A house in Oxford is featured in a BBC TV series about ghosts and paranormal sightings.

Inspired by the BBC Sounds podcast of the same name, the Uncanny show features real-life stories of apparently supernatural encounters told by the people they happened to.

In each of the three episodes, broadcast journalist Danny Robins investigates a brand new case and tries to help those involved understand what happened to them.

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Episode three, The Oxford Exorcism, features a case at a home in the city, although the precise location is not being revealed.

The episode was first shown on Friday, in time for Halloween, and is now available to view on iPlayer.

The synopsis for the episode says: "It’s the early 1990s and, while many students their age are out raving, three Theology students at Oxford University are about to experience the house share from hell.

"In this third and final case, Danny Robins meets Heather who, 30 years ago, moves into a student house with two friends – a house which they believe is haunted by a malevolent entity.

Oxford Mail: Danny Robins in Uncanny"Events become so frightening that the group are compelled to call in an exorcist - but the exorcism doesn’t go according to plan. It’s one of the most unsettling cases Danny has ever come across. But could it simply be a shared delusion?

"To find an answer, Danny must track down Heather’s housemates to find out what they remember about events.

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"Assisting him in his search for answers are Dr Ciarán O’Keefe and parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow."

Mr Robins said the show featured real people telling him about experiences they’ve had that they feel could be paranormal.

He added: "Each episode features a new story, told by the person it happened to - ordinary people who have experienced the extraordinary.

"I guess the major difference between us and pretty much any other paranormal show out there is that our audience is divided equally between believers and sceptics.

Oxford Mail: The presenters of Uncanny"There are detective stories – if you are a sceptic, it’s a howdunnit, you can try to figure out if you think the ‘haunting’ could have been caused by environmental or psychological factors, and if you are a believer, it’s a whodunnit – you want to know who is the ghost and why are they there."

Mr Robins added: "The thing that differentiates Uncanny from other paranormal shows is that they are usually obsessed with investigating a place – they spend the night in a haunted castle or pub, but I am interested in people, in trying to make sense of the life-changing experiences our witness had. "

The new series of Uncanny is available on BBC Two and iPlayer.

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