart1980]

omg really would love to talk to them, Mr Price was a genius

[@dominicmcloughlin8463]

i lived and breathed borley & price most of my youth totally fascinated, i was online friends with marianne's son vincent fisher he was adamant she made evrything up hence the shadow of doubt cast upon the haunting at all...

[@JJLewin1]

@@helentart1980 He certainly was, I would have loved to have met him

[@JJLewin1]

@@dominicmcloughlin8463 I guess there will always be those who agree. I knew a lady from a paranormal team who investigated there in the 70's and doccumented their findings. Sadly I cannot remember the name of the book, but it made interesting reading.

[@JoeFarrell-e3f]

That part of the country still has the atmospheric trauma of Matthew Hopkins running amock.

[@teddy1066]

The Witchfinder General of the 17th century. Feel sorry for those poor women who were tortured into false confessions so they could be burnt at the stake. Matthew Hopkins was a nut, like Cromwell.

[@David-ij2hs]

been to borley scarey place walk around where the house was you feel like someone is watching you,we when to the church strange smells go there is worth it to feel something even on the day time strange smells strange sounds.

[@christopherjohnlamb1396]

This is a gem thank's.

[@floatershaw]

They dont make them ike they used to do , witch is a shame in my book.. thank,s 4 the upload,,

[@mortalclown3812]

💯💫🇬🇧

[@yosieposiejones6590]

Some questionable statements in the documentary but the recordings are really interesting, I'd read about these recordings but never heard them. Spine tingling stuff, thanks!

[@helentart1980]

read the book by Harry Price last year, fascinating, would love to go there, just to see.

[@johnbowles5399]

Fascinating stuff. I remember reading about Borley Rectory as a kid. How old is this? Judging by his description of "cassette machines" I'm going to assume late 70's/early 80's.

[@philjones6054]

I understand this broadcast was first aired in 1975.

[@johnbowles5399]

@@philjones6054 Ah OK thanks. That sounds about right.

[@TheIndependentLens]

Borley Rectory was demolished in 1944, but it remains famous/infamous.

[@mortalclown3812]

Fwiw, about 5 years ago, I was making a video of my 3 dogs playing. 🐕 No one else was within a hundred yards of us on any side. Later, when I played it back, there were 2 other, very distinct voices... not my own. One was loving - a high tone, almost like a bell. The other one - just a few words, thankfully - was so dark and malevolent, overlapping with the 'kind' one - that I was actually scared. When I told a friend about it, it was plain to see he was bemused - until I played it for him. It was years before I made another video in similar circumstances. I've always believed in the continuation of consciousness - just had no idea how thin the walls are between dimensions. Peace & light to all 💫🩵

[@teddy1066]

@mortalclown3812 My dog died and I was very sad. That night I was home alone, on my bed relaxing, and suddenly heard my dog inside my apartment make a noise then a quiet bark. It brought tears to my eyes because he was letting me know he made it to the other side.

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

This is far more frightening than the stupid jump scare programmes on tv

[@EngPheniks]

that which keeps you thinking and wondering is much scarier than that which makes you jump

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The specs of light were orbs!

[@Dustydreams930]

What are the details of this doc, was it actually a radio programme? The narrator sounds like the chap who was interviewed about Borley on the 1975 BBC doc.

[@welshbumble]

That’s my dad speaking.

[@philjones6054]

To the best of my knowledge, this is the 1975 BBC radio documentary.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

@@welshbumble That is awesome thanks!

[@grumpygramps1451]

@@welshbumble. Has your dad shared any ghostly tales with you ? If so, please share with us.

[@welshbumble]

@@grumpygramps1451 My father Denny Densham passed away in 1992, he loved all this sort of ghost stuff he would tell us stories but I have forgotten about them now. Another one you might like is about the Bircham Newton airbase which he made around the same time,there are some clips on KZbin if you search for them.

[@EngPheniks]

I gotta be honest. I find the activities at the church more creepy.

[@jamesgraham1772]

Where was this originally broadcasted?

[@mallynero]

24:45 sounds like heavy paper being folded or unfolded ..Strange Thanks for the upload very interesting..

[@grazia1238]

check out Chris Halton from haunted earth tv on you tube brilliant x

[@legoproductions7286]

love the black screen......

[@adamlacey81]

it's audio...

[@damiensharkey9711]

At 25 mins the recording sounds like a rope been stretched

[@lakeriarianx5226]

Horror is only scary if you believe it is x fact x id quite happily live in a haunted house x

[@ultanslevin5294]

Who is the main investigator in this clip? Certainly feel sorry to be his apprentice. Sounds like my old boss. Love the story, but don’t like his manner :-)

[@JB-rt4mx]

Legend of the Boring Rectum 😴