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The Battersea Poltergeist is a horror podcast and audio drama produced by BBC Radio 4 and presented by Danny Robins. The show was nominated for a British Podcast Award, Audio and Radio Industry Award, and a New York Festivals Radio Award. The podcast was later adapted into two television series.
The podcast was produced by BBC Radio 4 and presented by Danny Robins. [1] The podcast is a documentary of a true story with dramatized reenactment. [2] [3]
Nicholas Quah wrote in Vulture that "It's nothing transcendental, but boy is it a good time." [4]
| Award | Date | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| British Podcast Awards | 2022 | Best True Crime Podcast | Nominated | [5] [6] |
| Audio and Radio Industry Awards | Best New Show | Finalist | [7] | |
| The Creative Innovation Award | Finalist | |||
| New York Festivals Radio Awards | 2021 | Best Podcast | Finalist | [8] |
In May 2021, the podcast was set to be adapted into a scripted and unscripted series. The adaptation was created by Maniac Productions and Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Peacock. [9] The scripted series is titled The Battersea Poltergeist and the unscripted series is called Blumhouse's Ghost Story. [10] The companies also secured the rights to the book called "The Poltergeist Prince of London: The Remarkable True Story of the Battersea Poltergeist". [11]
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