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Ghosthunters




Ghosthunters a four-season documentary series produced by Inca Productions of Covent Garden, London , by producers Sheldon Greenberg and Eddie Babbage , was commissioned by the Discovery Channel in 1996. Presented by Ian Cashmore and narrated by William Woollard . Ian Cashmore also appeared in the promo for the US show '' Ghost Hunters ''


PREMISE

Frequently shown on the Discovery Channel and Discovery Civilizations , the first two seasons explored contemporary research in the area of field Parapsychology , largely by asking prominent researchers to explain and outline their best evidential cases, and interviewing witness while placing the cases in the context of parapsychology.


SERIES ONE EPISODES

All episodes were first broadcast on Sundays.
  • Episode 1 Legends of the Roman Legionnaires. Dr. 1996 .

  • Episode 2 The Mysteries of the George. Examines a haunted pub in 1996 .

  • Episode 3 The Phantoms of Chingle Hall. 1996 .

  • Episode 4 The Men Who Talk to Ghosts. An examination of mediumship, concentrating on 1996 .

  • Episode 5 The Invisible Intelligence. Professor 1996 .

  • Episode 6 Holy Ghostbusters. The Rev. Tom Willis discusses 1996 .



SERIES TWO EPISODES

All episodes were first broadcast on Sundays.
  • Episode 7 Ripples in Time. Parapsychologist 1996 .

  • Episode 8 The Phantom Pilot. Parapsychologist, Professor 1996 .

  • Episode 9 The Haunted Ballroom. John Mitchell presents a story of a haunted ballroom in York and Melanie Warren investigates the Grand Theatre in 1996 .

  • Episode 10 Tales from Dartmoor. John Parker investigates 1996 .

  • Episode 11 The Possession. First broadcast: 23 June 1996 .

  • Episode 12 Ghosthunters at Work. Looks at The Bell Inn in 1996



SERIES THREE EPISODES

These eight episodes were first screened between Sunday 8 December 1996 and Sunday 26 January 1997 (each episode was also repeated on the Wednesday night following the initial Sunday transmission).
  • Episode 13 Spirits of the Civil War. Many modern visitors to a battlefield have reported encounters with seventeenth century soldiers. First broadcast: 8 December 1996

  • Episode 14 The Phantom Schoolmaster. A Victorian school burned down, and in recent years there have been reports of strange happenings a nearby photographic studio. A seance leads to the discovery of a ghostly schoolmaster long since departed. Episode includes interview with 1996

  • Episode 15 Castle Leslie. 1996

  • Episode 16 The Phantom Fisherman. This episode follows an extraordinary trail of clues that eventually leads to the identification of a troubled spirit of an eighteenth century fisherman. First broadcast: 29 December 1996

  • Episode 17 Echoes from beyond the grave. On a lonely windswept country lane, as motorcyclist met his death. But lives on? First broadcast: 5 January 1997

  • Episode 18 The Priest and the Professor. A Catholic priest and a professor of psychology try to grapple with the complex problems of apparent possession by a ghostly spirit . . . resulting in an exorcism. First broadcast: 12 January 1997

  • Episode 19 '''The Spirits of 1997

  • Episode 20 The Case of the Gorton Poltergeist. A look behind the scenes of one of the UK's most startling poltergeist cases. First broadcast: 26 January 1997



SERIES FOUR EPISODES

The following eight episodes were first screened between Sunday 2 February 1997 and Sunday 23 March 1997 (each episode was also repeated on the Wednesday night following the initial Sunday transmission).
  • Episode 21 The Possession. A psychic looks into the mystery of a woman's physical possession by a ghostly spirit. First broadcast: 2 February 1997

  • Episode 22 The Spirits of Marston Moor. An investigation into reports of sightings of soldiers long dead. First broadcast: 9 February 1997

  • Episode 23 '''In the Shadow of 1997

  • Episode 24 Spectres of the Severn. The 1997

  • Episode 25 The Haunting of County Wicklow. Experts investigate mysterious and ghostly encounters. Featuring a look into the tale of a drowned boy whose restless spirit haunts the area of 1997

  • Episode 26 The Haunted Bypass. A new road in 1997

  • Episode 27 Across the Great Divide. An investigation into the evidence of the human mind after death. First broadcast: 16 March 1997

  • Episode 28 Battlefield of the Somme. During the 1997