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Imagine
the scene - a deserted radio station, dimly-lit corridors, a chill
wind blowing past you and the sound of tormented voices on the staircase....
It's very scary, and we've got the webcam
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It's no
joke - for many of Radio Cambridgeshire's presenters, an early morning
start or a late finish can turn into a nightmare as they do their
best to avoid the ghostly presence which roams the corridors in the
half-light.
We asked our presenters to tell us their experiences - some were only
too willing - they'll do anything for a bit of publicity. But others
shied away from recounting their chilling experiences in the
HAUNTED
STUDIO...
Spot the
ghost with our haunted webcam >>
So, what is the ghostly presence?
Well, some say it's a poltergeist who finds the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
playlist distasteful. Others have reported inexplicable flurries of
wind in the corridors, others say they hear a disembodied voice calling
out to them....
Don't read this alone!
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Jacqueline
Sheriff, Broadcast Assistant
"One Friday, after I'd done scripts and autocue, I
came down the stairs from the studio to reception and half
way down, I thought I heard a gravelly voice say 'Hello'.
I looked around to see who it was and couldn't see anyone
around. I've noticed that these things always seem to happen
on a Friday...."
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Ray
Clark - Afternoon Show
Presenter
"I
was presenting the overnight show and was the only person in
the building. It was 4.10am, a record had just finished playing,
I was talking and 'being a disc jockey' when I suddenly looked
up and saw ' an apparition' in the corner of the studio. There
were no details or features to see, but it was the shape and
size of an old lady. So ..... I was talking about this as the
breakfast team were coming into work ... and what I'd seen was
an exact description of what had been seen before .... and I'd
never heard about previous 'visits'. Spooky or what?????????????" |
Catherine
Rice - Director
"I once recorded a radio play - a humourous look at
God for the Huntingdon Writer's group - in the editing suite.
I had loaded countless sound effects & music into our recording
system to play out at the appropriate moments. There was one
point where a sound effect was supposed to kick in, but the
autoplay played "Misererei Mei" by Allegri every time I pulled
the switch. It wouldn't play anything else, even if I selected
it. The weird thing is, after this point in the recording, everything
else on the tape was wiped off when I played it back later.
I had to get all the actors to come back in so we could do the
second half of the play again..." |
Nick
Young - Film Editor
"The ghost SPOKE to me the other day, in the car park
behind the studios.... I was walking along the corridor towards
the back car park, fumbling for my door fob, searching in my
pockets, when a voice behind says something like "Hang on, wait
for me." Then I felt someone behind me, and I could tell they
were laden down with books or tapes or something. I was facing
the door - I hadn't turned around - I was still going on about
how I couldn't find the key and still fumbling about. When I
turned round to see who I was talking to, there was no one there...
Spooky, or what??" |
Sue
Marchant - Nightime Presenter
A brave woman, our Sue...
"I was a little late one morning for the Dawnbreaker
show. I was getting a little hyperactive as I went into Studio
IA to change the trail sheets and had to do a double-take. There
sitting in the chair was a figure of a man. A friendly gent
sitting very calmly, dressed in beige with grey hair - he was
so calm he just gave me the message "hey calm down".
Maybe he was the one who helped the morning I managed to lock
myself out - luckily for the first time ever the early morning
newsreader was here before 5am - I say cheers......" |
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the ghost with our haunted webcam >>
Got
a pant-wettingly spooky ghost story to share with us? Email your
worst to us at cambridgeshire@bbc.co.uk
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