{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f693c28ead840010088d00/69a94e70f413fba64f96b325?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ghosts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f693c28ead840010088d00/1772842522028-b4b55c51-e526-46fa-87b3-04507939e7f6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Have you ever worried about being scared by the ghosties, or grabbed by the ghoulies? Then today might be the chance you’ve been looking for to rip the covers off the mystery, or just stay away from that trap door.</p><p><br></p><p>Ghost hunting has exploded in popularity over the last couple of decades, largely thanks to TV shows like Most Haunted, Ghost Adventures, and more recently countless YouTube and TikTok creators wandering around dark buildings with gadgets. But as the hobby has grown, so has the market for ghost hunting equipment, and that now includes a whole world of smartphone and tablet apps that claim to detect spirits, translate their words, or even display them on screen. So how much of this is genuine investigation, and how much is entertainment dressed up as evidence?</p><p><br></p><h2>News</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/tech/878701/opt100-neo-film-35mm-digital-camera-japan?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls | The Verge</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d05wr5ylo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ghosts TV sitcom brought back to life as a feature film - BBC News</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>This fortnight we are recommending</h2><p><br></p><p>Kris:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-7df81cf5-6be5-4e05-9ff6-da33baf0b94d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Roses</a> (Jay Roach, 2025)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001kh74\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You Heard It Here First</a> (Chris Macausland, BBC Sounds).&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Radio-Novel-Leopoldo-Gout-ebook/dp/B001FA0UH2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mhfU4hiCtwbhidXUAe__9AyN7IgjmdchDzcwQqbwrG7q1ufpVtJ82_RNxLOkc4xmdU8LJD9btFDLm12D5LhZdWtASaF6229Xu4dtzBSIKHWTbG6haHHVjnTB0Uqz2H4jR_FjnVmCGifXE2u4Nk0cSeb8IqnJeSnKRwOgTyz_IucFfvNUD5pjmO0nh3wKYYx4GENHNMxK9yqAOZeUma68O9acCEvqiM9hKcvAPRDNS2Y.J5zv2V-N3Arir6sL5IpGw44VeMber5Cqj5z33cvt34I&amp;qid=1772711425&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost radio</a> - Leopoldo Gout</li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ghp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hunting Ghosts with Gatiss &amp; Coles</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hvvqqr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Anglesey Vampire Killer </a>(Crime Next Door, BBC Sounds)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001gmdt/a-ghost-story-for-christmas?seriesId=unsliced\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Ghost Story for Christmas</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Andi:</p><ul><li>The Creator</li><li><a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/the-last-frontier-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Last Frontier - Apple TV</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-mothman-prophecies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mothman Prophecies - JustWatch</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.richardhatemsparanormalbookshelf.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf</a> - podcast (writer of the Mothman Prophecies screenplay)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002q76b/ai-confidential-with-hannah-fry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Fry - AI Confidential</a></li><li>Katee Sachoff Show - BSG rewatch</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p05kt53s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sandi Toksvig</a> Billy Bragg records a radio broadcast and hears something very strange on Sandi's live show.</li></ul>","author_name":"Cup The Mic Productions"}