S1. Case 3: Shadow Man

Uncanny

BBC

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4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Danny Robins hosts the visualised podcast for real-life supernatural encounters.

Shadow Man is the story of Julian, and his multiple encounters over many years with a tall dark figure with no face.

Julian loses his father when he’s a young child, and his mother when he’s a teenager, and the appearance of the terrifying shadow figure and other strange events seem bound up with his grief. But why then is the Shadow Man also seen by so many other people in his life, and in so many places?

Danny Robins delves deeper into Julian's story in this extended podcast episode, uncovering fresh evidence, new leads and surprising revelations about this case.

Assisting Danny in his search for answers are regular paranormal experts Dr Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow, who discuss the strange story of Shadow Man; witness Julian, who reveals more of his chilling encounters; and comedian and celebrity guest expert Bridget Christie, who shares her take on the story.

Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Ciaran O'Keeffe Special guest: Bridget Christie Editing and sound design: Nick Price and Charlie Brandon-King Theme music by Gazelle Twin Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard

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0:00.0	Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2.
0:06.0	It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history.
0:10.0	Rock falls, avalanches.
0:11.0	Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you.
0:14.0	He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone.
0:17.0	How did it all go so wrong?
0:19.0	And is it really worth risking death to feel alive?
0:22.3	Why would somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation?
0:27.4	Extreme.
0:28.3	Peak Danger.
0:29.3	With me, Natalia Melman Petrazella.
0:31.8	Listen to the full series now.
0:33.4	First on BBC Sounds.
0:36.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.4	It is a dark, cold night creeping ever closer to the witching hour.
0:46.4	If you are here with me now, you have hopefully watched case three of the new TV series of Uncanny Shadow Man.
0:53.4	If you haven't, go and watch it quickly now on BBC Eye Player, if you dare. This was one of the new TV series of Uncanny Shadow Man. If you haven't, go and watch it quickly now on BBC IPlayer,
0:56.1	if you dare. This was one of the scariest episodes of Uncanny yet. It is the story of Julian
1:02.3	and his multiple encounters over many years with a tall, dark figure with no face. Now, Julian
1:09.6	tragically lost his father when he was a young child and his mother
1:12.9	when he was in his early 20s. And so the immediate assumption is that this could be linked somehow to
1:17.8	his grief. But so many other people see the figure too in so many different places around the
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