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| Strange but True? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Paranormal documentary |
| Presented by | Michael Aspel |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) 90 minutes (live special) |
| Production company | LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 21 May 1993 – 7 November 1997 |
Strange but True? is a Paranormal documentary television show that aired on ITV for four seasons, from 21 May 1993 to 7 November 1997[1][2] and was hosted by Michael Aspel.[3]
Premise
[edit]The series explored a number of aspects of unexplained activity, from ghosts and poltergeists, to near-death experiences, vampires and aliens. The series involved filmed reconstructions of classic cases with actors and interviews with the original participants and researchers in each event. Story consultant for all episodes was paranormal researcher Jenny Randles.[4]
Episodes
[edit]Pilot (1993)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "UFO Sightings (Alan Godfrey/Todmorden, West Yorkshire 28 November 1980 abduction)" | 21 May 1993 |
| "Reincarnation" | ||
Series 1 (1994)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | "Chris Robinson's Premonitions" | 28 October 1994 |
| "Pete the Poltergeist" | |||
| 3 | 2 | "Bonnybridge" | 4 November 1994 |
| "Robert Taylor Incident" | |||
| "Painless Penny" | |||
| 4 | 3 | "Dover Castle" | 11 November 1994 |
| "Lorraine Ham – The Psychic Healer" | |||
| 5 | 4 | "Nella Jones – Crime Solving Psychic" | 18 November 1994 |
| "Millboro (Past Lives)" | |||
| 6 | 5 | "Heaven and Back (Near Death Experiences)" | 25 November 1994 |
| "Borley Rectory" | |||
| 7 | 6 | "Stocksbridge Bypass" | 2 December 1994 |
| "Angels" | |||
| 8 | 7 | "The Rendlesham Incident" | 9 December 1994 |
Series 2 (1995)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Faith Healer" | 8 September 1995 |
| "Past Memories" | |||
| 10 | 2 | "Time Slip" | 15 September 1995 |
| "Haunted Trawler" | |||
| 11 | 3 | "Pet Healers" | 22 September 1995 |
| "Muncaster Castle" | |||
| 12 | 4 | "Miracles" | 29 September 1995 |
| 13 | 5 | "Cursed Stone" | 6 October 1995 |
| "Phantom Hitch Hiker" | |||
| 14 | 6 | "Dowsing" | 13 October 1995 |
| "Near Death Experience" | |||
| 15 | 7 | "Enfield Poltergeist" | 20 October 1995 |
| 16 | 8 | "The Jim Twins" | 27 October 1995 |
| "Flitwick Ghost" | |||
| 17 | 9 | "Etta Smith" | 3 November 1995 |
| 18 | 10 | "UFOs – Pilots" | 10 November 1995 |
| "UFOs – Kaikoura Lights" | |||
Series 3 (1996)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Venetian Palace Incident" | 30 August 1996 |
| 20 | 2 | "Cornish Sea Monster" | 6 September 1996 |
| "Exorcist's Story" | |||
| 21 | 3 | "Past life" | 13 September 1996 |
| "Pluckley – The Most Haunted Village in England" | |||
| 22 | 4 | "Gulf Breeze UFO Incident" | 20 September 1996 |
| 23 | 5 | "Paranormal on Camera" | 27 September 1996 |
| "Ghost Planes of the Peaks" | |||
| 24 | 6 | "Chingle Hall" | 4 October 1996 |
| "Psychic Detective: Part 1" | |||
| 25 | 7 | "Psychic Detective Parts 2 and 3" | 11 October 1996 |
| 26 | 8 | "Life Beyond Death" | 18 October 1996 |
| "The Haunted Bomber" | |||
| 27 | 9 | "Alien Abduction" | 25 October 1996 |
| 28 | 10 | "Psychic Pets" | 1 November 1996 |
| "The Mystery of Dark Peak" | |||
Special (1997)
[edit]| No. overall | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | "Live Special" | 27 June 1997 |
Series 4 (1997)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | "Paranormal on Camera" | 5 September 1997 |
| "Twin Co-Incidences" | |||
| 31 | 2 | "Littlecote House" | 12 September 1997 |
| "Skiers on Bavarian Alps" | |||
| 32 | 3 | "Remote Viewing (David Morehouse)" | 19 September 1997 |
| 33 | 4 | "The Falkirk Triangle" | 26 September 1997 |
| "Beast of Durham – The Fishburn Puma" | |||
| 34 | 5 | "John Raphael (Past Life)" | 3 October 1997 |
| "Premonitions" | |||
| 35 | 6 | "The Curse of Tutankhamun" | 10 October 1997 |
| 36 | 7 | "Lucid Dreams" | 17 October 1997 |
| "Psychic Children" | |||
| 37 | 8 | "Bigfoot" | 24 October 1997 |
| "Ouija Boards" | |||
| 38 | 9 | "The Galway Poltergeist" | 31 October 1997 |
| 39 | 10 | "Andrew Green the Ghostbuster/Psychic Pets" | 7 November 1997 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Strange But True?, retrieved 29 October 2019
- ↑ Strange But True, retrieved 29 October 2019
- ↑ Collin, Robbie (31 October 2011). "How Michael Aspel gave me the biggest fright of my life". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "Strange but True?". The Movie Database. Retrieved 29 October 2019.